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ssglx's Little Bit Of Heaven (two side-by-side systems) System
IP Address: 161.51.3.235	Last Update: February 01, 2012 at 14:49:11
Amplifier:	Monarchy SM-70 Pro amps, run in vertical bi-amp configuration. Audio Refinement Complete
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Audio Electronics AE-3 MkII (tube)
Speakers:	Soliloquy 5.3i Soliloquy 5.0
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Audio Refinement CDP Rotel RDP 855 Marantz DV6001 AppleTV/Musical Fidelity V-dac
Turntable/Phono Stage:	B&O TX, with MMC-2 Hagerman Bugle
Other Source(s):	Audio Refinement Tuner
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Speaker Cable: Mapleshade Golden Helix, DIY Lowes Extension Cord. IC's: Nordost Heimdall, Morrow Audio MA-2, JPS SC-3, Audience Au24 Power Cords: Stock except Volex on amps and Soundstring Low Power PC on the Audio Refinement CD Player.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Furutech TP80 Conditioner, Furutech (gold) ac outlet, Oyaide SWO-GX ac outlet, VTI 304 racks, Lovan Caliber Speaker Stands.
Tweaks:	Dedicated line. Rubber/cork pads under the floorstanders to decouple. #2 Vibrapods under the monitors. Decoupling is the way to go.
Room Size (LxWxH):	18 x 16 x 8
Room Comments/Treatments:	Good balance of absorbtion and diffusion. Oriental Rug, large opening to the side to dining room. Speakers are spaced nearly 4' from back wall for good imaging and balance.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Bluegrass, jam rock and jamgrass, Jazz. Acoustic Syndicate, Bela Fleck, Kruger Brothers, Gratefull Dead, Phish, Big Wu, Meat Puppets, Jacques Loussier just to name a few!
System Goals/Comments:	Listenability, emotion, defined bass.
System Strengths:	Fantastic microdynamics, sparkle in the high end. Tremendous bass definition and tunefullness. Images like crazy.
System Weaknesses:	None IMHO.
Video/HT System: None