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T-man's Main System |
| Last Update: April 02, 2002 at 23:14:48 | IP Address: 203.164.2.75 |
| Amplifier: | Welborne Labs Laurel IIx - Built from "Nude" kit. Running various 6SL7 or 6SN7 with JJ Mesh-plates or Svetlana 300Bs. Modified to use battery bias for 6SL7. |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Passive - Shalco 47 position Ladder attenuator with Holco 1% resistors. |
| Speakers: | VAF I66 (South Australian designed). 4 driver, 3 way units using Seas Excel drivers. Custom built cabinets using drivers and cross-overs supplied by VAF (built to VAF plans) |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | CEC TL5100 Transport Cambridge Audio Dacmagic IIi - Mod'd with soft recovery diodes, Elna Silmic capacitors and BB OPA2132PA/134PA op-amps. |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Speakers: Bi-wired Ubyte-2 recipe cross connected CT125 co-ax. Interconnects: Unshielded spiral wound using Cardas Litz |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Power filter / Voltage reducer using transformer with 22v secondary connected in reverse phase to reduce incoming line voltage from 253v (upper end of nominal 240v supply in Australia) to 230v.
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| Tweaks: | All doors shut to stop wife screaming "Will you turn that down !" |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 5m x 4m x 3.1m |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Jazz, Rock, Classical (limited) |
| System Goals/Comments: | Always looking to make it better. Current project - Additional 300b monoblocs based upon Thorsten pentode driver (c3m) design (with scope for change to 2a3 etc. later) |
| System Strengths: | Clarity, Imaging - especially since fitting battery bias |
| System Weaknesses: | Slightly limited volume & dynamics with current speakers (89db) |
| Video/HT System: None | |