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hiendmuse@aol.com 's Beautiful Music System
Last Update: March 11, 2007 at 18:52:10 IP Address: 69.124.58.134
Amplifier: Tri-amped system with Sony custom-designed electronic crossover. 3 amps (2 x Sony, 1 x Hitachi) custom made for Japanese hi-end market(never sold in the U.S.), each with dual mono power supply, individual toroidal transformers per channel.
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): Luxman, custom-built. Amps & pre-amp I've owned for over 25 years-they sound and function beautifully & reliably!
Speakers: 15" Altec woofer in Altec 1218A modified speaker boxes for bass drivers only, ElectroVoice midrange horns, custom-made horn tweeters-titanium. Speakers are highly efficient.
Sources:
CD Player/DAC: Muse Model 8 Transport, Muse 296 DAC
Turntable/Phono Stage: VPI Super Scoutmaster, Graham Slee Gold V phone pre-amp, Dynavector cartridge, Loricraft PRC-3 RCM, Buggtussel, RRL & L'Art du Son record cleaning fluids
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: PS Audio Statement & Plus speaker cables, PS Audio Statement RCA interconnect cables, PS Audio Statement AC cables. Revelation Audio Labs 13w3 i2S Prophecy cable for digital interface.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): PS Audio P300 for preamp, crossover, digital front end. 3 amps plugged into PS Audio 4.7 Power Director plugged into P-300 w/PS Audio Lab Cable to dedicated 20 amp. line with Oyaide SWO-XXX cryo'd A/C receptacle mated to Oyaide WPO XXX machined aluminum wallplate, for hifi system & JPS in-wall AC wiring. Billy Bags custom-designed rack.
Tweaks: Symposium shelves for each component (6), Symposium Rollerblocks w/ Grade 3 Superball (tungsten carbide) bearing upgrade supporting CD transport, 4 Aurios Pros under each speaker, Black Diamond Racing cones under each amp, Cardas Caps on all unused inputs & outputs, AudioNut Cable Elevators,10 lb.maple shelf for transport supported by Mapleshade Isoblocks, Laserbeam aiming system w/rotating base for aligning drivers, RadioShack Sound Level meter, supported by Symposium shelves & Symposium couplers, CD Upgrade & Optrix. Herbie's Audio Lab CD Grungebuster, Herbie Audio HAL-O damping instruments for RCA interconnects. SilClear from Mapleshade on all connections, including speakers/drivers. Tweaking this system has improved it from very good to exceptional.
Room Size (LxWxH): 22 x 22 x 9'6
Room Comments/Treatments: Dedicated listening room w/ASC Tube & Tower traps in all corners, 10 RPG Skyline diffusors on rear wall, ASC flat traps on side & front walls, & ceiling. Treating this room (square-poor acoustic configuration, vaulted ceiling) has improved the system's performance considerably. Large area rug w/padding over hardwood floor.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Jazz & Classical, Broadway show tunes, some rock
System Goals/Comments: Not much more to do at this time.
System Strengths: Very musical & dynamic, uncolored, wide & deep soundstage, very coherent, tight bass response down to 20 hertz range, beautiful midrange & highs-very clear and highly resolving. The speakers 'disappear.'
System Weaknesses: None- I just enjoy the music. It's easy to imagine the musicians are in my room with the lights turned turned down low!!
Video/HT System: None

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