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Aurum's Aussie Aronov & Wadia combo System
IP Address: 220.238.76.160	Last Update: November 15, 2007 at 01:26:07
Amplifier:	Aronov 60W Tube Amp 12AX7 x2 KT90 Type 2 x4. Driven direct from CD Player Ceramic tube holders Modified power supply: Upgraded power transfomer, Jensen paper/oil caps, coupled with silver wire. Upgraded signal coupling caps: Mundorf silver in oil. Tantalum & Mills resistors. WBT binding posts Bybee Filters on power supply & Speaker Coupling 4X KT90 Type 2 Output Tubes 2X Mullard (80's) CV4004 Input Tubes System treated with C37 & Diamond mixture. Most components treated with Musicoat.
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	none
Speakers:	VAF Signature Series I-66 tweaked crossovers with Mundorf gold/silver on tweeters & silver hookup wire
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Wadia 861 with GNS Reference Mod
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Pure Note Paragon(Biwire)& swap between Transparent Music Wave Super (Biwire) Interconnect JPS Superconductor 2's Power cable: Virtual Dynamics Master Series on CD & Power Amp.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Custom made by Black Art Audio
Tweaks:	Aurio Classic 1.2 under Amp with Carbide balls, & DIY brass pucks Ceraball with DIY brass pucks under CD Player
Room Comments/Treatments:	Not much yet
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Acoustic, Blues, Classical (not opera), R&B
System Goals/Comments:	To put together a system that is neutral which leans towards warmth. Musical clarity
System Strengths:	Very musical, neutral and clean dynamic's, great sound stage, non-fatiguing
System Weaknesses:	Room dynamics, still have work to do here some slap echo to treat
Video/HT System: Separate
TV/Projector:	Teac plasma
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Bottle Head Paramour 2A3 mono blocks
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	Madisound Horn speakers, yep horn speakers on my TV system
Sources (DVD/VCR):	To ashamed to tell you at this stage