Inmate Systems - Audio Asylum

JFB's Main System
IP Address: 74.105.153.11	Last Update: February 10, 2013 at 05:57:00
Amplifier:	AudioValve Challenger 150
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Lyngdorf DPA-1 digital preamp/DAC/room correction/electronic crossover
Speakers:	Ascendo System M-S Mk. II
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Bel Canto CD2 (as transport, rarely used)
Turntable/Phono Stage:	VPI TNT Jr. Mk. 2 table, with HRX motor assembly and "hot rodded" JMW 12 arm, Benz Micro Ruby 3 cartridge, VPI SDS, Behold phono stage
Other Source(s):	HP laptop with J River Media Center
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Kimber 4AG speaker cables, KCAG interconnects, KCTG, VPI tonearm cable
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Symposium Isis Rack, 3 dedicated electrical lines
Tweaks:	Symposium Rollerblocks throughout
Room Size (LxWxH):	19 x 14 x 7.5
Room Comments/Treatments:	Room is L-shaped, with archways in the back, so there is little back wall. Nulls are an issue but less so after trial and error with speaker & listener placement. No oom treatments, it's the living room. Compromise.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Jazz, Dylan
System Goals/Comments:	Sounds fantastic
System Strengths:	All the usual audiophile superlatives, it has really come together!
System Weaknesses:	Listening room. Lyngdorf Room Perfect does a good job, but irregularly shaped room and practical limits on passive RT are weaknesses.
Video/HT System: Separate
TV/Projector:	Panasonic 55" plasma
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Marantz AV 7005 pre-processor, modified Adcom 535 and 2535 amps
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	JMLab Daline 6.1 fronts, JMLab Chorus center channel and rear speakers
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Fios cable, Oppo DVD player
Comments on HT System:	Audessey on the Marantz piece really helps