| DRS's "Titan" of a HT/Music System System
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| Last Update: April 14, 2001 at 20:05:03
| IP Address: 209.240.221.132
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| Amplifier: | Rotel RMB-985 5 channel X 100 watts power amp
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| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Denon 3300 (used only as a pre/pro)
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| Speakers: | 5 Legacy Audio Studios (1 shielded for center channel use), ACI Titan II sub
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| Sources:
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| CD Player/DAC: | Toshiba 5109 (used for both DVDs and CDs) |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | n/a |
| Other Source(s): | n/a |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
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| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Monster Silver Series interconnects (except component cables which are Canare), Tara Labs Omni speaker cables |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Racks are all solid cherry wood from Bell'oggetti |
| Tweaks: | n/a |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | n/a |
| Music Preferences and Comments:
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| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Classical (Vivaldi and Bach in particular) and a bit of Jazz (Wynton Marsalis) and Female vocals (like Mary Lou Lord and Aimee Mann) |
| System Goals/Comments: | My goal was to put together a respectable music and home theater system that would offer enjoyable sound for both, but not break the bank (entirely). |
| System Strengths: | Very good integration between all the components. The Titan II sub really blends well with all the Studios for music listening heaven (both 2 and 5 channel). Great detail and realism. |
| System Weaknesses: | I still would like to get a true dedicated pre/amp and maybe I will switch out the Rotel multichannel amp in favor of 5 of the upcomming nOrh monoblocks in the near future. |
| Video/HT System:
Integrated |
| TV/Projector: | Panasonic XF-55 32 inch DTV |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | see above |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | see above |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | DVD see above, Toshiba W808 SVHS VCR and Mitsubishi HS U-780 SVHS VCR |
| Other HT Gear: | Sony Web TV, Pioneer LD player |
| Comments on HT System: | I like all my HT components except the Toshiba W808 SVHS deck... That was a bad buy and I regret it. The best HT buy was the Panasonic DTV... Great picture for anamorphic 16X9 enhanced DVDs |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Occupation... Just another operations manager. Hobbies include watching Japanese TV dramas, NFL football, and sampling fine wines. |