Ken’s occasionally-evolving system

Posting an updated photo as a few things have changed since I started this thread in 2021.

Additions:

  • Shunyata Typhon (original) connected to same duplex as my Shunyata Denali v1
  • Quartz Acoustic Premium Audio ground box is conditioning the signal ground of my DAC
  • Shunyata Venom ground cables added between Denali’s ground connector and the ground terminal on the EtherRegen and REF10 SE120

Swaps:

  • Original model Aerial 10T speakers were replaced with a revised model with improved drivers (tweeter and woofer) and revised crossover.
  • Interconnect between my DAC and amp is now the QSA Lanedri Gamma Revelation XLR
  • Power cords feeding the DAC and Denali are now the QSA Lanedri Gamma Infinity
  • Amp is now powered off the Denali v1 instead of being plugged directly into the second dedicated circuit
  • REF10 clock was upgraded to SE120 with a silver faceplate swapped in
  • DC cables now feeding the EtherRegen are the Audio Sensibility Signature Silver followed by a QSA Lanedri Gamma Infinity DC extension cable
  • Router (not pictured) now being fed by an iFi iPower Elite (under evaluation) with a QSA Lanedri Gamma Infinity DC extension cable in line

The net effect of all these changes is that my system does a far better job of getting out of the way of the music. Transparency has improved considerably.

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