Beautiful system Ron…
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Thanks Mark. Can’t wait to save up enough to get the other speaker! 
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Congrats! It’s such an elegant looking setup, Ron! Mine looks a bit more like a factory where they might someday make Terminators. 
Clutter and devices aplenty. 
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Congrats Ron!
But I thought you were purchasing a Gryphon Ethos cd player.
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Heavens to murgatroyd no. Ain’t got the scratch for that.
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That’s 'cause you spent all that moolah on the beautiful Pass Labs gear. Is that an XP-30 or XP-32 line stage? Looks like an XP-27 phono pre too. Very nice indeed. Which Wilson speakers are those?
Oh and I started looking at Linn LP-12 decks. Wow you can go wild with upgrades on them. They make my Rega Naia look like a basic TT!
XP32, XP27, Wilson Watt Puppy 50th.
I love the LP-12. When I got it I went hog wild and got the “Klimax” version with the “Ekstatik” cartridge. After listening the first few times, I strangely felt like having a cigarette even though i don’t smoke.
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I gave mine 12 hours to come to room temperature before plugging it in and powering it up. Then again the CDT3 Mk3 is a bit more massive. Mine has come into its own after about two weeks of constant power, and CD playback.
Enjoy, as I know you will!
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It is a Natural!
Still room for a Gryphon PowerZone 3.10.
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Surprisingly after about 24hours on “repeat disc” it sounds very different (better).
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I think you can also plug a thumbdrive in and break it in without spinning a disc. I might be imagining that but I think I did that with mine. I don’t know why.
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Jays recommended burn-in time is about spot on…at about 450 hours I was a happy boy!
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I remember after around 75-100 hours on my CDT2 was the biggest change and after that the changes were less dramatic. I will say I usually run a CD for about an hour before I really listen even though I never turn off the main switch. Get the caps and stuff nice and chewy like when you first pop in a Tootsie Roll you gotta gum it up a work it in a bit, but the Jay’s won’t pull a tooth right out the jaw!. At first it seems maybe a little fizzy. The little PS MK2 DAC with Blue Sky really brought the stuff even more so with the Jay’s. I mean quite a bit. The company name is a kinda different…more like a kid that makes Scout neckerchief slides than high hifi.
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Mine lost a bit of it’s edginess and forwardness in the first week. I didn’t focus too much on it, preferring vinyl while it began to settle in. IIRC there is no USB input so a thumb drive direct isn’t an option.
I may pick-up a new HDMI cable for it, undecided at this point. I am using a Nirvana coax to good effect. I hate to spend on an HDMI should I actually upgrade my DAC(s) this year, as it is unlikely an HDMI would be an option. Having heard the Grimm MU2 has me thinking… The Playback Design PD-8 has the outboard USB Plink interface that is great, but will not interface with Jay’s CDT, no USB option. I am loathe to pursue options that require additional interface boxes for a decent sound, thus the Grimm is once again on my mnd.
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The Grimm does seem nice
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75 hour update:
This thing sounds great. Better than I expected. It’s value-for-money is very satisfying.
For grins, I reinstalled the transport that I had been using for many months and liked very much, the Project CDT2.
The Project is a toy compared to the Jay’s.
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Now time to consider the Stack Auva EQ 1 footers, hmmm…
Just make certain you shake them.
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Do you have 3 or 4 EQ’s underneath your Jay’s?
Did you remove the integral feet? I am tempted.
They touch ever so lightly on the shelf. Don’t know if that’s good or bad. Regardless, it messes with my world order.
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