Audio Asylum - Inmate Systems

4season's Ongoing experiment System
IP Address: 63.227.44.241	Last Update: July 02, 2011 at 13:09:07
Amplifier:	SDS DIY headphone amp
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Welborne Labs Reveille Passive AMB Gamma 10 DIY preamp (in progress)
Speakers:	Linkwitz Lab Pluto 2.1
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	AMB Gamma 2 DIY DAC
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Technics SL1200 Mk 2 Welborne Labs Reveille Phono
Other Source(s):	Squeezebox Touch DIY music server running Vortexbox Sony XDR-F1HD
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Low-capacitance interconnects
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Libra modular pine shelving unit.
Room Size (LxWxH):	8 x 8 x 8
Room Comments/Treatments:	Room is small and "lively", best at lower volumes.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Live concerts thanks to Archive.org
System Goals/Comments:	My current focus is more on measurable accuracy than subjectively good sound. But so far the results please my ears too!
System Strengths:	Better living through science. "Accurate" isn't necessarily a buzzword for "Analytical", "Flat", "Boring" or "Clinical".
System Weaknesses:	Headphone amp has low but audible hum, Grado SR60 headphones aren't the world's most comfortable.
Video/HT System: Separate
TV/Projector:	Sharp LC-32GP1U, 32" 1080p LCD
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Harman Kardon AVR 254 receiver
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	B&W LM1 (L,R), VM1 (center) run full-range. (2) Triumph subwoofers (Parts Express DIY)
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Sony Playstation 3 for Blu-Ray AppleTV
Comments on HT System:	A small system for an even smaller room. The HK receiver is capable of very good sound but the front panel controls are awkward and the labels are nearly impossible to read. The remote control is large and clearly marked, though the buttons aren't backlit. Would consider HK in the future, but might like internet connectivity and iPad control.