![\"setup-January-2015_550pix](\"http:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/setup-January-2015_550pix-IMG_4902.jpg\")
<\/p>\nAfter a quick experiment, it was evident that I have had the speakers on the wrong side of the room for years! The wrong side for optimal sound, that is. The long wall looked nice and spacious behind the system and I always thought that more air would be better for dipole speakers. Apparently there is a limit to this. Also my room always had some annoying bass cancellations that necessitated the use of subwoofers. In the new position, with the speakers at the smaller end of the room, the bass has improved so much that I no longer use the subs. What’s more: all other aspects of the sound finally “clicked” into position, and the sound is now so good that it is scary.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In this setup, I have separated the sources and preamp from the power amps, by means of a very long Transparent Reference XL XLR interlink.<\/p>\n
![\"setup-January-2015_550pix](\"http:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/setup-January-2015_550pix-IMG_4923.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
![\"setup-January-2015_550pix](\"http:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/setup-January-2015_550pix-IMG_4905.jpg\")
<\/p>\n
All the sources are in 3 Artesania Exoteryc<\/a> Audio Racks.<\/p>\n Left rack top to bottom:<\/strong> Middle rack top to bottom:<\/strong> Right rack top to bottom:<\/strong> Pioneer PL-L1000<\/a> tangential turntable<\/p>\n Thorens TD160MKII<\/a> turntable<\/p>\n Yamaha PX-2<\/a> tangential turntable<\/p>\n Rear side of the racks, showing what seems to be a huge cable mess, and the two extensionblocks with different main cables, to cater to every component’s needs. The nice thing about the rack’s placement is that there is plenty of room for my endless cable swapping sessions!<\/p>\n View over the back of the system with the projection screen down – the formerly separate cinema system<\/a> now integrated into the listening room. It’s not perfect, but it works quite well. I don’t actually normally like combining video and audio but had no choice because I wanted to re-use the previous cinema room to house the secondary audio system.<\/p>\n Revel C-30 center speaker\u00a0nicely between the Jeff Rowland model 6 \/ BPS 6 stacks. The speaker is very neutral and uncolored, but, of course, it is no match for the main speakers. I would really like to have a magnetostatic center speaker to match the main speakers, but that’s a difficult story.<\/p>\n It was refreshing to look at the\u00a0speakers without all the equipment in between.\u00a0But… it wouldn’t last. Of course! How boring would this section be if I was ever finished!<\/p>\n Next Chapter<\/a><\/p>\n HFA Audio Setups Overview<\/a><\/p>\n
\nPioneer PL-L1000 tangential turntable
\ndCS P8<\/a> SACD player
\nWadia 781i SACD player
\nMark Levinson no.390S<\/a> CD player
\nMusical Fidelity M1 Vinl phono preamp
\nYamaha DSP-Z7 surround amp<\/p>\n
\nThorens TD160MKII turntable
\nJeff Rowland Cadence<\/a> phono preamp
\nJeff Rowland Coherence II preamp<\/p>\n
\nYamaha PX-2 tangential turntable
\nJeff Rowland Aeris<\/a> USB DAC
\nPass Xono phono preamp
\nAudioAanZee Ultra Flow<\/a> Music Server<\/p>\n![\"setup-January-2015_550pix](\"http:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/setup-January-2015_550pix-IMG_4866.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"setup-January-2015_550pix](\"http:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/setup-January-2015_550pix-IMG_4920.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"setup-January-2015_550pix](\"http:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/setup-January-2015_550pix-IMG_4914.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"setup-January-2015_550pix](\"http:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/setup-January-2015_550pix-IMG_4554.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"setup-January-2015_550pix](\"http:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/setup-January-2015_550pix-IMG_4860.jpg\")
<\/p>\n![\"setup-January-2015_550pix](\"http:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/setup-January-2015_550pix-IMG_4797.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
Overview of all HFA Audio Setups:<\/h3>\n
\r\n Related Posts<\/div>\r\n \r\n\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Kora_CSA2120_4X3A0688_750pix.jpg\")
\r\n\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n Kora CSA 2120 Square Tube pure Class A Power Amplifier <\/a>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Halcro_Equinox_4X3A0616_1500pix.jpg\")
\r\n\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n Halcro Equinox Preamplifier <\/a>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/4X3A0062_iphoto_cleaned-up_crop_1500pix.jpg\")
\r\n\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n Final Model 15+ <\/a>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n\r\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Playback_Designs_spa8_IMG_0344_adj_1500pix.jpg\")
\r\n\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n \r\n Playback Designs SPA-8 Stereo Amplifier – Quick Impression <\/a>\r\n\r\n <\/div>\r\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Grimm_PW1_4X3A8845_1500pix.jpg\")
\r\n\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Musetec-MH-SA001-Pre_MH-DA006-DAC_4X3A9687_1500pix.jpg\")
\r\n\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Aavik_U-588_4X3A9512_1500pix.jpg\")
\r\n\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.hifi-advice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Bryston_Bi-200_4X3A8706_1500pix.jpg\")
\r\n\r\n <\/a>\r\n <\/div>\r\n\r\n