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Simon Templar's In Search Of The Lost Chord System
IP Address: 174.111.117.177	Last Update: January 16, 2012 at 16:38:32
Amplifier:	Atma-Sphere MA-1 MkII.2 (Silver Edition) monoblocks
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Atma-Sphere MP-1 MkII
Speakers:	SoundLab Millenium 3
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Linn Karik ('Brilliant' SPS) / Linn Numerik ('Brilliant' SPS) Tara Labs RSC Digital Master digital and clock links
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Linn LP12/Lingo/Cirkus/Graham 2.2/Van den Hul The Frog Gold
Other Source(s):	Audio Server: Mid-2011 Mac Mini 2.5Ghz connected to a xxxx DAC
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Tara Labs RSC Master Cardas Cross and Golden Cross IC's
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Richard Gray Power Company AC conditioners / AudioPhysic cartridge demagnetizer / Homebrew component rack / SolidSteel amp stands / VPI HW-17F RCM / DIY isolation bases of my own design
Tweaks:	Where would I start? Where would it end?
Room Size (LxWxH):	30 x 19 x 8
Room Comments/Treatments:	Various Sonex Panel types, ASC tube traps, DIY SALLIE attenuators, DIY Room Lenses, DIY Corner Tunes, ...and, of course, an eleven year old female Borzoi to control those pesky ever-present floor reflections!
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Changes with mood, age, and time of day.
System Goals/Comments:	Not a bad rig for the 30 or 40 odd years spent in the making.
System Strengths:	Its' strengths are that it has precious few weaknesses.
System Weaknesses:	As in all rigs, it's only weakness is that it could do with more strengths.
Video/HT System: None
Comments on HT System:	'HT? HT? ...We don't need no steenking HT'
URL Link: http://me.com/simontemplar/q5u2ly
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	Air Traffic Controller, retired. Certificated Flight Instructor (SE, ME, Instrument, Land & Sea). Flight Engineer Rating. ATP Rating. Type Ratings: B737, Gulfstream II, and Falcon 20. Graduate degrees: Aerospace Engineering and Aerodynamics.