| Nate's Living Room System System
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| Last Update: January 19, 2001 at 11:26:20
| IP Address: 208.140.33.250
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| Amplifier: | McCormack DNA-1 (hoping to do RevA mods soon)
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| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | McCormack Micro Line Drive in Passive mode
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| Speakers: | Totem Sttaf
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| Sources:
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| CD Player/DAC: | Rotel RCD-991 |
| Other Source(s): | Rotel RCB-940 Tuner |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
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| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Kimber Silver Streak interconnects, DIY Audioquest Caldera clone speaker cables |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Monster HTS2000, AQ power cords, Standesign slant 5 shelf rack, Commercial Spec. outlets |
| Tweaks: | DH Cones under Amp, DIY innertube isolation under CDP, DIY little rock on CDP, Golden Sounds Acoustic Discs, Elevators under cables, AudioPrism Quietlines, Caig products |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 22 x 12 x 8-17' |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Carpet, Navajo rug on wall, needs more absorption on upper walls (cathedral ceiling) |
| Music Preferences and Comments:
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| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | All except Country, Top 40. |
| System Goals/Comments: | Quality vs. Quantity (who needs to go deaf, plus it's a townhouse and the neighbors are very close) |
| System Strengths: | Clarity and transient response. |
| System Weaknesses: | Upper end of the dynamic range, lower end of the freq. range (mostly speaker limitations). |
| Video/HT System:
Separate |
| TV/Projector: | 19" Magnavox TV. A bigger/better one would only encourage us to watch it more often. |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | Two 2.5" full frequency drivers in TV |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Crummy Admiral VCR |
| Other HT Gear: | Car to drive to Theatre when I need to see a movie. |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Golf, Woodworking, Mission/Arts & Crafts furniture and architecture, Single Malt Whiskies. Number cruncher (corporate financial analyst) by day. |