Inmate Systems - Audio Asylum

mistergroovy's completely tweakable active xover tube System
IP Address: 216.193.168.83	Last Update: October 24, 2022 at 11:34:34
Amplifier:	1 stereo single ended BudgieSE EL84 amp built from parks audio kit for tweeter.1 stereo 6L6 amplifier for midrange and 1 stereo EL34 amp for woofers.
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	LDR optical volume control with switcher. Marchand XM9 three way crossover.
Speakers:	All in open baffle. Dayton Audio AMTPRO-4 Air Motion Transformer Tweeters, Dayton Audio PS220-8 8" Point Source Full-Range Neo Driver for midrange and pure audio project OB-A15neo, a modified eminence alpha 15a for woofers in H frame.
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Dual ES9038Pro DAC Board with Amanero USB board
Turntable/Phono Stage:	BIX DIY turntable with rega arm with heavyweight upgrades. Bottlehead Eros phono stage. Soundsmith MKVII moving Iron cartridge.
Other Source(s):	Laptop to DAC Samsung BluRay Amazon 4K FireTV optical out via Samsung plasma TV
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	All internal wire and interconnects are solid copper twisted pairs with teflon insulation. All speaker wire and power cords are solid copper twisted pairs.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	none
Tweaks:	It's all tweaked/DIY
Room Size (LxWxH):	20 x 20 x 7
Room Comments/Treatments:	open floor plan Living/dining with kitchen separated by stairwell but still openings on 2 sides.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	late 50's jazz recordings are my favorite for sound quality. Listen to all kinds of music mostly rock, pop, jazz, folk from all over the world.
System Goals/Comments:	Realistic sounding on the cheap. Completely adjustable.
System Strengths:	big, beautiful, lush sound with lots of detail and pinpoint imaging.
System Weaknesses:	Very complicated to run. sometimes too many options.
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	Samsung 65 inch plasma
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	none