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padreken's Cheaper than a boat/sports car! System
IP Address: 70.164.96.249	Last Update: January 31, 2012 at 10:30:09
Amplifier:	Music Reference RM9
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Audio Research LS-16
Speakers:	Vandersteen 2ce Signature, 2wq powered subwoofer
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Pioneer Elite DV-58AV DVD/CD/SACD/DVD-A, etc. Mac Mini based music server with Musical Fidelity V-DAC USB DAC
Turntable/Phono Stage:	VPI HW19 Jr w/Sumiko Premier FT-4 tonearm, w/SAMA upgrade & Mk III platter, Shure V15 type 5 vxMR cartridge, Musical Surroundings Phonomena II preamp
Other Source(s):
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Homegrown audio super silver IC's Tara Prism 2+2 biwire speaker cables
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Belkin PF60 pureAV
Room Size (LxWxH):	28' x 11' x 9'
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Beatles, Beethoven, BB King, Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Cash, Smithereens, Bob Wills, Genesis, Ry Cooder, Gordon Lightfoot, Delbert McClinton, Miles Davis, CSN&Y, Steve Goodman, Emmylou Harris, John Prine, Mahler, Louis Armstrong, Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson, Electric Light Orchestra, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Bruckner, Merle Haggard, Eva Cassidy, Yes, Mozart, Allison Krauss, Los Lobos, David Benoit, Linda Ronstadt, the Who, Van Morrison, Supertramp, Moody Blues, Jimmy Buffett, Led Zeppelin, Buck Owens, David Grisman, James Taylor, Michael Franks, Tchaikovsky, Dwight Yoakam, Steely Dan, Tony Rice, Simon & Garfunkel, Asleep at the Wheel, Acoustic Alchemy, Pat Metheny, Gene Harris, Eric Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Diana Krall, Allman Brothers, etc
System Goals/Comments:
System Strengths:	Warm, musical, good imaging
System Weaknesses:	My listening room (our living room) opens to the dining area on the left.
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	LG 60PK550 plasma
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Onkyo TX-SR706 receiver w/preouts for all channels (use the external processor loop on the Dynaco for HT)
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	Monitor Audio MCentre center channel speaker, Mirage ceiling mounted in-wall surrounds
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Panasonic DMP-BD60 blu-ray
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	Baseball, football (Padres & Chargers season ticket holder), craft beers, wine, movies, cooking (other than the stereo, the one possesion I couldn't live without is my Weber grill)