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| Last Update: November 18, 2001 at 17:39:28 | IP Address: 170.148.10.23 |
| Amplifier: | Four French made monoblocks Cairn K1A -- 4 x 100W pure Class A @ 8 Ohms -- for bi-amplification. |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Primare P30, a Swedish made dual pre-amplifier and sound processor. |
| Speakers: | ALR/Jordan Note 7, a German/British made 3 ways speaker, 92dB, 250W, 6 Ohms |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Primare D30.2, a Swedish made CD Player |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Acapella Audio Arts--a German made silver XLR cable--connecting my CD player, pre-amp and my four monoblock amps Acrotec--a Nippon Mining copper cable (purity N6)--connecting the remaining equipments WBT0108, a German made RCA connectors Neutrik Gold, a Swiss made XLR connectors WBT0600, a German made banana plugs Four 3ft Foundation HC power cords from AudioPrism |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | PS Audio 300, a US made 300VA power re-generator for my Pioneer Elite DV-91 player Equitech ET1.5QE-2FM, a US made 1.5KVA balanced power with 2 EMI/RFI filters for my CD player, pre-amp and my TV. Two AudioPrism ACFX Power Line Filter for my four Cairn K1As |
| Tweaks: | DIY Vibration absorber |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 3.0m x 2.5m x 2.8m |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Wood floor |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Jazz, latin and slow rock By the way, I own another an inferior set of system to play my Sex Pistol and the Clash CDs |
| System Goals/Comments: | Being an ex-musician (guitarist), I like my system is able to reproduce sound as if I am only 2 metres away from the musician. |
| System Strengths: | Very good detail and transparency--thanks for Cairn amplifier and the bi-amplification Good linearity and soundstaging |
| System Weaknesses: | Average musicality Not good in in reproducing the warm of orchestra/chamber music |
| Video/HT System: Separate | |
| TV/Projector: | Panasonic TX33, a flat 33" TV |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Primare P30, a Swedish made dual pre-amplifier and sound processor Four Cairn K1HEs to bi-amplify front speakers Primare A30.5--a 5x120W channels (at 8 Ohms) Swedish made class AB amplifier--to bi-amplify rear speakers, while the remaining channel is dedicated to drive the centre speaker |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | QLN 111--a Swedish made two ways speaker, 90dB, 150W, 8 Ohms--for rear speakers QLN FS600--a Swedish made two ways speaker, 91dB, 250W, 4 Ohms--for centre speaker QLN Sub12, a Swedish made active subwoofer, 180W RMS output power |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Pioneer Elite DV91--a Japanese made CD/DVD/LD player--used as a transport in the 5 channels system Northstar 4--an Italian made 96kHz upsampler--used in the 5 channels system Northstar 3--an Italian made DAC--used in the 5 channels system |
| Other HT Gear: | Audio Quest S1 S Video interconnector QED Qnect D RGB interconnectors Audio Quest Optilink1 Toslink fibre optic cable QED's Qnect Digital interconnector Sonic Link Digital Interface |
| Comments on HT System: | It is mainly built for playing musical movies |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Playing guitar and squash |