Audio Asylum - Inmate Systems

ASHRA's Found Sound! System
IP Address: 155.201.35.66	Last Update: November 08, 2011 at 09:46:18
Amplifier:	McIntosh MC-275 Tube power amp. Love those KT88s!
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	McIntosh C-39 Preamplifier, flexible with many inputs.
Speakers:	Vandersteen 2ce floor speakers, Sennheiser Headphones HD-600
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Rotel RCD-971 CD Player
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Sota Sapphire basic Turntable, Ringmat, Clearaudio Arum Beta/S mm cartridge,Sumiko MMT-classic Tonearm , Aragon 47K Phono Preamplifier ,VPI Industries HW-19 mkIII Turntable,Grado Platinum, VPI Industries PLC AC filter Technics SL 1200MKII, Cart-Shure M97-HE
Other Source(s):	Teac A-6600 Tape deck,Rotel RT 1080 Tuner,Nakamichi RX-505 cassette tape deck. Marantz CDR632 CD-R/RW Recorder. Alesis MasterLink ML-9600 two-track hard disc recorder.
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Kimber Cable 8TC Bi Wire ,MIT 3 Interconnects
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Monster 1100 AC filter ,Salamander Archetype 5.0 & 3.0 Stands built as one rack with 7 shelves.
Tweaks:	VPI HW-17F Record cleaning machine,
Room Size (LxWxH):	20' x 20' x 10'
Room Comments/Treatments:	Thousands of records and a cat.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	I like many types of music. I gravitate to the avant garde in all genres. As a child of the 60's I'm influenced by experimental and psychedelic music.
System Goals/Comments:	To get the most out of as much of my vinyl as possible. I think I would like to try a tube phono pre-amp.
System Strengths:	Nice midrange. I can enjoy all types of music on this system from rock to folk to classical and jazz.
System Weaknesses:	Could be better with extreme highs and lows.
Video/HT System: None
TV/Projector:	Nothing serious.
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	My mate and I like to go to estate sales and flea markets. I look for LPs and audio equipment and the occasional cool art glass, concert poster etc. while she likes finding "objects de arte" (art nouveau, arts and crafts and deco). Much of my sy