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Manbient's The Manbient Mansystem System
IP Address: 75.152.241.111	Last Update: January 06, 2009 at 18:51:40
Amplifier:	Ayre V-5xe (150w into 8 ohms, 300 into 4)
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Ayre K-5xe
Speakers:	Dynaudio Confidence C1
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Ayre C-5xe
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Nordost Tyr 2.5m speaker wire (spade to banana) 2 x Nordost Tyr balanced interconnects (0.6m and 1m)
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Isotek Sigmas (black) power conditioner Cambre Core A/V rack
Tweaks:	2 Nordost Vishnu power cords
Room Comments/Treatments:	Need a bigger and better room! Would love to get some treatments in, and some consulting by Rives or someone on that level. Maybe my next house!
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Ambient! all forms of metal (the antithesis of hifi, but i love it!) 20th century classical (Ligeti, Part, Scelsi, Johannsson) Progressive rock/metal most anything avant guarde (free noise, power electronics, Zeuhl, etc.)
System Goals/Comments:	I want a larger room, and i eventually want to upgrade to all valhalla pc's for my components. When i move into my next home i plan on having a dedicated audio room that i will build from scratch. I saw Mike Lavigne's room and i've been drooling ever since!
System Strengths:	tonal purity, i swear some things sound exactly like they really do. Relatively deep bass response, considering the C1's are monitors!
System Weaknesses:	room loading, little too boxed in to be fully open sounding. Can't do the ultra-huge soundstaging.
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	Samsung LN52A750 TV
Other HT Gear:	Samsung BPD-2550 blu ray player
Comments on HT System:	would love to seperate this from my 2 channel... alas, no money or space for something like that!
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	Geophysicist