mzn50

Sure.. here was my Combo .. Pre Divorce

Halcro Amps - Loved them
audioaero Capitole MKII Front End (Tube)
Wilson WPs


Custom Cables in a Custom built room ..
huge imaging and translucent sound.. have yet to replicate although Lamm equipment came close .. awesome

Ive downscaled to Wilson Sophia's and Levinson amp.. I kept the Capitole ..

Franklin229

OK-I'll bite. Here's my 2nd system for mostly vinyl. Recent Gyrodec mated to an ASR Basis Exclusive Phono Pre. Usher 8571 DMD speakers, Conrad Johnson CT5 pre and some very trusty Audio Research Classic 120 tube/hybrid mono blocks. I also have a basic digital playback rig in there-Wadia 170i doc, Bel Canto DAC.

I have an all digital rig in the house but no pics right now-

cobalt

How do you like the Bel Canto DAC? If I go in this direction I was considering one.

Franklin229

Its the 3.0 and I like it a lot. I did a lot of research, esp for my application. While the Wadia doc bypasses the DAC and Gain stage on the iPod, the iPod will not play back much higher than "Redbook" quality, thanks to iTunes. This makes the Bel Canto is a little overkill since it can process much higher sampling rates.
I am very happy with the overall sound of this set up as well as the storage convenience of the iPod.

A.Wayne

Nice setup Franklin, I 'm looking at the Wadia Ipod doc, the kids can use it instead of my Rega ...

Franklin229

Thanks-yes-it would be a great kid friendly set up-as opposed to a Rega!

kellymartin612