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jude's Head-Fi System |
| Last Update: April 13, 2002 at 22:20:04 | IP Address: 24.208.252.52 |
| Amplifier: | · HeadRoom Max Headphone Amplifier (2001 version) · DIY portable headphone amplifier (cmoy/Apheared/Hansen-type) built by a friend (JMT) · DIY portable headphone amplifier (cmoy/Apheared/Hansen-type) built by a friend (JMT), using an Altoids tin as the case · HeadRoom Total AirHead portable headphone amplifier |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | · None, though the HeadRoom Max could be used as a two-input preamp if necessary. |
| Speakers: | · Sennheiser HD-600 headphones (for home) · Sennheiser HD-600 headphones (for office) · Etymotic ER-4S earphones (for use portably and at the home and office) · Sony MDR-7506 headphones (for home) · Sony MDR-V6 headphones (for office) |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | · Sony ES SCD-C333ES SACD/CD player (for home) · Denon DCM-370 CD/HDCD player (for office) · Radio Shack CD-3904 portable CD player when portability is called for |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | · Cardas Neutral Reference interconnects (currently reviewing -- and so considering -- cables by Cardas, Acoustic Zen, Tara Labs, and Stealth). · Acoustic Zen Tsunami power cord between BPT balanced power isolator and HeadRoom Max headphone amplifier (currently reviewing -- and so considering -- powercords by Cardas, Acoustic Zen, Tara Labs, and Stealth). · Custom interconnect for portable rig made by Markertek, using Canare L-4E6S Star Quad cable and Canare F-12 connectors |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | · BPT (Balanced Power Technologies) customized BP-3 dual balanced power isolator · Brick Wall PW8R15AUD series mode surge filter / power conditioner |
| Tweaks: | · The BP-3 was the single most effective tweak-type thing I've added to my rig, not only lowering the noise floor (best tested with something like Etymotic earphones), but giving greater three-dimensionality to the imaging · The Brick Wall has done a great job of eliminating sump pump and refrigerator power line line noise from my home headphone hi-fi rig (in addition to providing a better noise floor and what is likely the best available surge suppression) |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | · Jazz · 70's rock (Steely Dan, Little Feat, others) · Good 80's rock (Jane's Addiction, others) · Bluegrass · Classical · Soundtracks |
| System Goals/Comments: | · 99.99% of my hi-fi listening is through headphones. |
| System Strengths: | · Extracts an insane amount of detail from the source material · Deep, accurate bass reproduction · Overall smooth sound · Extremely accurate across the whole spectrum · Can be listened to at any volume level without disturbing others |
| System Weaknesses: | · Can't easily be shared (it's a headphone system) |
| Video/HT System: None | |
| URL Link: http://www.head-fi.org | |