She is done after 7 years!

[Florian]

Hello everyone,

many many years ago i started in this forum. 7 years ago i bought a troubled super speaker which needed some loving. After 7 years, she is finally done and here is the result. List of equipment and pics. Enjoy

• Apogee Acoustics Grand (New TW, MRT, BASS Ribbons)
• NAT Utopia Single Ended Triode Preamp; No Feedback
• Custom Developed CAP Coupler
• Monarchy Audio NM24 Tube DAC (Tesla 6922)
• Monarchy Audio DIP (Jitter Killer & Masterclock)
• PS Audio P1000 Powerstation
• NAT Phono Signature (Battery Powered; Single Ended Triode; No Feedback)
• SME 20/2A (SME V Gold ARM; All NEW Suspension and OIL)
• Ortofon Statement (Low output MC System)
• 2 Mono NAT Audio SE3 Midrange AMP (Single Ended Triode; VT4C Based; 54 Watt Class A)
• 2 Mono NAT Audio SE2 Midbass AMP (Single Ended Triode; VT4C Based, 52 Watt Class A)
• 2 Mono NAT Audio SE1 Tweeter Amp (Single Ended Triode; VT4C Based, 15.4 Watt Class A)
• Six Custom Developed DC and Distortion Watchers with Emergency driver shut off function
• Virtual Dynamics cabling for electronics (power and interconnects)
• Behringer Ultracurve DSP (Digital only) adjustment to lower subwoofer output
• Hales Transcendence 8 (With Beryllium Tweeters) for Movies

[Hyfi]

Awesome setup. Thanks for sharing the pics.

[JoeE SP9]

Looking very good there Florian. I'm sure it sounds even better than it looks. If I'm ever in the neighborhood I'll stop by.

[blackraven]

Florian, will you adopt me so I can play with your gear daily. I would love to hear those Apogee's.

[Florian]

Thank you guys! If you are ever in Germany or Switzerland let me know and you can hear it. I am always open to adopt rich people which can help me save for a house :-)

[harley .guy07]

I can only wish some day I can attain a system that looks that cool. I am sure not only 7 years for the speakers but it has taken you a long time to acquire that much audio goodness in one system. I would have to have a long talk with my wife though because I don't think she would go for all of that in one room!!

[thekid]

Flo

Congrats!
It looks like you found the pot of gold at the end of your rainbow!

[Florian]

Flo

Congrats!
It looks like you found the pot of gold at the end of your rainbow!

Oh yes, but it was a lot of struggle. I had to rebuild them twice due to incompetence of the German installer. My NAT Amps are also modified and tested. Now i am working on placement, which is not that easy as my room is a tad too small. But big rooms can create big problems as well.

[Feanor]

That's one awesome crap load of stuff, Flo. Congratulations!

What's next? ('cause there's always a 'next')

[E-Stat]

After 7 years, she is finally done and here is the result.

Cool! So, what "transport" feeds the DAC? I see a monitor. I gather you have a music server?

[Florian]

Hi there, my main source is Analog but for digital i use an Apple TV which hosts none compressed music. Then i feed it to the Monarchy DIP which removes jitter and has a masterclock for signal regeneration. Cheers

[Florian]

That's one awesome crap load of stuff, Flo. Congratulations!

What's next? ('cause there's always a 'next')

Hi Feanor,

good question. Next steps are to build a house. I am 30 now and the HIFI is sort of done. I havent heard something i liked better, so for now i am content.

Cheers

[frenchmon]

That's the magic word...content!

[kevinc666]

WOW, just WOW!

[Brian Beck]

Florian, Didn't I see your Grands for sale on Audiogon a short time ago?

Happy here with my Apogee Divas driven in bi-amplified mode by big ARC tube amps. The best sound I have had in my home, by far, in my 40-year hi-fi journey...

[hifitommy]

being familiar with the sound of the grands, i am envious but then my system sounds prety much OK. its a real commitment to put together and keep running a nice system but ever so rewarding.

its great to see you are enjoying your rewards.

[Florian]

being familiar with the sound of the grands, i am envious but then my system sounds prety much OK. its a real commitment to put together and keep running a nice system but ever so rewarding.

its great to see you are enjoying your rewards.

Send you a PM ;-)

[Florian]

Hello Brian,

i used to have DIVA`s as well on tube amps :-) In fact it was my second Apogee after the Scintillas. The speakers on Audiogon were mine before i decided to rebuilt the speaker from the ground up. Now that she is done, i had the ad removed because i did not find anything i liked more.

Cheers :-)