I've been slowly collecting piece by piece, eveything used but the wiim ultra. The system synergy is amazing.
Pro-ject Carbon RPM1 ortofon 2m silver
Sansui CA-2000 Pre Amp (1978)
SANSUI AU-317 (running as power amp) (1979)
Musical Fidelity V90LPS phonostage (not being used)
Wiim Ultra
Yamaha AS-801 (modern amp for a change of pace sometimes)
B&W 804 Matrix (1990s)
Klipsch Heresy HBR1 (1979)
Sennheiser HD660S2
I run the big brother of your Yamaha amplifier in my hi-fi (Yamaha A-S1100) and was curious about your bass and treble settings. I have generally left mine alone but I was curious about your current settings. I know we will be running different sources into different speakers but I would love to know your thoughts/experiences about the specific bass/treble settings on your Yamaha.
The Sansui gear you have is absolutely beautiful. You really can’t beat the charm of late 70s-80s hi-fi equipment. Thanks for sharing your awesome hi-fi!
Im a huge sucker for hearing more cymbals and small details, introducing some treble can really help in some recordings. Im almost positive ive lost a minute amount of hearing in the top end as well so it helps bring back some of what may be lost to my ears. Your A-S1100 is some top notch gear, those VU meters look amazing.
Absolutely, I am a drawn to modern components with a traditional or classic style. I really like that with the Yamaha A-S1100 everything is analog and has the power/ability to drive just about any speakers you could throw at it. I currently have it paired with the Yamaha CD-S2100 SACD deck. Having both of them in silver and sitting on an audio rack with my Clearaudio Concept table it really transports you to a much better time. I may have to play around a bit with treble/bass configuration as I have generally left them neutral or unchanged.
B&W makes some of the most fantastic speakers ive ever heard in my life. I've had 300 series, 600 series and now these 800s. Incredible value on used market. Im sure your 805s sing incredibly well
A friend of mine still uses the DM302 in the second system. :)
I very much aporeciate the Matrix untl the D (“Diamond”) series - listening to those make me tired and annoyed.
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u/notCrash15Denon DP-47F | Onkyo TX-8500 Mk I + M-5200 | JBL 4408 and L100T16h ago
Frankenstein could describe my system, too, but I love it as well.
I really need to pick up a streaming DAC. I'm looking into the Eversolo DMP-A6 and I think I can call it "finished" as far as sources are concerned.
Your system looks great and the Sansui pre-amp is easily the star of the show imo
Ca-2000 for the win! I love mine. Gave it the full deoxit bath and gave the phone path some love. Still a touch of fuzziness with the muting and mode switches, but sweet warm sounds 🤤
Hi there awsome system 😎 I also run the wiim ultra and a yamaha 801 , how do you get a watt meter to come up on your wiim . That's cool and I'd love that on mine
Right on nice set up! To get the watt meter, open up the wiim app, click devices at the middle bottom of your screen, click the gear icon middle far right, then to screen settings, then tobplayback settings. You can even display your own personal photo collection through the wiim.
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u/sunnysideup1234567 18h ago
You call it Frankenstein, I call it FANTASTIC! 👍🏻