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Brandon Howard's BRANDON'S System
IP Address: 65.17.85.147	Last Update: January 05, 2009 at 12:20:07
Amplifier:	Dual QSC SRA 3622 Studio Reference Amplifiers, 2400 watts @ 8 ohms bridged mono with Shunyata Venom 12 AWG power cords for each. Total combined power 4800 watts for two front speakers, ATI 1504, 150 watts X 4 @ 8 ohms for surround side and rear speakers Dual Dayton HPSA1000 1000W Subwoofer Amplifiers
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	YAMAHA Natural Sound C-4 Preamp For 2 Channel Pioneer Elite VSX-39TX (as preamp only 7.1 and internal amp for center)
Speakers:	Custom speakers & passive crossovers, Each cabinet: Dayton PF385-8 15" as woofer, Fane Axiom AX300B 15" Guitar speaker as midrange, Selenium D201Ti compression horn as tweeter
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Pioneer Elite PD-65 CD Player Tuner: SONY XDR-F1HD Radio with a Musical Fidelity X-10V3 Tube Buffer between it and preamp.
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Technics SL-1210M5G KAB 1/4" Technics Super Mat KAB RC-1200 Threaded Record Clamp KAB TD-1200 Tonearm Fluid damper LP Gear Zupreme™ headshell KAB Isonoe Spring Suspension Footers KAB Isonoe Sorbothane Boots Shure V15VxMR MM cartridge (PRIMARY) With a Sound-Smith Ruby Cantilever Optimized Contour Nude Contact Line Diamond re-tipped AUDIO-TECHNICA OC9ML/II MC cartridge KAB PRO S40 MM cartridge MC/MM Phono stage built into Yamaha C-4
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Sound King 10 gauge high definition oxygen free copper speaker wire Mogami interconnect cables throughout.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Shunyata Guardian 2 with Venom power cord for the 2 QSC 3622 amplifiers Belkin PureAV™ HDTV Power Conditioner (AP10300-10) For the HDTV, duo HD-DVD/BLU-RAY Player, 2 channel preamp connecting power for CD Player and turntable from preamp A/C outputs. Belkin PureAV™ Isolator Home Theater Surge Protector (F9A833-10) for the HT receiver, LD player, ATI 1504 surround amp.
Tweaks:
Room Size (LxWxH):	25 x 25 x 10
Room Comments/Treatments:	none
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Heavy Metal, Classic Rock, Blue grass, Country, Jazz, Classical
System Goals/Comments:
System Strengths:	Massive power, excellent midrange, great bass response, crystal clear highs
System Weaknesses:	I'm happy
Video/HT System: Separate
TV/Projector:	Sony KDS-60A3000 HDTV
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Pioneer Elite VSX-39TX as Home Theater processor & receiver only. QSC SRA 3622 bridged @ 4800 watts for front speakers ATI 1504 for L/R surround and for rear surround ES
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	Polk Center Channel Model #: PLK CS2BK, DIY front speakers, MTX 600i for surround on the side and in the rear , Two Dayton 15' Titanic MKIII 1000 watt 4 ohm sub woofers
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Samsung BD-UP5000 High-Hef Duo HD-DVD/BLU-RAY player
Other HT Gear:	Pioneer Elite CLD-99 Laser Disc Player OTA antenna: Winegard Ghost Killer OTA DTVPal HD DVR
Comments on HT System:	I'm happy
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Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	Cars