| rode's Home Brew (rode=Rod Elliott) System
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| Last Update: December 01, 1999 at 04:51:23
| IP Address: 210.8.224.2
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| Amplifier: | Power amps: 4 x 75W biamped. Own design
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| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Own design: valve (tube) using 2 x 12AU7 valves. Gain 10dB
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| Speakers: | Own design: 300mm woofer (sealed) with separate power amp, 120mm midrange + tweet with separate amp. Crossovers: electronic 300Hz between bass and mid+high, passive 6dB from mid to high.
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| Sources:
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| CD Player/DAC: | Modified Pioneer PD5100 (original opamps swapped out for Burr-Brown devices) |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Technics SL5200 TT on concrete plinth. Phono stage is dual stage (own design) - passive HF EQ and active modified RIAA LF. Dynavector MC cartridge (how I love that pickup - it is wonderful) |
| Other Source(s): | Very ordinary tuner and cassette deck (rarely used) |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
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| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | All cables are hand made. Speakers use standard heavy duty "Figure-8", and all low level interconnects are low loss coax. |
| Tweaks: | Modified bass amp output impedance to extend bottom end of sealed cabinets (provides proper Theile-Small Qts not possible with zero ohms). |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 6.0m x 3.5m x 2.7m |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | None |
| Music Preferences and Comments:
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| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Rock, "Alternative" (whatever that is supposed to mean), classical (various in all cases). |
| System Goals/Comments: | Speakers desperately need an upgrade. Mids and tweeters are not to the standard I would like, and will be replaced. Still debating if woofers should be changed out as well, and maybe a sub for that last octave. |
| System Strengths: | Clean, and very detailed, even at outrageous SPL (up to 120dB! - ouch). |
| System Weaknesses: | Room needs treatment, and mids and highs could be that little bit better. |
| Video/HT System:
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| TV/Projector: | Standard old telly. No HT at this stage. I can send the sound through the main system, but most video/TV soundtracks are fairly ordinary. |
| URL Link: http://hare.net.au/~rode/welcome.htm |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Audio design and electronics in general has been occupation and hobby for years (on and off). Currently employed as "Technical Training Engineer" (at least that's what I was called last time I looked :-) |