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Rob Bertrando's music system System
Last Update: November 11, 2005 at 07:27:17 IP Address: 67.120.149.192
Amplifier: Bryston 4B-ST
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Bryston BP-20
Speakers: NHT 3.3 (full range); Velodyne HGS-15 (low-pass ~45 Hz)
Sources:
CD Player/DAC: Marantz SA8260; MIT MI-330+ RCA 1Meter.
Turntable/Phono Stage: AR RST-1 table; Magnepan arm; Shure V15VMR; PS 4.5 phono stage
Other Source(s): Sony R-500 DAT (2) into Adcom GDA-600 via Monster Silver AES/EBU cable; Nakamichi Dragon
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: Kimber 4 TC biwire (3.5'); Audioquest Opal 5M balanced
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): PS Audio PS300; Sennheiser HD-600 and Headroom Little More Power, connected via Audioquest Ruby; Audioprism Foundation I and Quiet Line filters (4); Audioquest power cords with premium connectors and wall receptacles; dedicated power; Target old beta racks
Tweaks: Vibrapods, Tip-Toes, Tekna-Sonics, BDR #4 cones, Totem Beaks (one per speaker)
Room Size (LxWxH): 23'-10 x 13'-10 x 9' to 14'
Room Comments/Treatments: ASC Tube Traps, 2 - 11'x3' in front corners, 2 - 16'x3' in rear corners, 4 - Corner Tunes, full corner and some edge treatment (home-made), many more less obvious room tweaks (plants, strategically placed CD racks, etc)
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Grateful Dead; Jazz (almost all types); 'classic' rock; Classical (not vocals)
System Goals/Comments: see Strangths/Weaknesses
System Strengths: flat wide frequency response; stable (not wide) imaging; reasonable dynamics
System Weaknesses: Not as dynamic as live music. Could be 'sweeter', 'airier', and more 'transparent' (but what system couldn't).
Video/HT System: Separate
TV/Projector: Sony KP-53V80
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: Denon AVR-2105
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): Sound Dynamics 300 Ti (front); Sound Dynamics RTS-3 (a pair in parallel - center); Velodyne DPS-10; Infinity RS-1 (surround)
Sources (DVD/VCR): Denon DVD-2910

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