| Rock and Roll Rabbi
's Main system System
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| Last Update: July 20, 2002 at 19:01:54
| IP Address: 67.81.83.23
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| Amplifier: | Two Berning ea-230's on top, one Parasound 1500II for bass
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| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Sonic Frontiers Line 1, tubes are NOS PHillips 6922's or Sovtek 6H23's
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| Speakers: | Merlin TSM-M's, VMPS Smaller sub with MegaWoofer, Sequerra Met 7 Mk II's for surround
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| Sources:
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| CD Player/DAC: | CAL Delta with MSB Link DAC III with Channel Islands Mods and Channel Islands Power Supply |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Micro Seiki BL-51 w/Rega RB300; VPI Jr. w/Grace 727, Ortofon OM-40, Precept, and Shure V15 V carts
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| Other Source(s): | Magnum Dynalab Etude, Nakamichi Cassette Deck 2
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| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
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| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | SilverAudio Silver Bullet 4.0 interconnects all around, biwired Kimber 8TC for speakers
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| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Adcom power conditioner, probably soon to be replaced; Paradigm X-30 crossover; KLH-Burwen TNA-7000 pop'n'click reducer
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| Tweaks: | VPI base under Micro Seiki turntable, sorbothane feet under CD components; large mobile feline to reduce standing waves and guard the system
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| Room Size (LxWxH): | 18 x 12 x 8
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| Room Comments/Treatments: | wall-to-wall carpet
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| Music Preferences and Comments:
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| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Rock mostly, with large helpings of blues and occasional jazz/folk/classical
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| System Goals/Comments: | Great bass w/lots of slam w/o giving up transparency and speed
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| System Strengths: | TSM-M's are impressive, female voices are superb, very transparent and fast-sounding system
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| System Weaknesses: | Ergonomics of CAL Delta really suck but it is a very solid transport.
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| Video/HT System:
None
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