| Last Update: September 08, 2006 at 07:35:17 | IP Address: 64.60.163.114 |
| Amplifier: | 2 Aragon Palladium mono blocks rated at 400 watts into 8 ohms (5Hz-20kHz)  |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Audio Research LS16 vacuum tube stereo line  |
| Speakers: | 2 Martin Logan SL3 2 way 1 x 4 ft electrostatic panel hybrid with 10 inch woofer at 89 dB  2 NHT Sub Two / Controller dual 10 inch subwoofers with Sunfire 500 watt amp, down to 21 Hz  |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Sony XA7ES balance/RCA/coaxial/toslink CD player  |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Grado Sonata nude elliptical diamond cartridge  Rega Planar 3 turntable with Cardas wire upgrade & RCA termial  Aragon 47K phono pre-amp  |
| Other Source(s): | Pioneer Elite PDR-19RW CD recorder  Yamaha TX-400U AM/FM tuner |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | 2 Synergistic Research Resolution Reference .5 Active Shield speaker cable 6 ft for upper 1 x 4 electrostatic panels 2 Synergistic Research Signature 10 Active Shield speaker cable 6 ft for bottom 10 inch woofers Synergistic Research Resolution Reference Digital Active Shield Coaxial 1 meter Sony XA7ES CD player to current DAC experiment Tributaries Toslink 1 meter Sony XA7ES CD player to Pioneer Elite PDR-19RW CD recorder 2 Harmonic Technology Crystal Silver phono cable 1 meter Rega Planar 3 turntable to Aragon 47K phono pre-amp 2 Harmonic Technology Pro-Silway MK II balance 1 meter Sony XA7ES CD player to Audio Research LS16 pre-amp 2 Harmonic Technology Pro-Silway MK II balance 2 meters Audio Research LS16 pre-amp to 2 Aragon Palladium mono blocks 2 Harmonic Technology Precision-Link RCA 1 meter Yamaha TX-400U AM/FM tuner to Audio Research LS16 pre-amp 8 Harmonic Technology Truth-Link RCA 1 meter all remaining analog inputs & outputs |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Richard Gray RGPC400 line enhancement  PS Audio Juice Bar 6 socket power strip  Synergistic Research Reference Master Coupler from Richard Gray RGPC400 to Audio Research LS16 pre-amp  6 Synergistic Research Master Couplers from 3 wall sockets to 2 Aragon Palladium mono blocks, 2 NHT Sub Two Subs, & to Richard Gray Gray RGPC400 to PS Audio Juice Bar  Sennheiser HD-600 headphones  |
| Tweaks: | Rega Planar 3 turntable is upgaded with Cardas wires from cartridge to a RCA out box & has a Extreme Phono None Felt Mat  2 Martin Logan SL3 rear spikes are adjusted to make electrostatic panels perpendicular to floor Clear tape in back of electrostatic panels, on top of woofer enclosure for cat protection. Yes, it works :)  8 MMF Music Hall Cable Elevators Plus to uplift the Synergistic Research speaker cables off the floor & away from the power cords  2 NHT Sub Two's are set at opposite corners of the listening room to fill in the 'Presence' of the music AudioPrism Waveguides on the speaker power cords |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 18.2 ft x 16 ft x (8 to 20 ft) |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Full View of Stereo Main speakers placed 4 ft away from south standard 8 ft tall wall facing north to 20 ft tall stairway Concrete floor with full carpet Wall Carpet in the middle of the south back wall behind the stereo (need to hang) |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Broadway, Classical, Film Scores, Folk, Jazz, Rock, Opera, & World. In other words: almost everything but bubble gum, extreme pop, ultra negative, or rap Last count: 1800 CD's, 2 CD-Circle Surround's, 5 24/96 DAD's, 10 DTS-CD's, 100 DVD's, 700 LP's, & 70 SACD's |
| System Goals/Comments: | Full range detail with good transparency, sweet mid/highs due to the 2 electrostatic panels, & a tight clear bottom end due to the 6 ten inch woofers |
| System Strengths: | Same as above |
| System Weaknesses: | The Martin Logan SL3 speakers are an electrostatic panel hybrid which can limit the musical soundstage to either a small to mid-size sweet spot depending on the room acoustics. I have opened up the soundstage by placing 2 subs at the corner postions of the listening room. During listening sections, I toe-in the speakers a few inches to focus on the detail of the music, but if I walk around the house or out in the yard, I turn the speakers parallel with the back south wall to fill the house with music |
| Video/HT System: Separate | |
| TV/Projector: | Sony 42 Flat Plasma HDTV  Sony SAT-HD100 SAT/antenna HD processor  |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Placette Audio Remote Control Volume 125 step attenuator with audio by-pass  Aragon 8008BB dual mono amp rated at 200 watts into 8 ohms (5Hz-20kHz)  |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | NHT VS-2a center/rear speakers with Two 5.25' woofers, 1' fluid cooled dome tweeter (video shielded) 75Hz to 21KHz +/-3dB at 88dB  NHT Sub Two from stereo (Yes, I move sub from the other room) |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Sony DVP-9000ES progressive-scan DVD/CD/SACD player  Pioneer DVL-919 CD/DVD/LD player  Sony SLV-998HF VCR player (I never use it)  |
| Comments on HT System: | Good sound for the money but I rather fine-tune the stereo |
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| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Interests Theology, Philosophy, History, Music, & Art Hobbies Collector of LP, CD, DVD, & SACD discs Art, Mysticism, Philosophy, & Theology books Gardening & Cooking Fine Wine Occupation Business Owner |
