Inmate Systems - Audio Asylum

Daveslater 's Dave Slater Man Cave System
IP Address: 81.174.132.201	Last Update: January 03, 2024 at 01:27:52
Amplifier:	Fisher 500C
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	None
Speakers:	Ted Jordan Eikona in Transmission Line Cabinets
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Sony SACD SCD-XB940 SACD Player Pi3 Digione feeding TDA1541A Dac Pi4 USB to Project Pro DAC Pre
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Thorens 124 MkII Apparition 12" Wooden Arm Hana ML Partridge 20:1 SUT Pre production prototype Audio Innovations P1 Phono Stage ECC83 6522 Guy Sargeant designer
Other Source(s):	Raspberry Pi with IQAudio daughter board Vortexbox Media server Squeezebox Touch
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Coax Speaker cables
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	110V workmans transformer for Fisher. Clean Audio only Power spur Monster Power cleaner unit
Tweaks:	Boston Acoustic Carbon mat & weight on turntable. Disc Doc record cleaning.
Room Size (LxWxH):	12m x 4m x 2m
Room Comments/Treatments:	Long narrow room in eaves of double garage. Walls in sloping from 1.3 m System fires straight down room, seat position critical due to bass standing waves. Carpeted floor walls plain plasterboard backed by deep poly eurathane insulation.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classical to Rock including Jazz & Folk
System Goals/Comments:	Smooth clean realistic sound
System Strengths:	Phono source Fisher 500C Amplifier SACD for digital Ripped CDs and SACDs played thru Pi DAC enhance CD sound
System Weaknesses:	SACD player playing CD but ripping with EAC to hard drive and Pi player has overcome this.
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	Canon projector, TV card in media centre PC. PC flat screen for small screen use Any DVD software for blu ray usage
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	5.1 USB sound card to Cambridge Soundworks 5.1 PC speaker system
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	Cambridge Soundworks
Sources (DVD/VCR):	PC & TV Card
Other HT Gear:	Streaming server Vortexbox to house over wifi & wired network. Use Squeezebox touch and Sony TV/ Blu Ray for music access
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	Photography, Gardening, IT & IT Teaching (now retired), Hill Walking, Lawn Bowling, Community Involvement. Family & dog.