| Last Update: May 06, 2001 at 01:50:01 | IP Address: 170.140.95.21 |
| Amplifier: | Adcom GFA-2535 (L/R) 2 x Adcom GFA-535II (center/surrounds) Kenwood 8070 (sub) Headroom Total AirHead (headphone) |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Marantz AV600 |
| Speakers: | LCR: Custom designed and built monitors using Hi-Vi Research R2T planar-magnetic tweeters with Vifa M18WO-09-08 mid-woofers in Qtc=0.5 (sealed) enclosures, AudioControl active 4th order L/R xover. Sub: Custom built, two DEI CS4124 12" woofers in Qtc=.577 (sealed) enclosures, xover in preamp. Surround: Mirage M590i bipoles Headphones: Sennheiser HD-580 |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Toshiba 4109X 6-disc DVD changer |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Bang & Olufsen RX-2 with MMC1 cartridge, phono stage from a Harmon/Kardon PM655Vse integrated. |
| Other Source(s): | Dell Inspiron 3000 laptop Philips portable CD player |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Esoteric Audio 12AWG and Naim AC-5 speaker cable/Esoteric Audio Artus, ZN5.0 and Musica 500 interconnects. |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | AudioControl PCA-3 |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Everything but Mozart, Brahms, and most country. Mozart was just evil, Brahms was canniving and used his influence to deny Bruckner the glory he deserved, and country's, well, country. |
| System Goals/Comments: | High bang-buck ratio, midrange accuracy, accurate reproduction of midbass transients and bass energy. |
| System Strengths: | Character and tonality of the bass and midbass, bass/midbass detail, extremely convincing imaging on recordings that preserve imaging detail, but does not impose a soundstage on the recording. |
| System Weaknesses: | Dynamic compression on musical passages featuring high energy density in the lower midrange, small vertical listening window (6" long planar tweeters will do that...) |
| Video/HT System: Integrated | |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Citroens (own a 1968.5 DS-21) and world politics (especially transitions to democracy, the role of the courts, and election monitoring). I am currently working towards my MA in Political Science at Emory University in Atlanta. |