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Obriander's Music & Movie System System
IP Address: 71.169.40.127	Last Update: June 14, 2008 at 17:53:33
Amplifier:	McCormack DNA 0.5 Deluxe mono-blocks (Platinum Revision by Steve McCormack).
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Krell KRC-3
Speakers:	Dynaudio Confidence C-1
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	California Audio Labs CL-10. (Thinking of adding a DAC.)
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Sony turntable w/ Ortofon MM cartridge
Other Source(s):	Magnum Dynalab MD90 FM Tuner
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Interconnects: Stereovox Colibri, Nordost, and Silver Audio Appassionata. Speaker cables: Stereovox Firebird.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Brickwall and Furman power strip
Tweaks:	Corian "bagel board" under each component.
Room Size (LxWxH):	19 x 15 x 8.5
Room Comments/Treatments:	Wood floors, plaster walls and ceiling.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Jazz, classical, rock, folk.
System Goals/Comments:	Enjoyable, easy to use. Holographic soundstaging is a top priority.
System Strengths:	Involving, images well. Surprising deep bass for standmount loudspeakers.
System Weaknesses:	Would like to add a third channel for movie dialog, but for that I would need a pre/pro that did imaging well enough to suite the rest of the system. And another mono-block amp. Oh, well :)
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	Sony XBR 32" LCD.
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	None, alas.
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Denon DVD-2700
Other HT Gear:	Panasonic VCR
Comments on HT System:	Adequate.