my trusty old marantz cd63se "ken ishitawa" signature model. couldnt come around to replacing it with something new as i still enjoy its performance and its still a very good player for its age.

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Added on October 8, 2008, 4:29 pmBritish made Cyrus 3 amp.. paired with the cyrus PSX-R.

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Added on October 8, 2008, 4:30 pmPro-Ject RPM Four turntable. 



running through an NAD PP2 phono amplifier

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Added on October 8, 2008, 4:31 pmcables, cables and more cables from nordost, wireworld...



speakers like the amps are british made floorstanding Ruark Talisman II's
they give a very smooth, mellow sound thats perfectly suited for vocals.. but can still handle the fast stuff.  these babies weigh about 20kg each!!



bi-wired

walao...alot of rich ppl here...
i oso don dare to post my setup...later all laugh me...

hello to all sifus here...a couple of questions on my upcoming hifi setups

i used to be on home hifis...in fact was running on Audiolabs 8000 series together with Epos.....
then went into ICE.....am still in ICE...and now planning to get a better hifi set for my new home

i also noticed that quite a number here r SF fans and close to perfect hifi

i was browsing through the perfect hifi website and saw their SF Grand Piano speaker pairing with Audio Analogue.

Now....i've listened to SF Grand Piano in Bangkok, and i must say it just took my breath away. OK the Cremonas is abit pricey for me....besides..
i still love floorstanders...Cremona floorstander....wah...pocket beh tahan
d Grand Piano was paired with a McIntosh C200 and MC275 tube pre/power and also McIntosh cdp.....

I have two setups in mind:

Setup 1:
Densen Beat 150
Densen Beat 420 CDP
Focus Audio FS-688 SE
XLO Signature 3 cables

Setup 2:
Audio Analogue Puccini Settanta
Audio Analogue Paganini CDP
Sonus Faber Grand Piano
XLO Signature 3 cables

now i've auditted both systems and both hv their pros & cons which leaves me undecided. price wise...they r bout d same

i chose XLO cables over Transparent and Zu bcoz of personal taste of characters which i hv spent hours auditing with couple of frens

IMHO....the SF grand piano with audio analogue is sweet, smooth and transparent. abit laid back compared to the densen/FA combi.
the densen/FA combi has more dynamics, accuracy while it lacks the vocal smoothness and character.
The SF set seems to have my kinda of taste...just a little bit lack of dynamics and attack when i need it...

i must say both produced accurate imaging, staging, height & depth
for transparency i would vote the SF
for more accuracy and control..esp damping factor i would vote densen/FA
for vocals smoothes, warmth, character...SF would seem a better choice
FA lacks of very low bass due to bookshelves while the Grand Piano is good at low but lack of mid bass attack
d Densen produced better headroom compared to d Audio Analogue...but argueable due to different sound room

so i hope d sifus here can share their views.....
i hv spoken to alot of ppl....and d more dilemma i'm in now....

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Added on October 5, 2008, 2:22 amalso...my setup 3 option:

McIntosh MA6300 or MA6900
McIntosh MCD201
Sonus Faber Grand Piano
XLO Signature 3 cables

my humble setup

This is my humble office system:-

Rega P3 TT
Linn Classik
McIntosh MA2275
Harbeth Compact 7ES-3
cheapo Inter-connects & speaker cables 
There is also an ancient Mac integrated amp MA6200 at the bottom which is idle for now and may be up for sale.