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RogerR's Altecs in Chester, VA System | |
IP Address: 64.134.182.109 | Last Update: May 19, 2011 at 18:09:09 |
Amplifier: | Moth Si2A3 Sovteck 2A3,GE black plate 2A3, Mullard 5AR4, Mullard GZ33, Tung-Sol 6SL7 |
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Meridian 518 (not using) |
Speakers: | Altec A-5 Cabinets laminated and braced.515G, 288L, 1505 Multicell,Hiraga Xover Heavy and well damped. |
Sources: | |
CD Player/DAC: | CAL Icon II and Taddeo Digital Antedote II |
Turntable/Phono Stage: | Rega P3, Elac MM AES (Cary) phono preamp kit |
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | CAT 5 DIY Interconnect |
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Welbourne Gatekeeper. |
Tweaks: | Seventy five pounds of ground walnut shell, per speaker, filling the inside horn flare cavities. |
Room Size (LxWxH): | 27 x 17 x 10 |
Room Comments/Treatments: | Big and open. Full carpet and stuffed furniture. Still a bit lively. Sounds much better than it should. Will try DIY sound panels someday. |
Music Preferences and Comments: | |
Music Used (Genre/Selections): | CD's and Lp's just lying around as I write this.Charlie Musselwhite,Anita O'Day,Sound track to Brassed Off |
System Goals/Comments: | Need to upgrade digital technology. Have JBL 2245H woofers to put in lower part of cabinets someday. Impliment an electronic X over as well. Have Meridian 518; part of a big idea that I never developed. |
System Strengths: | power and scale, delicate and sweet, A wife that loves the system as well. We used the Altecs as the centerpiece of a retro look decor theme. She smiles ' I wonder what HGTV and Martha Stewart would make of this place.' |
System Weaknesses: | digital source is dated. |
Video/HT System: None | |
TV/Projector: | My wife and I aggree that, at the end of the day, HT is just Loud TV.Fun for awhile but not our cup of tea. |
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Formula One fan |