| carpenter's home brew/ odds and ends System
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| Last Update: December 26, 2001 at 09:23:49
| IP Address: 12.224.84.112
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| Amplifier: | Harmon Kardan AR20 seperated pre-out busbar to use preamp only, DIY Nelson Pass Zen for 230hz horn, Hafler Transnova P3000 for 100hz horn, QSC USA-850 for bass horn
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| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Preamp stage of Harmon Kardan AR20
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| Speakers: | DIY (horns: JBL 2446 driven tractrix above 230hz, Pioneer 5" exponentional 100hz to 230hz, JBL 2240 18" to drive 18' gooseneck bass horn )
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| Sources:
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| CD Player/DAC: | Harmon Kardan CDR-2 |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | none
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| Other Source(s): | cable box for tv
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| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
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| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | basic wire
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| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Aphex interface module
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| Tweaks: | tri amped with TDM 4th order x-over
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| Room Size (LxWxH): | 25' x 25' x 13'
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| Room Comments/Treatments: | bare wood floor and sheetrock elsewhere
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| Music Preferences and Comments:
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| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | jazz, new age, some older rock
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| System Goals/Comments: | to be fully horn loaded, to balance the room accoustics, to be class A only
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| System Strengths: | powerful, clean, realistic, excellent stage width, accurate placement of musicians (can't tell a well recorded phone, doorbell, truck on a backstreet from real life)
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| System Weaknesses: | very large!
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| Video/HT System:
Separate
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| TV/Projector: | 61" Pioneer
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| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Cable box from AT&T
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| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | project for a rainy day
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| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Toshiba DVD, Sony video player
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| Other HT Gear: | purchased a Radio Shack surge protector/filter that actually works! My system had a terrible hum from the cable box. The coax filter removed the interference completely.
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| Comments on HT System: | clean, functional
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| URL Link: http://home.earthlink.net/~lotusblossom/index.html |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | I'm a carpenter, currently building myself a 4500 sq. foot Queen Anne near Portland, Oregon
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