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Chris Garrett's Betsy System |
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| Last Update: July 01, 2006 at 18:50:45 | IP Address: 152.163.100.136 |
| Amplifier: | George Wright Mono 8 300B monoblocs with JJ 300Bs, Sylvania 6DN7 driver tubes and various Mullard GZ-32s/GZ-34s and Sylvania 5V4 rectifiers. |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Blue Circle BC-3.1 Galatea PSU upgrade with various vintage 6DJ8 type tubes. |
| Speakers: | 1974 Klipsch Cornwall Is with vertically mounted horn tweeter/midrange drivers, 15' woofers in oiled walnut cabinets. |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Sony SCD-1 on Final Labs Daruma II 3 cup/bearing footers. Sold the Dodson 217 MkII D after 5 years of on/off use. |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Kuzma Stabi in Oak w/external PSU and Kuzma Stogi Reference arm. Sonic Frontiers Phono 1 Special Edition with early Siemens Falcon logo 6DJ8s. Currently running a Transfiguration Spirit, but have a Lyra Lydian B as backup. |
| Other Source(s): | |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Speaker Cables: Siltech LS-38s on added Vampire Wire heavy binding posts for the Cornwalls, but I also have Vampire Wire ST-III copper cables. STEALTH PGS between the Wrights and BC, SCD-1 and BC and a special PHONO PGS betweeb the SF Phono 1 SE and BC. AC cords are now some basic Harmonic Technology AC 11s and NBS AC III/Serpent IIs. |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Most SOURCE gear plugs into a PP300, the AMPs and the TT's PSU plug into a Chang CLS 6400. |
| Tweaks: | Final Labs Daruma II 3s, DH Cones, AudioQuest rubber pucks and wooden squares, all at times on a shakey Salamander 5.0 rack. |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 15 x 17 x 15 |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Filled with couches so not the most accurate. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Alternative, Electronic, Reggae, Classical, Rock and Jazz |
| System Goals/Comments: | Just wanted to revamp my 14 yr. old Hafler/ESB rig. |
| System Strengths: | Decent, good valued mid level system put together for about 70 cents on the retail $$$. |
| System Weaknesses: | Just rearranged room to open up space and get couches out of the way. A shame, as this is the major weakness. Sounds much better this way but practicality is now an issue, hope nobody minds!!! |
| Video/HT System: Separate | |
| TV/Projector: | Sony Grand Wega V 42" LCD3 projection 720p. |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Denon AVR 3300 DD/DTS receiver 105w x 5, 6 channel inputs. |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | Paradigm CC450, Studio 20s for Mains, ADP 170s and PS1200 sub. |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Toshiba 2200 replaces the Toshiba 3108, Panasonic 4820 S~VHS VCr. |
| Other HT Gear: | Panamax 1000+ LC/SP |
| Comments on HT System: | Not too bad for a mass market cheap-o |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Target shooting & reloading ammo, spear & rod fishing, sports etc. |
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