Audio Asylum - Inmate Systems

perplexo's Cielos System
IP Address: 98.206.244.156	Last Update: March 13, 2008 at 19:09:20
Amplifier:	SimAudio I-5 Integrated, 70wpc, solid state, with upgrade from Sim
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	None
Speakers:	ADS L-710's reconditioned,
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Rega Planet 2000, (the cast metal years)
Turntable/Phono Stage:	LP-12, Valhalla power supply, Ittok LV II Arm, Dynavector 17D3 cartridge, EAR 834P phono stage with Singerman upgrades, 12AX7 tubes
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Signal cable power cords, Audioquest King Cobra for CD; Audioquest Columbia on phono
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	None, but a home run line to the source and a Hubbel cryo outlet.
Tweaks:	Um, not very mechanically inclined
Room Size (LxWxH):	15 ft x 12ft x 9 ft
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classical: Shostakovich, Ravel, Debussy, Profofiev, Mahler/ Opera: Verdi, Donizetti, Wagner Jazz: Coltrane, Mingus, Monk/ Rock: Avant garde, nothing classic, nothing popular, some heavy, some dreamy, some dark, some sweet pop, and late 70's early 80's punk
System Goals/Comments:	Very happy with it. Would consider changing speakers, but putting this system together has taken me many years. Tightly budgeted unlike alot of you spendthrifts!
System Strengths:	Love the I-5, love the EAR 834P. Rarely listen to CD's, so no need to upgrade
System Weaknesses:	Speakers? Power cables? Room layout
Video/HT System: None