Audio Asylum - Inmate Systems

kevinmcd's Main System System
IP Address: 174.21.250.186	Last Update: January 22, 2011 at 12:05:44
Amplifier:	Don Allen 807 S.E. 8 w stereo amp, Mactone MA300B 23 w push pull
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Western Electric 106A stereo clone using old stock transformers and WE wire, Shun Mook modified
Speakers:	Shun Mook Bella Voce Reference
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Pioneer PD203, Shun Mook modified
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Oracle Delphi Mk4, SAEC 308, Zyx, Shun Mook modified
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	All Shun Mook western electric cloth wire interconnects and speaker cable
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Ebony and maple shelves, Mpingo disc tuning stands
Room Comments/Treatments:	The Shun Mook discs really do make a difference, ebony fingerboards also help focus soundstage. Everything in a room affects soundstage!
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Soft rock, Jazz, vocals, 70's, 80's, 90's rock.
System Goals/Comments:	Purity in midrange reproduction, clarity and separation with a wide, deep soundstage with analog texture. I have had the pleasure of learning from Bill Ying at Shun Mook, spending many listening sessions with him. Great guy, very knowledgeable about stereo reproduction and has by far the best sounding stereo system I have ever heard. His stuff is great, but hard to get and not cheap.
System Strengths:	Vocal, especially female, piano, acoustic guitar reproduction, wide, deep, full soundstage.
System Weaknesses:	Very revealing of any slight changes in system.
Video/HT System: None