My setup is rather humble in comparison to some stuff shown here.. added a few cheap felt / wood panels for now ![]()
My Roon setup
Sonus Faber Amati G5’s
McIntosh MC451 Mono Hybrid
McIntosh C12000 Preamp
McIntosh MCD12000 DAC
Lumin U2 Streamer w/fiber
Roon Nucleus Rev A
Hegel H390 Amp
Eversolo T8 Transport
Denafrips Terminator II 12th Anniversary DAC
Kharma Elegance Speakers
SVS SUB SB3000
Audiosensability OCC Interconnects and Speaker Cables and Ethernet and USB
Fibre switch SFP TO T8
I2S T8 to DAC
Audiosensability Power distribution
Roon Core on dedicated Mac mini 4000+ CD digitized in both FLAC and WAV + DSD Purchases on 18TB Storage server
Dedicated iPad
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Very nice ![]()
Loving those Amati G5s ![]()
Only a fellow northerner, could empathise with your member name statement. ![]()
Haha, cheers mate only a proper Northerner gets the full weight of itsGrimUpNorth without needing subtitles! ![]()
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Down here in Grimsby, we don’t just embrace the grim, we wear it like a badge of honour. Sideways rain, fish guts in the wind, and still we’d rather be here than anywhere south of the Wash.
Grimsby cod head! @Mike_O_Neill
proper chuffed to see another Cod Head in the Roon community!
We might be on different sides of the divide, but we’re all tied to the sea and the fish (and probably a few too many chippy runs
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Up the Cod! (And up the Mariners too, but we’ll call a truce for now
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Leon
@MarcMarc
Nice set. Can you elaborate on the components? Which Technics-TT are you using, …
Kind regards, Frank.
Speaker: Wharfedale Super Linton
Amp: Yamaha AS2200
headphone amp: Cayin HA-2A
TT: Technics SL1500C with AT 740ML
Waxwing Phono Stage
DAC: Teac UD507
Cables are mostly Mogami & Supra.
And I got a Ifi ground loop gadget And the DC+ Blocker
I too am a Northerner, born in Hyde in Cheshire (remember the Moors Murders)
Lived as an exile in the south , Romford, and midlands, Burton before emigrating proper to South Africa 30 yrs back
Still have my northern sense of humour
Hope you’re well Mike, I stayed down Romford many years contracting down London!
I remember the moors murders very well!
I worked at the brewery for 10 yrs, lovely smell,
I was the same age as the kids disappearing
Then there was Dr Shipman , after my time !
I too had a tough time deciding which route to go for Roon endpoints for secondary rooms in the house. It turns out I end up listening to music more often in the kitchen or gym than in my dedicated listening space.
I ended up with a JBL Authentics 500 and WiiM Ultra combo for each room. The JBL’s retro design fits with the character home vide of the house as well as being a smart speaker with Alexa and Google Assist built in. I hook up the JBL to the WiiM Ultra and take advantage of its room sweeps for the best sound.
The JBLs pack a punch and are a good match with the WiiM.
Cheers.
All new Vinshine x Kinki Studio Dazzle integrated amp arrived.
2026 set-up
AEZ nanotec Power Strada #308 / Iego 8075BK copper-rodium powercables
Purecable nanoPWR 309 powercable on Rockna Wavedream Reference
Purecable 8-voudig Nano Block with iFi AC iPurifier
Vinshine SW-10PRO switch
AEZ Carbon / MFP8 IE ethernet cables
Rockna Wavedream Reference Signature streamer/DAC
Grimm SQM XLR interlink
Vinshine x Kinki Studio Dazzle integrated amp
AEZ nanotec SP#79 PTC1 / Furutech FP202(R) speakercable
Xanadu HRS22YH-MG on Liedtke-Metalldesign LM REFERENZ-X stands with Stack Audio Auva 100
Aren’t the left and right channels normally the same type of speaker? ![]()
Gotta love the cuckoo clock in the listening room. ![]()
The cuckoo clock has a linear power supply and is therefore noise free!!!
it is a polite bird and takes my needs into account, only comes out of the box once an hour.
Battery powered, fits perfectly within the audio set ![]()










