Audio Congratulate Me...!

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My end game Audio Nirvana Setup is complete now! :D
(SAME SETUP FOR MUSIC AND MOVIES)


Home HIFI 1 (Primary)

Computer / Asus STX Sound Card SPDIF out ->
SPDIF Splitter ->
Asus Essence One Muses Edition DAC ->
Garage1217.com Hybrid Tube Headphone Amp/Pre "Project Ember" ->
AVI ADM 9RS 2.0 Active Bookshelves with 6.5" Drivers (325 wpc)

Home HIFI 2 (Secondary)

Computer / Asus STX Sound Card SPDIF out ->
SPDIF Splitter ->
AVI ADM built in DAC/Pre / AVI ADM 9RS 2.0 Active Bookshelves with 6.5" Drivers (325 wpc)

Home Headphone HIFI 1 (Primary)

Computer / Asus STX Sound Card SPDIF out ->
SPDIF Splitter ->
Asus Essence One Muses Edition ->
Garage1217.com Hybrid Tube Headphone Amp/Pre "Project Ember" ->
MX Headphone Cable Extension 25ft ->
Sennheiser HD 650

Home Headphone HIFI 2 (Secondary)

Computer / Asus STX Sound Card SPDIF out ->
SPDIF Splitter ->
Asus Essence One Muses Edition ->
MX Headphone Cable Extension 25ft ->
Sennheiser HD 650


SPEAKERS (on Wall mounts supplied by Magma)
AVI ADM 9RS 2.0 Active Bookshelves with 6.5" Drivers (325 wpc)


HOME HEADPHONES (Headphone stand bought by ProAudioHome.com)
Sennheiser HD 650


DACs
Asus Essence One Muses Edition (Primary)

AVI ADM 9RS Built-in DAC (Secondary, it is in the same league as my primary DAC, worse in some ways but better in many ways as well, however, it doesn't suit my personal sound signature as much, despite being exceptional in technicalities and easily being worth more than half the price of the speakers itself!)

Asus STX (Stand-by/By product)

Motherboard built-in (Stand-by/By product)


HEADPHONE AMPs/PREs
Garage1217.com Hybrid Tube Headphone Amp/Pre "Project Ember" (Primary)

Asus Essence One Muses Edition built in (Again, comparable to my primary amp, and better/worse in some ways, just that I prefer the tube sound of my other amp :))

Asus STX (Stand-by/By product)


VALVEs/TUBEs
Bought over 25, mostly through http://www.Ebay.com including some really nice/expensive ones but at good bargain prices!


CABLES
Nothing exotic, regular stuff: Belkin and MX mostly


SOURCE FILES
Mostly WAV/FLAC with occasional MP3s (mostly 320 Kbps) / YouTube


EQ/DOLBY VIRTUAL SURROUND
Asus STX (Works nicely for that, so is definitely worth having in the setup!)


PORTABLE HEADPHONE HIFI

Netbook / Ipad / Iphone ->
FiiO E12 (Coming Soon) ->
HD 598 with a handmade cable of more than 1m which ends in 3.5mm


LINKS (IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN BUYING OR KNOWING MORE - NO AFFILIATION - JUST A RECOMMENDATION)

Active Speakers : AVI ADM 9RS
http://www.avihifi.co.uk/products.html#adm9rs
http://hddaudio.net/
Bought from AV Nirvana India (Mumbai) http://www.avnirvanaindia.com/ (Through Rajdeep)

Headphone : Sennheiser HD 650 (Home) / Sennheiser HD 598 (Portable)
http://shop.sennheiserindia.com/hd-650.html
http://en-in.sennheiser.com/high-end-headphones-audio-stereo-hifi-hd-598
http://www.head-fi.org
Bought from http://www.flipkart.com

Hybrid Tube Headphone AMP/PRE : Garage1217.com Project Ember
http://www.garage1217.com/graphic_design_004.htm
http://www.diyah.boards.net/
Bought from http://www.ebay.com / Can also be bought directly from the website via Paypal.com
US Made and Comes with 3 years Warranty
Customer service is top notch!

DAC : Asus Essence One Muses Edition
http://www.asus.com/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_Essence_One_MUSES_Edition/
http://www.head-fi.org
Bought from SMC International (Nehru Place - New Delhi) via Rashi Peripherals via Asus India (SMC Agent - Dilip http://www.smcinternational.in)

Sound Card : Asus Essence STX https://www.asus.com/Sound_Cards_and_DigitaltoAnalog_Converters/Xonar_Essence_STX/
http://www.head-fi.org
Bought from Faheem http://www.proaudiohome.com
SPDIF Splitter : Generic from ebay.in
http://www.ebay.in/itm/140983086801?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Cables
http://www.belkin.com/in/
http://www.mdrelectronics.com/
Bought locally and through Rajdeep (AV Nirvana India)

Portable Headphone Amp : FiiO E12
http://fiio.com.cn/products/index.aspx?ID=100000038732625
http://www.head-fi.org
Importing from USA through my Mamu, http://www.amazon.com

Portable HD 598 Mini Cable Handmade
http://www.ebay.in/itm/111169606123...eName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

Wall mount
Magma Ali / Sound Foundations http://www.SoundFoundations.In/

Headphone Stand
Faheem / http://www.ProAudioHome.com

Tubes
Over 25+, mostly NOS and many really good ones, mostly through http://www.Ebay.com

Thank You so much in sharing my moments of bliss! :) People in Delhi are invited (everybody) to come over to my place if they wish to listen to my setup, I would love it :)

Aakshey

SOURCE
http://akshaytalwar.blogspot.in/2013/12/congratulate-me.html

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Congrats on your Audio Nirvana.

End game for me has always been a moving target and hence I have never been able to say 'I am settled'. Hope this really remains the end-game rig for you :)
 
What are the damages? I personally more interested to know the price of speaker because i'm also planning to buy
 
AVI ADM 9RS used to cost 1.5L. Though price is probably going up soon. This is just for active bookshelves 2.0.

Total damages are like 3.5-4L or so.
 
Already added pics!

If people want to come over for a listen, that would be awesome :)

The following equipment can be heard:

AVI ADM 9RS Active 6.5" Speakers
Asus Essence One Muses Edition DAC
Project Ember by Garage1217.com Headphone Amp/Pre-AMP
Sennheiser HD 650
Sennheiser HD 598
AVI ADM 9RS Internal DAC
Asus Essence STX Sound Card
Asus Essence One Muses Edition Internal Headphone AMP/PRE-AMP

Thank You so much :)

Aakshey

PS: I live in New Delhi (South Delhi).

Thank You

Aakshey
 
Congrats for setup :)

Query :

Home Headphone HIFI 1 (Primary)
Click to expand...
Computer / Asus STX Sound Card SPDIF out ->
SPDIF Splitter ->
"Asus Essence One Muses Edition ->"
Garage1217.com Hybrid Tube Headphone Amp/Pre "Project Ember" ->
MX Headphone Cable Extension 25ft ->
Sennheiser HD 650
Click to expand...

what is essence one doing here , DAC or AMP ??
 
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