Audio Asylum - Inmate Systems

lenw's Audio-Video System
IP Address: 76.109.25.211	Last Update: December 13, 2009 at 13:40:21
Amplifier:	Krell FPB700cx
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Krell KCT
Speakers:	Raidho Eben X3.0 with Eben Cold Rays ceramic resonance controls
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Cary 306 CD/SACD Player
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Nordost Valhalla (306->KCT); Nordost MMF CAST (KCT->700cx); Nordost Frey (700cx->Eben X3.0)
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	(3) dedicated 20 amp electric circuits (Krell FPB-700cx, Pioneer PRO-1410, Auxiliary Equipment); Nordost Brahma Power Cords; Nordost Quantum QX4; Isoclean 803A Power Distributor; Solidtech ROS Ref 4; Solidtech Feet of Silence; Nordost Ti Pulsar Points; Audience aR1p power conditioners; PS Audio Noise Harvesters
Tweaks:	Optrix; Audience Auric Illuminator; Esoteric 3D-X; Kontak
Room Size (LxWxH):	21 x 15 x 12
Room Comments/Treatments:	(1) ASC Picture Panel (48"X36"); (2) Echobuster wall absorber panels (48"X24":); (2) Echobuster floor standing absorber panels (60"X24":); (2) Echobuster Phase-4 Tuning Towers (48"X12"X12")
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classical, Jazz, R&B, Classic Rock
System Goals/Comments:	An intimate and involving listening experience providing the illusion the performers are playing in my room.
System Strengths:	Coherence, Articulation, Timbre, Imaging, Dynamic Range.
System Weaknesses:	Listening area contains large cubic volume due to open floor plan design; and the listening room is surrounded by too many glass windows and doors.
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	Pioneer PRO-1410HD Plasma
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Integra DTC-9.8 sound processor; Acurus/200X3 amplifier
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	No center channel speaker; B&W CCM80 (rear)
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Sony BDP-S350 (Blu-ray DVD); Scientific Atlanta 8300HD (DVR)
Other HT Gear:	DH Labs HDMI1.3 Cable
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