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leadsinger's leadsinger System
IP Address: 165.21.155.71	Last Update: January 15, 2008 at 21:24:42
Amplifier:	DIY stereo single 6BX7 wired for 4 watts per channel push pull, has attenuators to obliterate use of a line stage
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Sonic Frontiers SFP1 Sg with NOS Valvo and Mullard valves, connects direct to power amp
Speakers:	Single Lowther PM2A drivers in DIY Martin Seddon's Azura compound horns, easily 103db sensitivity
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	none
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Teres DIY tt/Well Tempered tonearm/ Stevens and Billington mc tx/ stock Denon 103R
Other Source(s):	none
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	DIY single core copper speaker cables and 5m pair of Canare microphone cable as interconnects
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	PowerWedge 214P. Turntable sits on 2-tier Target stand with split levels for motor box and tt
Tweaks:	Little, and that's a relief
Room Size (LxWxH):	23' x 16' x 14' - 10'
Room Comments/Treatments:	DIY construction of sonic foam and perforated fibre boards on side and front walls, corner tunes at ceiling corners
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classical, love especially avant-garde jazz, punk rock enjoyed too but a big no to wimpy pop
System Goals/Comments:	To derive the snap and tempo of music instruments when heard live. The spark, the desire, the undisguised, the raw and the unpolished must come through.
System Strengths:	Near life size images coming from just a single driver is bafflingly amazing. The well known speed, transparency, detailing, drama and grandeur through the middle ranges from alnico Lowthers are there in spades, thanks to M Seddon's amazing horns
System Weaknesses:	Well, they say Lowthers aren't for everyone and it's true
Video/HT System: None