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robber's Music System
IP Address: 66.176.140.152	Last Update: April 14, 2008 at 22:17:45
Amplifier:	Aragon 2004 MKII power amplifier.
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Monolithic Sound PA-1 preamplifier. Passive until 12:00 and then up to 6db of active gain.
Speakers:	Magnepan MMG with external generation 1 crossovers. This is a second order low pass crossover with Madisound sledgehammer inductors and mundorf caps. Boxes are dampened. DHLabs internal wiring. Speakers are mounted on "knick knack" stands 5 inches off of the ground and 88 degrees perpendicular to the floor. I have a pair of Bang and Olufson Form 2 headphones. Not the best sonically but they are cool as hell and hold their own in the under $100 category. Finally I have a pair of Ultrasone HFI-2000 headphones that are very nice and can be driven directly by any source. These are dorky looking headphones but they convey space like no other headphone I have heard.
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Sony NS999ES SACD player.
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Rega P1 with glass platter and upgraded felt mat. Monolithic Sound PS-1 phono stage with standard psu.
Other Source(s):	Vista PC running iTunes. (Just getting this started) iPod touch. Late 80s vintage Onkyo Tuner (Black case, cool green digital display)
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Tributaries SCA-300 for Phono-Pre to Pre Ioxis Gamma Studio for pre to power Straighwire for CD to Pre
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Chang Lightspeed CLS-3200 Apollo Mezzo 4 shelf isolation rack Ikea Lack table for TT
Tweaks:	Minor acoustic treatments mostly on the damping side. Hunt EDA Carbon Fiber Brush Record Doctor III Tranparent power cord for amplifier
Room Size (LxWxH):	14 x 14 x Slope 10 feet escalting to 25 feet.
Room Comments/Treatments:	Slope ceiling room with open staircase behind system. Tile floors with large area rug. Couch 8.5 feet away from speakers. Speakers are 4 ft from side/rear.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classic rock, jazz, new age, light rock.
System Goals/Comments:	To have high quality relatively full range music available. To have a system that sounds good with a wide variety of music and can take it to the next level of realness when asked.
System Strengths:	Resolution and naturalness. The system is always "on" which is actually nicer than it sounds. Another reason I have been able to live without tubes in this system. (Something I thought would never happen)
System Weaknesses:	No remote volume. Nothing below 40hz, poorly recorded music sounds flat.
Video/HT System: Separate
TV/Projector:	46 in Sony CRT HDTV
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	HK AVR45
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	Jamo
Sources (DVD/VCR):	2nd gen Sony dvp-s3000
Comments on HT System:	Blaaaah. I could not care less about HT.
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	Watching Celts/Patriots/Sox (sorry Bruins) Playing Tennis, BBQ, boating, Jack Daniels, Beer (good and bad) and scotch. Corporate Sales for a telecom company. I am 29 and love living in Miami. I got bit by the audio bug in 6th grade