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BEARZ's BEAR Labs Summer 2006 System |
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| Last Update: June 23, 2006 at 13:46:01 | IP Address: 66.155.248.237 |
| Amplifier: | BEAR Labs Symphony No.1 Amplifiers |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Custom BEAR Labs stepped attenuator/function switch. All pure silver wire, alloy silver 0.25' wiping contacts, metal film resistors. |
| Speakers: | HORNS! Altec 203/803/1003 w/ special Nippon Gakki drivers, dead flat from ~250Hz up to >10khz.! Altec 416 for 300Hz. down to the Quadripole subs; also running space frame mounted Acoustat panels with BEAR Labs Quadripole Subwoofers (Crown Micro-Tech amps) and active Low Pass xover to subs. Some 150Hz. Tractrix horns, still awaiting construction of throats... yikes!! Also the BEAR Labs Stratos speaker system is just sitting around... |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | BEAR Labs custom DAC (private stock) Esoteric transport; Pie-on-ear PD-65 available... |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Koetsu Black on a mere Mayware Unipivot or SME 3009 modified... BEAR Labs JFET/WE417A ELEMENT 417 super cascade phono pre (private stock)- a new design with heritage back to Art Loesch's basic design. |
| Other Source(s): | DAT, R-R or whatever you bring with you when you visit... |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | BEAR Labs Silver Lightning/BEAR Labs Silver Thunder speaker cables (what else? :- ) |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | 8kva 220/110 Iso xfmr & BEAR Labs isolated 'quad' boxes for distribution (especially to isolate the digital gear) |
| Tweaks: | few. Vibration isolation of sensitive gear is always a good idea. |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 33' x 15' x 10' |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | The ceiling is an oft neglected area - very important. the sides here are diffuse relectors, very moderate absorption |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Prefer a wide range, but little MOR/pop stuff. Eclectic: David Torn/Thelonious Monk/ Grateful Dead before'73/ Hendrix/SRV/David Murray/Bach/ Horton Heat/any truly transcendant performance/gotta love Dafos & Planet Drum/Jazz (as long as it isn't schlock or wimpy)/the sound of Hefetz' violin/ and things you never heard of... |
| System Goals/Comments: | single point source, DC to light. |
| System Strengths: | It's amazing what you can hear. |
| System Weaknesses: | It's amazing what you can hear. |
| Video/HT System: None | |
| URL Link: http://bearlabsUSA.com | |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | The penultimate board game: Go (baduk,weiqi) ...check it out some time. I'm also a Ham and I play a really strong game of Tennis. |
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