Audio Asylum - Inmate Systems

SBB's Off the Roller Coaster (For Now!) System
IP Address: 72.218.239.222	Last Update: March 04, 2011 at 15:15:42
Amplifier:	Depending on the music: modified Jeff Korneff SET 45 w/VAIC 45's, Tung-Sol 5U4GB, Tung-Sol 6J5GT's or custom 6J5/45/845 tube rectified monoblocs.
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Supratek Syrah currently with RCA smoked glass 6SN7GT's, RCA 6GK5's, WE 417A's, NU 350B's.
Speakers:	Altec Model 19's modified with new internal wiring, new binding posts, and the ability for bi-amplification. They can now easily use either my upgraded external passive crossovers or an external active crossover.
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Tubed Heart CD-5000
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Scheu Premier MKII (80mm platter/2-arm plinth) - O/L 250 w/Benz M.09; Mission 774 w/Denon DL103D.
Other Source(s):	Sherwood S3000 MKV Tubed FM Tuner
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Homemade i/c's, speaker, power etc.
Tweaks:	Many!
Room Comments/Treatments:	No treatments. Raised oak plank floor w/ area rug. Plaster walls/ceiling.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Rock, Blues, Classical
System Goals/Comments:	It's taken many years and many components to get to the point to where I'm very satisfied with my current 2-channel setup. To that end, I'm done (for now)!
System Strengths:	Tubes, horns, detail, transparency
System Weaknesses:	Source. As my system has improved, recording quality has become very noticeable.
Video/HT System: Separate
TV/Projector:	Samsung HL67A750 - 67" DLP LED
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Denon AVR-4311CI
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	Energy RC-Micro 1.5 - Amazing sound for such small speakers!
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Motorola DCX-3400 DVR or Sony (Phat) Playstation 3 (Games/Blu-Ray)
Other HT Gear:	Mistubishi 3DA-1 Adapter for 3D conversion
Comments on HT System:	Glad to get away from soundbars and back to true 5.1. The Denon with Audyssey MultEQ XT32 is one fine machine for HT. Wish the HDMI and CEC standards were more standard and would like to see Motorola DVR's play nicer (no HDCP errors) when more than two HDMI devices are connected downstream.