| HipsterD's Maggie 1.6s System
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| Last Update: April 08, 2001 at 13:41:19
| IP Address: 24.25.141.45
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| Amplifier: | Sunfire - Be kind! Lotsa clean power for the $$$. Little AC draw, especially at idle (eco-friendly).
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| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Sunfire "Classic Vacuum Tube" - Purchased at nice discount. Plenty of "air".
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| Speakers: | Magnepan 1.6 (Nothing more to say...I had Maggies in the 80's and finally came back home.)
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| Sources:
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| CD Player/DAC: | Rega Planet (as transport), *Monarchy Audio DIP 24/96 (using balanced output), *MSB Nelson Link DAC III, P1000 power supply (*Image link below doesn't reflect these recent upgrades.) |
| Other Source(s): | Nakamichi BX-125 cassette deck, Kenwood minidisc recorder |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
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| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Double run of AudioQuest Indigo speaker cable, interconnects primarily Kimber (e.g. Silver Streak, Hero), digital interconnects are Apogee Wyde-Eye and Canare Digiflex Gold |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | PS Audio P300 Power Plant, Monster Cable HTS2000 PowerCenter, StudioTech rack |
| Tweaks: | Lots of vibration control stuff (e.g. cones, rubber feet, etc.), Room Tunes & absorption panels |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 11 x 10 x 7 |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Check out URL below for a couple of system images. |
| Music Preferences and Comments:
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| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Acoustic Blues & Folk (Van Ronk, Lightnin', Tuna, etc.), Dylan, Garcia/Dead, Female Vocalists (e.g. Natalie Merchant) |
| System Goals/Comments: | Losin' the ego in the music (Zen?)... |
| System Strengths: | Soundstaging & imaging, coherency, dynamics, the "Yeah!" factor in the wee hours (with a hoppy microbrew in hand). |
| System Weaknesses: | Little control over space dimensions/restrictions. (At least it's a dedicated room!) |
| Video/HT System:
None |
| URL Link: http://homepage.mac.com/mbgreene/audio |