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Last Update: February 09, 2005 at 20:25:29 | IP Address: 70.32.168.11 |
Amplifier: | DIY class-D amp based on Tripath bridged mono TA3020 reference design (similar to Bel Canto eVo4) |
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Bent Audio NOH (S&B TX-102 based passive preamp) |
Speakers: | Meadowlark Osprey |
Sources: | |
CD Player/DAC: | Museatex Melior CDD transport Museatex Bidat DAC (Super mod & lowered output impedance) |
Turntable/Phono Stage: | Rega Planar 3 turntable Denon DL-103C1 MC cartridge (ceramic body & LC-OFC coils) Lehmann Black Cube MM/MC phono stage |
Other Source(s): | Onkyo Integra T-4711 AM/FM tuner Fisher FM-100-B tubed stereo FM tuner |
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | DH Labs T-14 shotgun biwire speaker cables Chimera Advantage II interconnects AudioTruth Opal x3 AQ Quartz x3 JPS Superconductor |
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | PS Audio Power Plant P300 plugged into 1500VA isolation transformer for tt, transport, DAC, & preamp DIY VH Audio (flavor#1) power cord directly to wall for ST3020 VansEvers Cleanline Jr. 11 for CAV-50 DIY sandwiched vibrapods/MDF wall shelf for tt Topaz balanced isolation transformer |
Tweaks: | Black Cube: Burr-Brown/TI OPA637, external shunt-regulated power supply Rega Planar 3: BDR cones on top of sandwiched vibrapod platform CDA-288: Litz braided CCC internal wires, Vampire OFC RCA jacks, and MIB Aurio Bidat: Vampire OFC RCA jacks ST3020: Vampire OFC RCA & binding posts, input PP film/foil coupling caps, sand bag & vinyl rings for damping chassis and heatsink vibration, etc. CAV50: DACT CT2 volume pot, snub filters, BDR cones, NOS tubes, and litz braided CCC internal wires Op-Amp (BB OPA2604) and 110kHz IF filters in FM tuner |
Room Size (LxWxH): | 28' x 18' x 16' |
Room Comments/Treatments: | slopping ceiling from left to right, full carpet, open to other rooms |
Music Preferences and Comments: | |
Music Used (Genre/Selections): | 70% jazz; 10% blues; 20% others (alternative, rock, world, folk, classical, etc.) |
System Goals/Comments: | to convey the emotions of music |
System Strengths: | transparency, resolution, natural flow of music |
System Weaknesses: | bass is not as explosive or tight as the real things |
Video/HT System: Separate | |
TV/Projector: | Toshiba 35' |
Sources (DVD/VCR): | DVD |
Comments on HT System: | No need so far. |