New audio component coming in!

Finally, after years of waiting and searching, the right one finally fell on my lap. I made the purchase last week, and it arrives tomorrow with movers, and lift gate. I ain't gonna risk my back for any audio component as per orders from the wife.

Let's see if anyone here can guess what it is.

I have posted a photo of the crate.
Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
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    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,582
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Let's see if anyone here can guess what it is.

    Expensive?

    Ear buds!
    Gustard X26 Pro DAC
    Belles 21A Pre modded with Mundorf Supreme caps
    B&K M200 Sonata monoblocks refreshed and upgraded
    Polk SDA 1C's modded / 1000Va Dreadnaught
    Wireworld Silver Eclipse IC's and speaker cables
    Harman Kardon T65C w/Grado Gold. (Don't laugh. It sounds great!)


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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    audioluvr wrote: »
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Let's see if anyone here can guess what it is.


    Ear buds!

    Yes... the largest ear buds on Earth. The size of a fridge.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Looks like small speakers.
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    Three 20 amp circuits.
  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    For reference, guy taking photo is 6'6"
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
  • agfrost
    agfrost Posts: 2,428
    Says frah-gee-lay! Must be Italian!
    Jay
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    Micro Seiki DQ-50 * Hagerman Cornet 2 Phono * A hodgepodge of cabling * Belkin PF60
    Preamp rotation: Krell KSL (SCompRacer recapped) * Manley Shrimp * PS Audio 5.0
  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    edited October 2020
    Clipdat wrote: »
    Is it this?

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    OMG

    I think that's out of my price range
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    I mistakenly posted the monoblock version, here's the integrated:

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  • vmaxer
    vmaxer Posts: 5,117
    Your future doghouse??
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  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    Clipdat wrote: »

    That kind of purchase requires spousal approval bro.

    And in my case, denial.
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
  • Clipdat
    Clipdat Posts: 12,934
    That's too bad.
  • gmcman
    gmcman Posts: 1,806
    Single component or pair?

    If pair, I'll go with Quad or Soundlab electrostats.

    Tough guess with that size crate.
  • marvda1
    marvda1 Posts: 4,901
    Replacement audiophile grade windows.
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    Preamp: deHavilland Ultraverve 3
    Dac: Sonnet Morpheus 2, Musical Paradise mp-d2 mkIII
    Transport: Jay's Audio CDT2 mk2, Lumin U1 mini
    Speakers: Rosso Fiorentino Volterra II
    Speaker Cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2, Organic Audio Organic Reference 2
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    Power Cables: Argento Organic Reference, Synergistic Research Foundation 10 and 12 ga.
    Digital cables: Crystal Clear Magnum Opus 2 bnc, Tellurium Q aes, Silnote Audio Poseidon Signature 2 bnc
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  • joecoulson
    joecoulson Posts: 4,943
    A wooden crate?
  • displayname
    displayname Posts: 1,148
    You did say in a previous thread you wanted an end game TT, so I'll guess that's a Clearaudio Statement V2.
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  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    I’m going with speakers. Something from the Wilson line?
    See my profile for list of gear.
  • Wardsweb
    Wardsweb Posts: 935
    You're such a tease.
  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    edited October 2020
    Good guesses. I especially liked the Clearaudio Statement one.

    I purchased a new rack, one that I've been wanting for a while after i read detailed reviews and user experiences. I also have some of their monoblock stands though I have not yet asked them to build me a stand for my Boulder amp, maybe in a couple years after a few more important financial endeavors.

    I purchased a double wide, 4 level SRA Scuttle mk 3 rack.

    Should be arriving in a few hours.

    :)

    Crated, the unit weighs in just under 500 lbs.

    Silent Running Audio Scuttle mk 3

    The Audio Beat: SRA Scuttle Mk 3

    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
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    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    edited October 2020
    My goal is that one day, maybe I can accumulate enough SRA component stands in the color I want (nardo grey or miami blue) and have it under each of my components. Probably a long shot, but you never know.

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    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
  • TEAforONE
    TEAforONE Posts: 1,026
    Gorgeous!!
    See my profile for list of gear.
  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    How heavy is it?
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    Nightfall wrote: »
    How heavy is it?

    About 500lbs in crate
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
    Ah they’re almost here
    I can hear the truck now
    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R
  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,959
    Congrats!
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  • Nightfall
    Nightfall Posts: 10,086
    Joey_V wrote: »
    Nightfall wrote: »
    How heavy is it?

    About 500lbs in crate

    Holy moly
    afterburnt wrote: »
    They didn't speak a word of English, they were from South Carolina.

    Village Idiot of Club Polk
  • afterburnt
    afterburnt Posts: 7,892
    A RACK! you put us through that for a lousy rack? I am devastated!
  • Joey_V
    Joey_V Posts: 8,552
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    Magico M2, JL113v2x2, EMM, ARC Ref 10 Line, ARC Ref 10 Phono, VPIx2, Lyra Etna, Airtight Opus1, Boulder, AQ Wel&Wild, SRA Scuttle Rack, BlueSound+LPS, Thorens 124DD+124SPU, Sennheiser, Metaxas R2R