June 7, 2014
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Context Is Important
Before proceeding to the installments on the Power Wing II, I thought it would be useful to list my system as it’s currently configured since so much has changed since regularly blogging last year.
Starting from the Oyaide R-1 wall outlets, we have the following.
Power Distribution:
• Audio Excellence AZ Power Wing II power line conditioner with Prana Wire Vajra power cord (Oyaide M1/F1 connectors).
• PS Audio Juice Bar with Blue Circle Audio BC68 filtered power cord.Display
• Samsung 46” LCD TV with HiFi-Tuning C7 power cord and Mapleshade Vivilink Plus HDMI cable.Front-End Components
• Oppo 105D with Bybee Golden Goddess power cord (Oyaide M1/F1 connectors) supported by Acoustic Revive RAF-48 air floatation board. Acoustic Revive RCA-1.0PA interconnects and LAN-1.5PA Ethernet cable. Prana Wire Photon USB cable. Mapleshade Vivilink Plus HDMI cable.
• Olive O3HD Media Server with Tel Wire power cord (Oyaide P-/C-004 connectors) supported by ESD Elevators. Acoustic Revive RCA-1.0PA interconnects and LAN-1.0PA Ethernet cable.Integrated Amplifier
• conrad-johnson CA200 Control Amplifier with Acrolink 7N-P4030II power cord (Oyaide P-/C-004 connectors) supported by Mapleshade Megamounts. HRS Damping Plate. HiFi-Tuning Gold fuses.Speakers
• Quad ESL-989 with Acrolink 6N-P4030II power cords (Oyaide P-/C-004 connectors) and Acoustic Revive SPC-PA speaker cables with RBN-1 banana plugs. Acoustic Revive RWL-3 Acoustic Conditioners placed behind each speaker. HiFi-Tuning Supreme fuses.Miscellaneous
• Acoustic Revive RR-777 Ultra Low Frequency Pulse Generator with KingRex MK2 PSU.
• Black Discus and Black Sticks Devices by Mad Scientist Audio.
• Western Digital My Passport Slim 2TB external hard drive
• Two PNY 128GB Classic flash drive
• Transcend 64GB flash drive
• Macally Mini 7-Port USB 2.0 Hub with AC Adapter
Comments (1)
If I were in your shoes, I would just kick back, lap it up, and wait for a good deal on a used Pranawire Satori, Cosmos, or Vajra with the Oyaide M1/F1 plugs.