No, i think something else. Is that LTA is upside down or something? Idk but something seems off. 
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Lol I see… that would’ve blown the D8K drivers probably 
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Again, some more DIY…
Lovely PX4/CF7/GZ32 tube amp from an very experienced tube amp diy’er from Austria.
My Le Petit project, but based on new design proposal from Janos (realworldaudio yt).
Le Grande with Fostex 125WK…i never ever would have seriously thought about that full soundstage, but I’ve to say: I’m very impressed!
Anyone should try full range DIY speakers, if you never have done it before!
Cheers from sunny Germany, Hamburg!
Gerald
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Beautiful 
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would love to see some pictures of the build!
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Hi, here we go…it is a simple slotport cabinet:
Tested with my PX4 2x13Watt Tube Amp and La Audiophile Hiraga Pre-Amp with Quad 405-2 stereo. Best result: PX4
Sitting 2.5cm from floor on Absorbers (Alto Extremo) - higher makes in my room no sense, very good bass.
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This was a fun one!
I became kind of obsessed with the idea of building a relatively low cost complete digital and analog system from mostly components I had around the house or from cheap deals I can find quickly online. The goal was reuse as many things I have as possible and if buying something keeping the component price below $100.
So what do we have here?
Previously owned:
- Turntable - Fluance RT-85 with Ortofon 2M Blue
- SMSL AO200 integrated amp (remote, balanced and single ended inputs, subwoofer out, bluetooth and usb support although they’re not being used at the moment)
- ifi Zen Phono with ifi iPowerX
- Speaker stands and subwoofer base (from Amazon)
Bought:
- Pioneer sp-bs22lr speakers from @NickMimi
- Pioneer sw-8mk2 matching subwoofer from ebay
- Rpi 4 with SD card and ifi iPower brick from @elementze
- Hifiberry DAC2 Pro and Steel case (new)
Cables used - Schiit interconnects from DAC to integrated from the good ol’ days, Kimber Hero RCA from turntable to phono pre that was unusued, Hart Audio 4.4 to dual 3pin XLR from pre to integrated (previously owned), WBC for subwoofer and some generic brand for speakers cables to match the black/white theme.
Furniture is also new from Amazon for $90!
Rpi is running RoPieeeXL so supports Roon, Squeeze, Spotify Connect and Airplay for all my digital needs (plus bluetooth from the SMSL if really needed).
This system sounds way better than it should, and can be improved with room treatment and it was very fun to think about and build from scratch. Everything here is entry level but good proof that you can get good sound from almost anything if you pick the right tools for the job. I also love that it’s complete on its own so I can move it anywhere quite easily or even give it as gift in the future.
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Nice update!
Which Mikrotik switch are you using?
It’s actually a router but I don’t have routing enabled and let the Netgear handle DNS and DHCP. At one point I was going to use this as the main router but never got around to it. MikroTik Routerboard hEX PoE RB960PGS
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Update after some big moves in early 2023. It’s been a mix of strategic changes and some oportunistic changes.
The big idea has been to simplify my home desk setup, as work has largely transitioned back to the office.
Hugo2 + 2Go for streamer / DAC / Amp. Focal Radiance are the main cans I use at my desk, and iLoud Micro Monitors for background music in the room. (Roon ROCK in the Akasa fanless case.)
For the main listening chain, I’ve opportunistically changed out my Streamer / DAC setup with an opticalRendu streamer and Chord Qutest DAC. I’m currently using a Chord 2Yu as a USB to BNC digital-to-digital converter, which seems to be doing a really nice job. iFi Elite 5V supplies are being used for the Qutest and 2Yu. SGC LPS is powering the opticalRendu.
The headphone stable has slowed its changes. I don’t expect many more changes in the next year. Utopia is hanging without a cable (Danacable Lazuli Reference cable is in the mail). LCD-24 w/ DHC Compliment C cable. HekV2 with Plussound Poetic GPH cable. Fostex TH900 PW w/ C3 Audio cable. HD6xx with Corpse Gravedigger cable
And lastly an updated setup / network diagram. Apart from HiFi audio, it’s been a nice addition to use an NVIDIA Shield as a movie streamer, connected via USB to a Singxer UIP-1 and into the Chord Qutest. Movie watching though this chain (while sitting in a comfortable “hifi listening” chair) is really great!
The main change I currently have left on my radar for 2023 is on the power side. Either installing a dedicated power circuit or adding something like a PS Audio Power Plant.
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That’s a lot of fiber! Now you’re just showing off. 
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Oh, oh, non music earworm alarm. I know it’s a popular phrase, but I seem to have a partial visual of this used in a movie or tv show. I’ll have to let it simmer until my RI search engine spider retrieves it from the cobwebs of my mind!!
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looks very clean and great gear! thanks for sharing
I should get my game better on organization and cables and update my system diagram while at it.
You and @dB_Cooper definitely make my charts look like a first grader coloring exercise lol
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Glad more people are doing charts/diagrams, makes things pretty easy to follow (and honestly at this point helps me a ton with my own setups in laying things out and planning and figuring out potential bottlenecks and limitations lol). @elementze and @dB_Cooper getting all fancy with their network diagram esque stuff, I’m too lazy for that to make mine look as nice and professional as theirs lol
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HiFi with Frik’n Lasers!
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I pretty much profssionaly make ppt slides at this point in my career… so I’ve gotten good at diagrams like this 
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It was a huge step for me getting into managed switches and a slightly more professional grade router. It’s not a crazy high-power router, but it has zero training wheels on the config / setup. Just doing basic changes with it takes me hours (for things on my old Netgear consumer devices which would take minutes). It assumes you are a network engineer (or at least can read the interwebs well enough to fake it).
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I drew the line at the Sonore branded fiber optic cable. When I bought opticalRendu it included the high end Finisar SFP modules and I did wind up using those.
As long as you know what you’re doing, the flexibility is worth the trouble but I agree, it’s a new world we live in where we can have VPN endpoints to access our home network. Networking has come a long way.
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same here! I just used a good quality fiber cable. I did buy the Finisar lasers, which I’ll just keep telling myself made a difference
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