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hiendmuse@aol.com's Beautiful Music System |
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| 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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