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| B.Zak's A pleasurable McIntosh system System | |
| IP Address: 74.138.159.168 | Last Update: February 21, 2010 at 11:49:24 |
| Amplifier: | MCINTOSH MC2000 |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | MCINTOSH C2300 |
| Speakers: | TYLER ACOUSTICS "WOODMERE" in ribbon mahogany/ ported enclosure... They each use a 1" Seas millennuim tweeter, two 7" Seas magnesium midranges and two of the new state of the art 10" Seas aluminium cone woofers. This bass driver has the grey magnesium coating and solid copper phase plug. Hovland caps and Alpha-core inductors are used in the critical signal paths. Cardas internal wire and Cardas tri-wire binding posts with custom outboard crossover units. Frequency Response: 22hz-25khz Crossover frequencies:150Hz, 2000Hz Impedance: 4ohms Sensitivity: 93db Size: 18"w x 18"d x 75"h Weight: 250lbs each |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | WADIA 861/ With the Great Northern Sound Co. Statement modification ( GNSC mod takes an excellent sounding CD player, in stock form..up to a musical level that will compete with the best in the world!) |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | TECHNICS SL-1210mk5gse/ Audio-Technica AT33R moving coil cartridge. |
| Other Source(s): | Nakamichi CR-7A audiophile cassette deck MCINTOSH MR-71 Tube FM Tuner. Fanfare FMG2 antenna |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Nanotec Golden Strada #79 Nano3 Limited (3m single wire) Audience AU24e single ended/balanced interconnects |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | CryoParts Beast power cords(various lenghts) Bybee Wire Power Purifier/ PS audio P500 powerplant |
| Tweaks: | KAB modifications for the Technics 1210, (tonearm damping.. Cardas tonearm wiring upgrade....Strobe disabler...Power supply upgrade...Isonoe footers Burwen TNE 7000A -transient noise processor For phono...it really works! McIntosh MI 3 Audio Technica AT666 Audio Technica AT 6004 DBXII 122 tape noise reduction unit McIntosh MQ-101 enviromental equalizer ( for equalizing FM and Tape output only) Ferrite clamps on captured power cords Highwire wraps on captured power cords Walker Audio Reference HDL's Bybee Golden Goddess "Special Effect" speaker,RCA and XLR Bullets HiFi-Tuning fuses Furutech NANO Liquid contact treatment Acoustic Revive RGC-24 Acoustic Revive RD-3 Acoustic Revive RR-77 Kingrex PSU Kemp Elektroniks SR plug Mapleshade Finished maple platform Mapleshade Isoblock isolation footers Bright Star Audio LittleRock Pods Highwire Audio Powerwraps Cardas RCA/XLR caps VPI HW-17 Record Cleaning Machine ORB SFM-1 Nanotech Nespa Pro |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 24 x 24 x 8 |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Use a few Echobuster panels |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Classical mostly... |
| System Goals/Comments: | To attempt the elusive goal of capturing the natural harmonics of the live event. |
| System Strengths: | System offers a smooth, articulate and harmonically correct sound. Perfect for the classics. Very non-fatiguing..you can listen for hours....and indeed, I do! |
| System Weaknesses: | More... sins of omission..not commission. |
| Video/HT System: Separate | |
| TV/Projector: | Sony 60in Vega Plasma |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Harmon Kardon AVR-50 50wpc 5.1 receiver |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | Bose Acoustimass 5.1 surround system |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Denon DVD/SACD player |
| Other HT Gear: | Toshiba Hi-Fi Stereo VCR |
| Comments on HT System: | Looks good/sounds fine |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | reading/ gardening/ Music /watching old movies/ camping / antiquing /collecting Victrolas and Edison phonographs |