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13th Duke of Wymbourne's Stately Music System |
| Last Update: October 16, 2001 at 22:45:22 | IP Address: 198.62.9.29 |
| Amplifier: | Presently using one amp per channel from a pair of Meridian M3 active speakers. DIY mono blocks to follow ..... eventually. |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Deltec CTA80. Deltec (aka DPA Digital) from Wales, now sadly defunct. CTA80 was their first product of early eighties vintage. |
| Speakers: | Quad ESL-57. Late model pair (serial #50k+)with removed stuffing and raised on rather stylish (if I may say so) DIY stands. |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Wadia 830 |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Linn LP12+Ittok+AT OC-9. LP12 is early eighties vintage with Lingo PSU and completely updated just one month before Cirkus kit announced. Dang! |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Speaker cables - ChrisVH CAT-5, full 27 pair ~ 5' long. Interconnects - twisted pair using Belden 1506 co-ax inner cores a la Jon Risch. |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Equipment mounted on Tripod (older UK design) welded steel design. Modified to suspend all shelves from an inner-tube a la Suspense Rack/Siesmic Sink Stand. |
| Tweaks: | Experimenting with sand damping under components. |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Room is large with cathedral ceiling and solid floor. Speakers are placed well into room and listening position is far from back wall. No treatments. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | XTC, U2, REM, Belle & Sebastian, The Smiths, Elvis Costello, Lou Reed, Talking Heads, 10,000 Maniacs, Lloyd Cole, Radiohead and many, many more. Baroque chamber music - Vivaldi, Corelli & Bach. Classical - Mozart (of course), Haydn string quartets. |
| System Goals/Comments: | To forget about the system and just enjoy the music. The quads make a really big contribution to the enjoyment of anything played through the system. |
| System Strengths: | Exciting but not fatiguing, brings out the best in all recordings so everything is enjoyable. |
| System Weaknesses: | Quad bass good quality, poor quantity. DIY dipole sub-woofer project coming one day.... |
| Video/HT System: None | |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Interests - listening to music, sport, comedy and The Archers (UK radio soap). Occupation - RF IC designer. |