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Corsair's Arctic Corsair's Rig System
IP Address: 94.196.157.241	Last Update: June 15, 2009 at 21:19:29
Amplifier:	2 x Tube Technology Genesis Monoblocks running Gold Aero E34Ls in PushPull Superlinear.
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Audiolab 8000q as main pre. Sugden Headmaster heaqphone amp but can double as a very respectable pre if needed.
Speakers:	Spendor SP3/1 (Rosewood), Quad 10L (Cherry), Kef Q15.2 (Dark Apple)
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Krell MD10 Transport Krell STUDIO DAC
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Pro-Ject RPM9 Turntable, 9c Carbon Fibre Arm, Ortofon Rohmann MC. Paravacini EAR 834p Tube Phono Stage or Parasound P-PH1 Phono Stage. Rega Planar 3 (original design) / RB300 / Sumiko Blue Point MC Pioneer PL-L1000 Linear Tracking Turntable / Stock arm / AudioTechnica AT110 MM
Other Source(s):	Teac v6030s Cassette Decks
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	QED Genesis Silver Spiral spkr cables with WBT spades. Nordost Red Dawn ICs. Chord Chorus, VdH D103 IIIs, Chord ProDAC, Audioquest Jade, Cabletalk Monitor 2
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Ash Designs Cosmic double wide rack.
Tweaks:	Iso-Tek Premium power cables w/ Merinco 350 IEC connection (Wattgate 350 copies)
Room Size (LxWxH):	18' x 8' x 8'
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Blues, Jazz, Country, Folk, AOR, Bluegrass, Western Swing, Country Rock
System Goals/Comments:	To just have a system that I can come home to on an evening and listen to. Something that relaxes me. I'm nearly at my goal and don't really have any particular hankering for any individual piece of kit at the moment.
System Strengths:	Very intimate/detailed sound. Nice cohesive sound - everything works well together. Classy looking kit but not flashy.
System Weaknesses:	Can sometimes be a little shrill on some notes. It won't let me turn off an go to bed (is this a weakness?) Because of the detailedness of the system it realy shine with good recordings and bad recordings just get shredded (if you know what I mean).
Video/HT System: None