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Michael Samra's Mikey's planar stats and tube ovens System
IP Address: 97.84.134.64	Last Update: February 09, 2010 at 13:22:41
Amplifier:	Mcshane HK Citation 2,Mac MC60s ,Tutay Altec 1570a all moded with good caps and filtering.Mac mc240 with McShane upgrades.All of my main tube amps use the mcshane power supplies and grounding treatments and I alternate many tube amps on my speakers.
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	HK Citation 1 and a Mac C20 both which are modded with pio caps and Jim McShane type power supplies.
Speakers:	Martin Logan CLX Anniversary and Acoustat model 2s+ martin logan descent subwoofer
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Nakamichi OMS7II mac mini thru a DAC!
Turntable/Phono Stage:	HK St7 Rabco and Yamaha straight arm and a thorens TD115
Other Source(s):	AQ moving coil cartridge and ortofon mc
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Straight wire maestro and goertz cables + Music Conductor speaker wire.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Sola commercial unit and a Panamax for the smaller stuff.
Room Size (LxWxH):	42 x 30 x 7.6
Room Comments/Treatments:	acoustical ceiling
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	classical,jazz,Rock.country,and older waltz type music
System Goals/Comments:	Ive reached my goals but always will be tweaking
System Strengths:	openess,accuracy,detail,and depth from here to Alaska.
System Weaknesses:	On some bad material its reveals the harshness and poor recordings
Video/HT System: None
TV/Projector:	Magnavox 32 inch and sony 27 inch and it suits me fine.
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Ampex 1200 and Ampex F44 tube open reel tape decks.