System #07 (SL3, Cinema)

[jjqiv]

System #07 (CLS, Cinema)

Member Name: Jim Quigley
Location: Los Gatos, CA, USA.
YR Purchased: Upgraded from SL3's to CLS 6/2005
ML Mods: Nope

Martin Logan CLS

Klipsch SW10 Subwoofer

Paradigm X-30 Subwoofer Control Unit (X-Over at 120 Hz)

Clear Audio Champion turntable

Custom DIY Wall Shelf for turntable

Clear Audio OEM Rega RB 300 tone arm with Quint wiring and The Heavy Weight counter weight

Shelter 501 II Phono Cartridge

upgraded EAR 834P deluxe phono Stage with
o Mullard NOS tubes
o 2 Qty - 5uF 310V Dynamicap
o 6 Qty - .1uF, 425V Dynamicap

Placette Passive Preamp

AES Six Pac Monoblock amps
o Jensen Oil & Copper Capacitors
o Cardas Binding Posts

DIY Hydra power conditioner

Analysis Plus Copper Oval interconnect – phonostage to X-over (2 meter)

DIY Fine Silver interconnect – X-over to amp
(1M helix spiral of 32 ga. solid silver wire with Teflon insulation)
http://www.venhaus1.com/diysilverinterconnects.html

Cardas 300B Microtwin Interconnect X-Over to Sub

Wire World Polaris II Speaker Cables

Room 13'x 20.5' (a very important component)

DIY 16" x 5' Tube Trap (more in the works!)

DIY wall/ceiling corner treatments


Not in the system presently:

VPI PLC Speed Controller ( was acting up)

Martin Logan Cinema

Aragon 8008X5 amp

Audio Research LS-2B preamp with a Siemens NOS tube

Bear Labs Silver Lighting balanced interconnect – preamp to amp (1meter)

Wireworld Polaris XLR cables

Cat 5 DIY Speaker cables

Pioneer Elite DV-37 dvd player (for: CD to DAC/preamp; DVD to B&K)

Marigo Apparition Digital Cable

Bel Canto DAC 1.1

B&K Reference 20 - L and R channel routed through AR LS-2B
With Cardas 300B interconnects – two to pre, three to amp

Infocus LP425z projector

100” Da-Lite screen

JVS S4500 SVHS Player

Soon:
DIY power cords: http://www.venhaus1.com/diymains.html
DIY tube traps and wall panels: http://www.geocities.com/jonrisch/a1.htm

 

[kach22i]

Member Name: Jim Quigley
................ Add later Image of System. Add later

It's later, where is the picture already?

 

[jjqiv]

It's later, where is the picture already?

My system has changed dramaticly. I have to sell some equipment now, so I need to get a hold of my wife's digital camera. Picks will be coming soon.

I am now running a Shelter 501 cart, Clearaudio Champion TT, Modded 834P phonostage, passive Placette Linestage, AES Six Pac Monoblocks and original CLS's.

Who says ML's need lots of power? 50 watts sounds more powerful than 200 watts. Also much more refined.

 

[TomDac]

Please post a photo of your system ASAP Jim. thanks.

Tom.

 

[jjqiv]

Funny lookin' SL3's

Well here is one that got fuzzy when downsizing. Seems to be a floating filesize limit.

 

[jjqiv]

Side Shot

Squeezed another down

 

[jjqiv]

Some of my albums

The rest still need sorting and filing.

 

[Spike]

Very NICE!!

Nice to see another tube system driving ML. Especially the combination of AES SixPacs driving the original CLS. Being in my vicinity of the SF Bay Area is a pleasant surprise for I might have to take a short drive over and listen ;-)

Cheers
Spike

 

[Jeff Zaret]

jjqiv,
Those are not SL3's!! Not even close. Looks more like CLS's to me

Jeff

 

[jjqiv]

Nice to see another tube system driving ML. Especially the combination of AES SixPacs driving the original CLS. Being in my vicinity of the SF Bay Area is a pleasant surprise for I might have to take a short drive over and listen ;-)

Cheers
Spike

You would be more than welcome!.

 

[jjqiv]

Found the EDIT button

Updated System Specs

 

[kach22i]

Occupation:
Computer Programmer/Analyst

Looks more like the home of an artist.

Gotta love it.

 

[jjqiv]

Looks more like the home of an artist.

Gotta love it.

What, is being a computer programmer and artist mutually exclusive?

B.T.W. I am a full time telecommuter and my desk sits directly behind my listening couch in the sweet spot.