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Sh7eleven's Partial DIY in Progress System
IP Address: 69.120.69.197 Last Update: May 23, 2009 at 07:19:22
Amplifier: Antique Sound Lab Wave 8's (8 Watt monoblocks; Svetlana winged C tubes, Auricaps mod, plan to change resistors)
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Bottlehead Foreplay III, will add the extended upgrade after a break-in period
Speakers: Coincident Triumph Signature Series (Bookshelf, 8 Ohm, 91 db sensitivity)
Sources:
CD Player/DAC: Marantz SA-8001
Turntable/Phono Stage: Rega P3 (2000 version, no tonearm - plan to acquire and rewire rb 250 and use Denon DL103 cartirdge)
Plan to build Bottlehead Seduction or Eros Phono stage.
Other Source(s): Ipod, Sirius, Xbox, TV
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: MIT AVT-2 and 3 interconnects and Swan Speaker cable
(Plan to replace with DIY silver IC's and Speaker Cable)
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections): various rock genres, indie, electronic, folk, jazz...and on and on
System Goals/Comments: To create the best sound possible from DIY components, as i am soon to be a poor student again. I like the idea of performing mods to optimze a unit to improve sound, rather obtaining improvement by purchasing a new/expensive component.
System Strengths: vocals, mids, and highs
System Weaknesses: Bass, (bookshelf speakers, no sub) at times the instruments can homogenize.
Video/HT System: None
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: Baseball, Soccer

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