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| The Groovy Guru's Groovy Guru - ThrillThrillThrill!!!!!!! System | |
| IP Address: 72.197.239.143 | Last Update: December 14, 2011 at 12:59:48 |
| Amplifier: | Joule Electra VZN-80 MKV Musicwood |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Joule Electra LA-150MKII |
| Speakers: | Merlin VSM-MXe w/ Super Bam |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Sony XA5400ES, Alesis Masterlink ML-9600 |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Classic Lenco GL-75 rebuilt by Jean Nantais w/ Triplanar MKVII tonearm. Lenco GL-75 in 50# custom plinth w/ Rega RB300 tonearm. Garrard Lab 80 w/ stock arm. Dynavector XV1-s, Denon S-1 and Denon 103R cartridges. Supratek Chenin phonostage. |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | JPS Labs Superconductor+ and Virtual Dynamics Master LE 2.0 rca interconnects. Anti-Cable speaker cables. JPS Labs AC+, Digital, and Analog power cables. |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | BPT1 power conditioner; Equarack Double Wide rack; Grand Prix Monaco amp stand; VPI 16.5 record cleaner. |
| Tweaks: | Dedicated line with Acme outlet. Echobuster corner and bass traps. |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 15 ft x 13 ft x 8.5 ft |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Dedicated listening room (converted garage). iJoy massage chair. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Mostly rock, blues and jazz. Will listen to most types of music though. |
| System Goals/Comments: | Immediacy, imaging, coherency, tone. |
| System Strengths: | Seems well-integrated from bass to midrange to treble. Great immediacy, imo. Tuneful bass. |
| System Weaknesses: | Joule amp's power supply has a slight hum. |
| Video/HT System: Separate | |
| TV/Projector: | Pioneer KRP-500M |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Meridian G68J |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | Meridian DSP5000 (main), Meridian DSP5000C (center), Meridian DSP33 (surrounds), Meridian DSP1500 (subwoofer) |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Oppo 980H; Sony 350 blue ray player, Sony Playstation 3 |
| Other HT Gear: | Exactpower Ultrapure. DVDO VP50Pro. |
| Comments on HT System: | This system is constantly evolving. The speakers are probably the weak link (muddy bass). |