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Stephen Narayan
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Martin Logan Aeon
2003
Vertical Biamp setup
Rega Planar 3 turntable, Incognito rewired with Cardas tonearm wire
Denon DL-103 MC cartridge
PS Audio MC Amplifier/Step-up transformer
Perreaux SV-X1 Phono Preamp
Perreaux SH-X1 Headphone Amp and Grado SR-225 cans
Rega Planet CD Player (original version)
Perreaux SM6P Preamp
Behringer DCX2496 Ultradrive Digital Crossover
2 PS Audio 100 Delta power amps driving Aeon's
Peerless XLS12 x2 subwoofers driven by a PS Audio 100 Delta power amp
Denon DVM-4800 DVD changer, JVC HR-SH3600U Super VHS
Sony KV-27V65 Trinitron TV
Custom cabling including custom unbalanced RCA-XLR and XLR-RCA interconnects to connect the Behringer's inputs and outputs and custom unbalanced interconnects for analog audio components
QED Silver BW biwire speaker cables
Acoustat Model 3 ESL panels sitting in the corner - future system someday
Crappy Ikea stand - next necessary upgrade for sure
My local dealer had bought out some remaining stock from Plurison and was offering these Aeons at an astounding price. So I went in with a Funk afficionado friend of mine for a spirited listening session which lasted about an hour. The bass presence was much greater than the older generation Aerius I had previously. Which was just what my system needed I had to take the plunge and take these home.
I recently reintroduced myself into the world of analog with the addition of the Rega turntable. Best decision I've made since buying the Aeons. Also added the Behringer DCX2496 unit to act as a digital crossover/parametric EQ for my speaker and subwoofer setup. It's currently crossing over the speakers at 1.5 kHz lowpass at 24 dB/octave Butterworth-slope to the mids and 1.5 kHz highpass at 24 dB/octave Butterworth-slope to the ESL panels. The PS Audio 100 Delta amplifiers now take the signal and are arranged in a vertical biamp setup to the Aeons to give a dual mono configuration. As a result headroom has significantly increased as has the dynamic range. The subwoofers are crossed over at 90 Hz lowpass at 24 dB/octave and a subsonic filter is applied at 20 Hz 48 dB/octave Butterworth-slope. The subwoofer utilizes a pair of Peerless XLS 12" drivers model 830500 in a 13.75" cube enclosure for each subwoofer with heavy internal bracing. Crossover and equalizer filtering to fine tune the system will be provided via the Behringer DCX.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Martin Logan Aeon
2003
Vertical Biamp setup
Rega Planar 3 turntable, Incognito rewired with Cardas tonearm wire
Denon DL-103 MC cartridge
PS Audio MC Amplifier/Step-up transformer
Perreaux SV-X1 Phono Preamp
Perreaux SH-X1 Headphone Amp and Grado SR-225 cans
Rega Planet CD Player (original version)
Perreaux SM6P Preamp
Behringer DCX2496 Ultradrive Digital Crossover
2 PS Audio 100 Delta power amps driving Aeon's
Peerless XLS12 x2 subwoofers driven by a PS Audio 100 Delta power amp
Denon DVM-4800 DVD changer, JVC HR-SH3600U Super VHS
Sony KV-27V65 Trinitron TV
Custom cabling including custom unbalanced RCA-XLR and XLR-RCA interconnects to connect the Behringer's inputs and outputs and custom unbalanced interconnects for analog audio components
QED Silver BW biwire speaker cables
Acoustat Model 3 ESL panels sitting in the corner - future system someday
Crappy Ikea stand - next necessary upgrade for sure
My local dealer had bought out some remaining stock from Plurison and was offering these Aeons at an astounding price. So I went in with a Funk afficionado friend of mine for a spirited listening session which lasted about an hour. The bass presence was much greater than the older generation Aerius I had previously. Which was just what my system needed I had to take the plunge and take these home.
I recently reintroduced myself into the world of analog with the addition of the Rega turntable. Best decision I've made since buying the Aeons. Also added the Behringer DCX2496 unit to act as a digital crossover/parametric EQ for my speaker and subwoofer setup. It's currently crossing over the speakers at 1.5 kHz lowpass at 24 dB/octave Butterworth-slope to the mids and 1.5 kHz highpass at 24 dB/octave Butterworth-slope to the ESL panels. The PS Audio 100 Delta amplifiers now take the signal and are arranged in a vertical biamp setup to the Aeons to give a dual mono configuration. As a result headroom has significantly increased as has the dynamic range. The subwoofers are crossed over at 90 Hz lowpass at 24 dB/octave and a subsonic filter is applied at 20 Hz 48 dB/octave Butterworth-slope. The subwoofer utilizes a pair of Peerless XLS 12" drivers model 830500 in a 13.75" cube enclosure for each subwoofer with heavy internal bracing. Crossover and equalizer filtering to fine tune the system will be provided via the Behringer DCX.
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