June 7, 2014

  • 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.

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