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| Ross's Mine + Family System | |
| IP Address: 74.230.247.153 | Last Update: January 04, 2012 at 18:38:05 |
| Amplifier: | Fisher SA-16 or 30a pair or 460a / Heath AA-111 or rebuilt W-5 or stock W-4 / Rebuilt Dyna ST-70 / Eico HF-14 pr /rebuilt Eico HF-86 or Eico HF-87 // all are in 15-35 wpc category |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Conrad Johnson PV-5 / GE mil spec 5751 and 5965 / Eico Mullard 12ax7 |
| Speakers: | Triangle Titus run full range. AR3a pair used as subwoofers / Heathkit electronic crossover / McIntosh 2100 amp to power subwoofers. |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Pioneer DV79AVI Universal Player |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Linn LP12 / Ittok LVII / Audio Technica AT33ML/OCC AR ES-1 / Stock Arm / Shure V15vmr AR-XA / Shure M97xe used to transfer vinyl to digital files. Hafler DH101 /M audio Audiophile USB / Audacity DIY wall shelf |
| Other Source(s): | Revox A77 / Denon DRM-720 cassete / Restored Fisher 90r tuner and MPX 65 decoder / Rebuilt Fisher 202-T AM-FM preamp (Auricaps, new resistors, RF alignment) |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Audio Quest G-Snake 3m Interconnect / Monster Cable 3m Interconnect / HomeDepot DIY Extension Cord 14ga speaker cables / 12ga Monster Cable // one of these days, experiment with DIY fine gauge silver or Beldon 89259 interconnects |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Isobar hospital grade surge protection / Target 24in stands / filled with sand and spiked |
| Tweaks: | Careful routing of wires. |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 20 ft x 16 ft x 12 ft |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | very irregularly shaped; combo of reg and vaulted ceilings, large recess |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | acoustic jazz, classic R&B /soul, power pop, 70's-80's punk and new wave / chamber music / string concertos |
| System Goals/Comments: | To reach the point of diminishing returns for the price/performance tradeoff; |
| System Strengths: | Natural reproduction of the human voice. Good balance among the strengths and weakness of the individual components. |
| System Weaknesses: | No deep bass, slight softening of extreme treble, inability to play very loud ( the last is not a concern- just an objective weakness) |
| Video/HT System: Separate | |
| TV/Projector: | 42 inch Panasonic Plasma. |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Marantz SR-19ex HT Receiver 5 x 110wpc Quiet and accurate digital decoding. Excellent sonics. 24/96 capable DAC |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | B&W DM-302 no sub. |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Marantz VC-5200 DVD-CD 5 disk changer / prog scan, component out, 24/96 capability Dedicated HP Duo Core PC for streaming web based video. HDMI connection to Plasma screen. My wife and I have become Netflix streaming fans. |
| Other HT Gear: | Squeezebox 3 Using the digital output into a DAC input on the Marantz receiver. Internet radio sounds much better than FM, and of course streaming audio from my computer upstairs. |
| Comments on HT System: | Nice sound- components (other than TV)chosen for upgrade flexibility *AND* music reproduction Waiting for TV to die so I can 'justify' a new HD monitor. |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | My family (wife and children) Collecting vintage jazz LPs Cooking |
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