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EL34Addict's EL34 Addiction System |
| Last Update: August 09, 2002 at 20:26:58 | IP Address: 216.175.92.29 |
| Amplifier: | A pair of beautiful Dynaco Mark IV monoblocks (A-470 output tranny's, currently w/ original driver boards and quad caps) -OR- one Rega Elicit integrated amp (~90wpc into 6 ohm Vandy's, a sensible British solid state amp w/ dual mono design) |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Audible Illusions Modulus 3 (paired w/ the Mark IV's, none if using the Rega) |
| Speakers: | Vandersteen 2Ce's w/ the Vandy "T" bases |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Magnavox CDB650 (on it's last legs! *sob*) California Audio Labs Alpha Tube DAC |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Rega Planar 3 (w/ RB300 arm and Elys cartridge) |
| Other Source(s): | Harmon Kardon TD-292 cassette deck |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Spkr cables: Tara Labs Phase 2 (bi-wired) Interconnect: Tara Labs Quantum 66 |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | All gear on a Target rack Lovan footers under the Vandy spikes |
| Tweaks: | Soon: total retube of the Mk IV's - matched Svetlana EL34/6CA7's and NOS Philips 5AR4/GZ34 rectifiers (keeping the GE 7199's for now) Next: Joe Curcio's upgraded MkIV driver board, which will obviate the need for the 7199's. His is a dual triode design using two 6922's or 7308's. After: probably will give Joe's quad capacitor upgrade a try. I have aesthetic issues with this, but fortunately the cages are in excellent condition and may obscure this mod somewhat. |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | It's a living room, not a listening room. What can I say? Performance suffers accordingly. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Examples of my fav vinyl: "Mingus Plays Piano" impulse Mono A-60; "Air Raid" India Navigation IN-1064; Coltrane "Expression" impulse A-9120; John Patton "Blue John" Blue Note BST 84143; Thelonius Monk "Criss Cross" Columbia mono CL-2038; Roland Kirk Quartet "Rip Rig and Panic" Limelight LS 86027; Albert Marcouer's 1st Lp, Atlantic 40 546B (France); Stravinsky "Rite of Spring", Monteux & PCO RCA Victor mono LM-2085 (three copies: two 16S/17S pressings and a 19S/19S); RCA Victor LM-1913 "Delibes Sylvia and Coppelia" Monteux and members of the BSO (1S/5S pressing and truly magical at that). There is much, much more, but these are some of the highlights. |
| System Goals/Comments: | Presence, transparency, imaging, and musicality -- not necessarily in that order. I opt for a delicate lifelike sound over sheer power. |
| System Strengths: | Value, value, value! None of these components is the best in its catagory, and yet they each provide the best blend of performance and "fit" that I was able to acheive on a limited budget. |
| System Weaknesses: | No power treatment, and poor room placement. The Planar 3 could probably use a wiring upgrade and a new Elys cartridge. |
| Video/HT System: None | |