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mrt's My system System
IP Address: 205.188.117.11	Last Update: May 23, 2009 at 07:50:54
Amplifier:	Arcam Delta 290 70 wpc integrated amp with phono stage, Sansui 7070 receiver, Kenwood KA-6100 integrated
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	None
Speakers:	Dynaudio Audience 15 2 way floorstanding speakers, Linn Index, Polk Monitor 7 , Tannoy Mercury M1
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Arcam CD192, Arcam alpha 7, Denon DCD-810
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Project 1.2/Grado ZF1+ cartridge/
Other Source(s):	Sony 3 TC-KE500S 3 head cassette deck Onklyo Tuner, Kenwood KT-6500 tuner
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Wireworld Orbit, Monster, cheap zip chord Audio Magic, Wireworld, Vampire
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Sanus rack
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Jazz - Hard bop, soul jazz, modal jazz - Miles, Trane, Horace Silver, etc. Rock - 80s Alternative, 60s and 70s rock. Classical 70s rock -The Band, Little Feat, Neil Young, Leonard Cohen, the Dead 70s and 80s indie and punk Some millenial stuff that evokes these earlier sounds i.e. The Decemberists
System Goals/Comments:	Selling my vintage 70s gear, CJ separates or maybe Plinius to go with my Dynaudio speakers.
System Strengths:	Musicality (it sounds more like music to me than other systems I have heard), PRAT
System Weaknesses:	Not enough macrodynamics to fully reproduce a symphony orchestra. A little forward sounding on some recordings. Linn speakers lacking in low bass, Sansui receiver kind of uninvolving and boring.
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	Toshiba 30" widescreen TV
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Cheap Toshiba DVD player.