| Last Update: July 20, 2001 at 09:44:26 | IP Address: 141.214.79.125 |
| Amplifier: | 300B "Billie" kit amp from diyhifisupply, with aftermarket tubes (inc. Tianjin meshplate 300Bs). 9 W/channel |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Homemade preamp with phono stage (copy of the Audio Note (Japan) M7). |
| Speakers: | TAD 2001 109 dB/W drivers with 650 Hz Edgarhorns; 15" 95 dB/W woofers in a Parts Express subwoofer box. |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Consigned to my second system. |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | LP12/Cirkus/Lingo/Ekos/van den Hul Frog. |
| Other Source(s): | Yelling baby, yowling cats. |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Straightwire ICs, Kimber speaker cables. |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Sound Organisation wall rack with Neuance shelf for turntable, Standesign rack for other components. |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 33 x 13 x 10 |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Hifi is at one end of this long room, facing across the short dimension. Treatments include couches, drapes, rugs, baby, cats. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Traditional (i.e. good) jazz, baroque, punk rock. |
| System Goals/Comments: | Transcending this earthly plane. |
| System Strengths: | Extraordinary detail, involving. |
| System Weaknesses: | Speakers are pretty ugly. Tendency toward brightness that I have been trying to diagnose. Crossover includes a variable Lpad on TADs, which I will be replacing with fixed resistors. Ultimately hope to get a second amp and an active crossover. |
| Video/HT System: None | |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Molecular biologist. |