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MtBiker's 2 channel madness System |
| Last Update: October 14, 2002 at 08:59:08 | IP Address: 66.134.72.224 |
| Amplifier: | Aragon 8008BB or Odyssey Stratos Stereo with 120kuf cap upgrade |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Bryston BP-25 |
| Speakers: | - DIY 2way Vifa monitors - 8ohm, ported, 1" metal dome tweeter, 6.5" poly cone midbass, 40lbs 1" thick cabinets, sand filled 26lbs stands with 5 degree tilt, carpet spikes - DIY NHT1259 powered sub (150W) - 1" thick sealed cabinet, sandbag on top, 50Hz crossover frequency - Sennheiser HD580 |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Rega Planet 2000 |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | DIY braided silver plated copper with teflon insulation (interconnect and speaker) |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | - DIY rack looks like a Salamander with the 4 threaded rods. Top 2 shelves have at least 10lbs of sand in each one. Top shelf was leveled after placement in room. - Isolation transformer & Pi filter for preamp & CD player
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| Tweaks: | - CD player sits on a piece of glass which is supported by 4 hemispheres (2 soft rubber balls cut in half) - Just for the hell of it, I have my power cables routed horizontally and my signal cables routed vertically so that they cross at 90 degree angles - Various ferrite cores on power cables |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | wall directly behind couch has a chenile blanket hanging on it with polyester batting behind it. Simple, looks decent, highly recommended |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | rock, blues, flemenco |
| System Goals/Comments: | Happy where I am now, but....future plans include building new speakers. My goals are to match or better my current speakers' low level detail while adding a far greater dynamic range. |
| System Strengths: | quiet, low noise floor, detailed, wide bandwidth, plays flamenco and Dire Straits just as well as Marilyn Manson and Tool |
| System Weaknesses: | low level detail, that last dose of realism |
| Video/HT System: None | |
| URL Link: http://gallery.consumerreview.com/audio/gallery/files/2channel.asp | |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Interests include anything computer related, cycling of all types, and I am a Unix sysadmin by profession |