Audio Asylum - Inmate Systems

smollett's Living Room System
IP Address: 67.81.172.212	Last Update: February 11, 2010 at 20:02:55
Amplifier:	Fisher KX-200 Tube Integrated Amplifier (two new matched pairs of NOS Sylvania full base 7591A tubes, six Fisher/ Telefunken 12AX7 smooth plate tubes, all new resistors and coupling capacitors) (dated 1961)
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	None
Speakers:	Klipschorns (dining room) Klipsch Heresys, original model, walnut with riser bases (family room) Fisher XP-15s (living room)
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	California Audio Labs Delta HD-CD Transport California Audio Labs Sigma Tube Digital/Analog Converter with a Telefunken 12AX7 smooth plate replacing the original Chinese-made tube XLO Type 4 Digital Interconnect Cable
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Dual 1219, deluxe wood base with drop-down front, Ortofon 2M Red cartridge, Blue Jeans Cable LC-1 Cables
Other Source(s):	McIntosh MR7082 FM-AM Stereo Tuner McIntosh MR65B FM tuner, with mostly original McIntosh-branded tubes and a few NOS replacements (dated 1962) Nakamichi CR-1A Cassette Deck McIntosh MAC 1700 Hybrid SS/Tube Receiver used primarily as a tuner and as a secondary amplifier (completely retubed with RCA NOS)(dated 1968)
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Monster Cable Superflux Speaker Wire Monster Cable Digital Interconnects Monster Cable 24K Gold Speaker Cable Connectors MIT Interconnects Carol 16-gauge stranded pure copper speaker wire, Kester rosin core soldered ends
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Hudson Audio Technologies PS-1 Powermax Power Strip - eight outlet model Adcom GFS-1 Speaker Selector StudioTech HF-3 B/S equipment rack Roof-mounted, Radio Shack six-element, triple-drive FM Antenna Separate RG-6 coaxial cables, each with 75 ohm unbalanced connectors Parts Express A/B/C coaxial switch to direct antenna signal Parts Express A/B coaxial switch
Room Size (LxWxH):	25' x 25' x 9'
Room Comments/Treatments:	Family, Dining, and Living rooms - couches, chairs, massive stone fireplace, rugs, etc.....
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classical, Jazz, 1920's & '30's jazz, dance bands and vocalists, English & Scottish, Country & Western, much of what the college & audiophile FM stations play
System Goals/Comments:	Fill the room with accurate, sonically detailed, dynamic music, whether at low or high volumes.
System Strengths:	Does a wonderful job with vintage recordings, female voices, piano, stringed instruments. Excellent soundstage and projection of instruments. Fine bass and dynamic attack. Outstanding treble.
System Weaknesses:	Klipschorns can sound a little ragged at the crossover points, especially when compared with Wilson speakers. Fisher XP-15s sound remarkably smooth and well-mannered Heresys sound fine but do not have great low bass response
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	Hewlett Packard 42" Plasma I/O Digital Cable Box
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Scientific Atlantic HD Digital Cable Box
Sources (DVD/VCR):	JVC VCR Aiwa DVD Player