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I
live in Brussels, Belgium and have fooling around with hifi
since 25 years; I started with Dayton Wright preamp, Phase
linear 700 amp and BW DM6 speakers.
Then I did a trip to New
York and met Mike Kay of Lyric Hifi retail shop. I went into
Mark Levinson gear for 10 years ending to buy a
complete HQD system from ML.
I then switched to the IRS V
speakers from Infinity and Carver Silver Seven Tube mono
amplifiers together with a Convergent Audio Technology
preamp. I had a Goldmund Reference Turntable at that time. I
kept that system until 2 years ago and bought the Genesis
201 speakers. I also replaced my turntable with a Forsell
Air Reference.
Last year I changed the
electronics and went into digital.
My music room is 8 meter X
4. 8 m X 2.8 m and there is also a BOSENDORFER
2.25 m. piano in it.
I listen to 40 % classical ,
and 40 % jazz and 20% popular music.
I try to listen to live
classical music once a month by attending concerts specially
piano and orchestra.
I have 10.000 LP and
600 CD and 500 master copy tapes.
System's
Components
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Turntable:
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FORSELL AIR REFERENCE WITH FLYING
WHEEL
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Cartridge:
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VAN DEN HUL GRASSHOPPER III
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Phono Preamp:
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PHONO REFERENCE AUDIO RESEARCH
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Line Preamp:
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AUDIO RESEARCH REF 2 MKII
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CD Transport:
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MARK LEVINSON 31.5
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Jitter unit:
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DIGITAL GENESIS LENS
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Upsampler:
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DCS PURCELL
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D/A Converter:
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MARK LEVINSON 360 S
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Amps:
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AUDIO RESEARCH REF 300 MKII
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Speakers:
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GENESIS 201
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Digital Cables:
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NBS MONITOR 2
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Interconnects:
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FIMPRESSION GOLD
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Speaker Cables:
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FIMPRESSION GOLD
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AC Cables:
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FIMPRESSION GOLD
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Power Conditioner:
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YBA
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Record Cleaner:
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KEITH MONK
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Tape Recorder:
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MARK LEVINSON STUDER ML5A
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Stany's
comments about his System:
AA: "Stany, how would
you describe your system's sound?"
SB: "My system is
transparent , very detailed , open , dynamic , sweet, smooth
and deep."
AA: "Do you think
there is room for improvement?"
SB: "I can improve by
tweaking with speakers position and regulation of tweeters ,
midrange and woofers. I also would like to have a bigger
room."
AA: "Have you got
plans for upgrading?"
SB: "Yes, change my
digital cables."
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the heavy
platforms
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"Re-Visit"
Notes (19 April 2002)
I sold my Studer analogue record player
together with the copies of the master tapes.
My digital and phono cables were replaced by
XLO Limited Edition cables. I also removed
the Genesis Digital Lens.
The result was more space , articulation, and
the instruments images are much more precisely
focused, and have more body.You hear very well the
difference between a Steinway or a Bosendorfer
piano.On complex orchestral music you hear every
low level detail and everything is more
realistically sized and in more natural
perspective, more open, separated, defined and
there is more extension down and up , it is also
fast.You have more depth and layers and width in
the soundstage .The deep bass is also more extended
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I also changed my platforms upon which rest the
electronics to have a stable and heavy rigid
structure.
My favourite vinyl LP's are :
- Reiner Chicago symphony Orchestra- Rimsky
Khorsakof - Scheherazade RCA Classic
RecordsReiner
- Prokofiev - Lt Kije RCA Classic Records
Miles Davis -Kind of Blue Columbia Classic
Records
- Keith Jarrett - Standard in Norway ECM
CD
- Rachmaninof - Symphonic Dances - Dallas
Symphony orchestra &endash; Johanos- Vox
Turnabout reedited by Athena record
- Patricia Barber - Blue Café
Premonition Records Vinyl
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