Inmate Systems - Audio Asylum

eleiko2@verizon.net's Vintage System
IP Address: 71.166.34.11	Last Update: November 25, 2015 at 07:18:10
Amplifier:	Quad 405
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Nakamichi 410
Speakers:	A/D/S 1230
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	NAD
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Thorens TD166 mark 2. Cartridge: Sumiko blue point #2
Other Source(s):	Yamaha T-70 tuner. Purchased on ebay for $29 in pristine condition, which included the original packaging, service manual and even the invoice from December 1982, when this tuner sold for $370.
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Radio Shack - nothing primo but they work
Room Size (LxWxH):	20 x 14 x 8
Room Comments/Treatments:	Nothing purposeful. The basement room is covered with a Berber rug and a few paintings line the snotty pine walls.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	classical, opera, rock, some jazz
System Goals/Comments:	To keep these components as long as they work. The Nak and Quad were purchased in January 1978; the Yamaha tuner in 1979 and the Thorens table in 1985. My next cartridge might be an Ortophon bronze M.
System Strengths:	Great synergy between components. The Quad 405, once used to drive a pair of Quad 57s, works very well with the 1230s.
System Weaknesses:	Even the "best"systems could use improvement. The illusive holy grail of hi-fi will always be illusive.
Video/HT System: None
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	cycling, shooting, reading, writing fiction