| Last Update: October 04, 1999 at 10:37:23 | IP Address: 216.26.28.112 |
| Amplifier: | B&K EX4420 (dual monoblock MOSFET whatever that is) 200wpc@8ohm / 350wpc@4ohm |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | B&K Pro10 MC with mm/mc phono stage and passive option |
| Speakers: | Magnepan MMG NHT SW2Pi sub woofer |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | JVC XL-Z1050 |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Project 1.2 with Grado Red cart |
| Other Source(s): | singing in the shower |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Jon Risch's DIY Belden 89259 ics and 6-braided (sort of) plenum cat5 speaker cables |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | ~1500 lbs of concrete and cinder blocks supporting a DIY rack made from 1" thick particle board countertop. Speakers are sitting on 16" of concrete block and TT sits on 8" of block. |
| Tweaks: | maybe the concrete blocks? |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 15 x 12 x 8 |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Fully treated with Jon Risch absorbers and bass traps. This accounts for about 50 percent of the listening quality - without these treatments, I'd be listening to Bose or worse. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | just about everything but rap. Rock is on the out, classical is moving in, and female vocals are on the top of the list. Love the Big Bands, all the old Jazz greats (newer jazz so-so) and have occasional flings with New Age when the sleeping pill bottle is empty. |
| System Goals/Comments: | I'll be exploring tubes within a month or so. |
| System Strengths: | This may be one of the best examples of what can be done for ~5,000.00. It's extremely musical, has exceptional low-volume detail (important to me) and for some unknown reason, bass is very tight and coupled nicely to the Maggies. |
| System Weaknesses: | Soundstage is weak - I believe it's due to the small room and the relatively near-field listening position. Imaging is exceptional, but everything pretty much stays between the speaks. |
| Video/HT System: None | |
| TV/Projector: | none |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | none |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | none |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | none |
| Other HT Gear: | none |
| Comments on HT System: | none |