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oofer's Oofer's System System
IP Address: 38.111.133.17	Last Update: May 08, 2009 at 13:15:21
Amplifier:	Spectron Musician III SE Mk2+ DIY Neotech NEP-3001(UPOCC) Power Cord( from VH Audio) with FIM 302 & 303 UPOCC connectors
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	PS Audio PCA-2+HCPS + VH Audio DIY Flavor 1 (made in the flavor 4 fashion) with FIM 302 and 303 UPOCC connectors.
Speakers:	JBL L100t3 + LCY 100K Ribbon super tweeters+Velodyne subwoofer
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Marantz SA-8001 SACD/CD with full RAM Mods+VH Audio DIY Flavor 1 (made in the flavor 4 fashion) with FIM 302 and 303 UPOCC connectors and PS Audio xStream Transcendent 1m
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Thorens TD-125 MK II WITH TD-60 Arm. Sumiko Blue point Special Evo III. Parasound Z-Phono phono preamp w/ diy VH Audio pulsars to pre
Other Source(s):	Slim Devices Sqeezebox v3 w/ Channel Islands VDA-2 DAC and VAC-1 power supply. Cryo VH Audio Pulsars to pre
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Harmonic Technology Pro 11's then 4' Guerilla Audio Push/pull Silver to LCY super tweeters . I use PS Audio xStream Transcendent balanced between pre and amp. Also Transcendents to SACD and TV.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	I use a heavy maple four shelf upright stand from Timbernation. I use a DIY'd Wiremold L10320 power strip for all my peripherals except amp. It came with stock 14/3 PC and hardwired with 14AWG THHN internal wiring. I switched to 12 AWG internal and used a shielded DIY VH audio 12 AWG PC with a counter twist ground wire for the strip's outlets with the shield attached to the box, both grounds to the outlet side. This worked really well.
Room Size (LxWxH):	15 x 20 x 16
Room Comments/Treatments:	Open suspended room. Fine acoustics from Cathedral ceiling.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classical, Jazz, Rock, Blues
System Goals/Comments:	Clean, crisp, true sound with quiet background. Speaker wires--I have been on a roller coaster in this regard. Mapleshade double helix sounded very good, Chris VH's CheLa better. I went with a DIY litz braid of OCC wires from VH Audio for a while Then after a flirtation woth Blue Jeans #10 went with Harmonic Tech's Pro-11's. Guerilla Audio's Silver Push/Pulls just rang the bell clearest for the Super tweets
System Strengths:	Marantz SA-8001W RAM Mods is a great sounding piece of kit. PCA-2 Preamp is a real eye opener. Spectron Amp is simply outstanding. OCC wire is definitely worth it. The Ps Audio silver Transcendent's have changed forever my regard for what silver can do for low level signals.
System Weaknesses:	Speakers, though efficient at 91db, benefit from a very powerful amp. I find this is true of most JBL's of a certain age. Their professionall heritage, I guess.
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	Panasonic 32" monitor.