Audio Asylum - Inmate Systems

GSO's Main System
IP Address: 70.178.214.117	Last Update: January 05, 2008 at 14:35:28
Amplifier:	NAD C270/Musical Fidelity X-Can v3 headphone amp (also used as active line stage in main system)
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Bottlehead Foreplay III
Speakers:	Linn Helix/Sennheiser HD 600 headphones
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	NAD C 541
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Rega P3/Dynavector 10x5/Bottlehead Seduction w/C4S
Other Source(s):	Sony DVD player/Denon DR-M24HX tape deck/Phillips CDR 760 CD recorder
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Plain old 10 gauge stranded copper zip cable
Tweaks:	DIY sandstone turntable base with leveling board/sticky tack everywhere/DIY record cleaner vacuum/
Room Size (LxWxH):	13 ft x 15 ft x 8 ft
Room Comments/Treatments:	Hanging quilts
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	rock, jazz, blues, good country
System Goals/Comments:	let musicians playing and ideas come through, musically, smoothness. Prefer spirit over perfection (hence love of vinyl).
System Strengths:	It is the one I have/ love vinyl playback/ I think this is as good of a lower cost system as you can get.
System Weaknesses:	CD's through speakers very fatiguing and unlistenable after listening to vinyl. I use headphone system with CD's
Video/HT System: None