Myles B. Astor Reference System

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Room Details

Dimensions: 22’ × 13’  Medium
Ceiling: 8’

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    • Magico S5 Mk. 2 Speakers
    3-way Speaker using SPODs.
    • Goldmund Telos 280 amplifier
    • Goldmund Mimesis 37s Nextgen preamplifier
    • Doshi Audio V3.0 Phono Stage
    Three Inputs, one balanced, remote control loading, phase and muting.
    • VPI Industries Vanquish
    Direct-drive table resting on Silent Running Audio Ohio Class XL+2 base
    • SAT LM-12 Tonearm
    • Lyra Atlas Moving SL Moving Coil Cartridge
    Low output MC
    • Technics RS1506 reel-to-reel tape machine
    • Doshi Audio V3.0 Tapestage
    • Silent Running Audio Craz and VR Isobases
    Specially made bases under phono, preamp and amplifiers.
    • KLaudio Record Cleaning Machine KD-CLN-LP200
    Ultrasonic record cleaning machine. With optional silencer.
    • Silver Circle Audio 5se Power line conditioner
    Power line conditioner
    • Kubala-Sosna Emotion IC
    ICs. Second reference cable for reviewing. Opposite from MIT but different set of strengths and weaknesses.
    • AudioQuest Bill Low Signature ICs
    Newest from AQ
    • Skogrand Ignis Purist Speaker cables
    Stiff.
    • Kubala-Sosna Emotion speaker cable
    Other set of reference speaker cables.
    • Transparent Audio XL Gen. 5
    Interconnect and speaker cables
    • Records 1000s of them!
    Classical, jazz, rock and world music.
    • Some more LPs The Bedroom :)
    More of the same: Mercury, RCA, Decca, London, Harmonia Mundi, Erato, Connoiseur Society, audiophile. Oh yes, some 15 ips tapes also!
    • More Records yet Old picture
    Most empty shelves have been filled and have bought some Tony's Woodworking LP record cases. Pics to come ;)
    • Silent Running Audio Ohio-Class XL IsoBASE Platform

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Hello Myles, good to see you hear and read about your system progress.

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I'm grateful you reminded me. I just received an email from Bob Attayeh telling me they are receiving fresh tape this afternoon.

Hopefully not too long before I can enjoy this gem.

On the topic of your new Magico, are you using footers under them? Have you experimented with Stillpoints?

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Steve,

I don't know what more you could do. The bass was so improved I could hardly believe it and distortion was reduced to the point it was just "music" rather than speakers.

I would love to hear the system again. Maybe the next California show.

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Don't know if you heard my 2013 PFO POY "Smoke and Mirrors" from Yarlung Records but get it if you don't.

After reading I intended to several times but never did. This reminder I went to their website and ordered. Should be good on my Focal Grande EM too.

Speaking of WBF, Steve sure has improved his system. I got to listen after hours when I was doing show coverage at THE Show Newport.

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Hello Myles !

Glad to see the update, congratulations on the Magico.

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Hello Myles, pleased to see you at Audiogon.

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