Audio Asylum - Inmate Systems

gordan's Anubis, Lautrec & Olga's Music Making Machine System
IP Address: 94.189.231.246	Last Update: November 21, 2008 at 11:02:02
Amplifier:	Tube: 10y/801A SET Solid state: F3
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Myth - LDR VC Music First Copper TVC
Speakers:	Oris Swing
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Philips CD160 (mod by Lazar Audio) TwinDAC+
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Stabi 2, Stogi, Stanton 681EEE S2 Technics 1210 Mk2, Denon 103 EAR 834p, Zoran Dimovski RIAA, Haufe SUTs
Other Source(s):	old Cambridge tuner
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Lazar Audio silver ICs Duelund SCs
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Cheap Ikea shelf. No power filtering.
Tweaks:	cheap tweaks:)!
Room Size (LxWxH):	5.5m x 4.5m x 3m
Room Comments/Treatments:	Lots of paintings on walls is doing the job. Too much room treatment improves the sound but kills the room atmosphere
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	acoustic alternative (Calexico, Lambchop, Anthony & the Johnsons), Ry Cooder, some jazz (Miles, Alice Coltraine, Pharaoh Sanders, Roland R.Kirk etc), early 70s trash (Simon & Garfunkel, The Carpenters), The Clash outakes etc.
System Goals/Comments:	to sound live, emotional and intermediate!
System Strengths:	realism, tone, energy, detail, dynamics
System Weaknesses:	too many boxes!
Video/HT System: None