| Last Update: April 12, 2005 at 12:17:30 | IP Address: 24.26.100.28 |
| Amplifier: | Butler Audio 2250
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| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Modwright SWL 9.0 SE Super Duper Hot Rod w/ Black Gates and Bybees.
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| Speakers: | Vandersteen 3A Signature and stereo Vandersteen 2Wq Subwoofers. Mine are all black.
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| CD Player/DAC: | Sony DVP-S7700 with Empirical Audio transport mod's feeding a Perpetual Technologies P1A/P3A/Monolithic Power Supply. The P3A is turbo modded by Empirical Audio.
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| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Nottingham Spacedeck with Spacearm and upgraded Acespace pivot. EAR 834P phono stage w/Modwright Mods and NOS RCA 12AX7's.  
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| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Zu Libtec Bi-wires for Mains, Zu Julians for Subs. Empirical Audio Holophonic Silver Bullet PC interconnects, Bolder Digital Cable w/Eichman Silver Bullet Plugs from 7700 to DAC, Zu Xaus from phono to phono pre and Revelation Audio Cryo Silver I2s and Power Cables for Perp Tech gear.
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| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Powervar 20amp and 2 Powervar 6 amp models. Cryo treated Pass & Seymour 20amp outlets from dedicated 20 amp circuits. VH Audio Cryo treated Flavor 4 Power Cords. Sanus Euro Rack spiked into the sub-floor.
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| Tweaks: | Walker Audio SST, Caig Pro Gold, Auric Illuminator, Last, Hal-o Tube Dampers, Herbie's TT Mat, Neuance Shelf, Audio Points, DH Cones and Pads, Shakti Stones, Bybee Slipstream Filters, Flitz Metal Polish, and an Audiodharma Cable Cooker.
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| Room Size (LxWxH): | 24 x 18 x 9 |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Second floor bonus room. Some home made room treatments as well as corner busters. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Rock, Jazz, Classical, Ska, Punk, Grunge, Alternative Rock (whatever that means) and Opera. |
| System Goals/Comments: | My system should take me to another place. |
| System Strengths: | Clean, smooth and powerful sound. Big Soundstage, good imaging and very dynamic. |
| System Weaknesses: | Hmmmmm.... Not enough records and CD's. |
| Video/HT System: Separate | |
| TV/Projector: | Samsung HL-P6163W 61' Widescreen HDTV Monitor TV with DLP™ Technology
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| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Marantz SR-19EX for surround decoding. Odyssey Extreme Tempest w/ HT Passthru and remote for pure 2 channel enjoyment. Odyssey Extreme Monoblocks for front two channels and an Odyssey HT-3 w/cap upgrade to run the center and surrounds.
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| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | Odyssey Lorelei's for mains, Odyssey Nemesis Center Channel and Odyssey Subwoofer. A pair of B&W CCM 605 rears in the ceiling.  
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| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Sony DVP-NS999es with Modwright Transformer Mods and Superclock 2 upgrades. Zu Megular component video cables. Bolder digital cable w/WBT Nextgens. |
| Other HT Gear: | Empirical Audio Holophonics throughout. Zu WAX for Mains and Center Channel. |
| Comments on HT System: | This system rocks. I am so happy with this. For movies it is incredible. For music it does everything right. Not too analytical, just smooth and powerful. Deep bass, silky midrange and clean highs. Wow!!! |
| URL Link: http://www.audiocircle.com/circles/galleryimage.php/albur15/Lorelei_with_Grills_2.thumb.jpg | |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Photography, surfing, sailing, hiking, biking, camping, cooking, golf, tennis and of course alligator wrestling. I just wish I had more time to actually do all of these things. |
