Audio Asylum - Inmate Systems

citizen 's current july 2009 System
IP Address: 96.224.0.4	Last Update: February 24, 2011 at 18:00:20
Amplifier:	Antique Sound Lab AQ-1001 DT (2008), 12AU7s and KT88s
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	none
Speakers:	Monitor Audio Silver RS 6
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Music Hall CD2.5
Turntable/Phono Stage:	none
Other Source(s):	none
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	12 gauge stranded copper wire Interconnects: various
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	none
Room Size (LxWxH):	17 ft L x 11 ft W x 10 ft H
Room Comments/Treatments:	none
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	especially remastered versions of: rock/pop - all genres, jazz, trance, classical, modern.
System Goals/Comments:	Must be cheap but still I try for accuracy of timbre, soundstage and controlled bass.
System Strengths:	Not a great system - the Monitor Audio speakers make everything sound sweet, if a bit artifical, across the sound spectrum. Don't care for booming deep bass anyway, I like the thin British sound. The amp is sweet with the Valve Art KT88s - and now with JJ EL34s - less so with the JJ KT88 or the Electro Harmonics KT88. On the right night with the speakers moved to just the right location and playing a well recorded CD (like the ORIGINAL ABKCO CD 539 Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet) the system really sounds sweet.
System Weaknesses:	Silver 6 speakers have a glare/sheen problem, system's cheap, appropriate funds are lacking, it needs another $10K put into it, I mean, $10K's not that much considering that I could be wanting a $100K system
Video/HT System: None
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	reading, music playback, researching and buying CDs, PC gaming, photography, gardening, cooking, making art