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Last Update: April 30, 2007 at 13:09:08 | IP Address: 138.162.0.38 |
Amplifier: | Sonographe SA250 by Conrad-Johnson |
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Mod Squad Deluxe Line Drive (Passive) |
Speakers: | Thiel CS2 |
Sources: | |
CD Player/DAC: | Philips DVD-963sa |
Turntable/Phono Stage: | Rega Planar 3 / RB300 with Express Machining Heavyweight/ Shure v15vxmr / Monolithic Sound PS-1 with HC-1b upgrade power supply |
Other Source(s): | Fisher FM-200B tuner w/rooftop Fanfare FM-6 directional antenna, Nakamichi CR-1A Cassette Deck |
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Wireworld Oasis III Speaker Cable (20ft), Wireworld Atlantis III (1m) preamp to amp, Wireworld Atlantis II (1m) CD Player to preamp and (.5m) phono stage to preamp, Cardas Microtwin (1m) tuner to preamp, Audioquest Topaz preamp to headphone amp |
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Adcom ACE-515 power conditioner, Record Doctor vacuum record cleaner, Sennheiser HD580 headphones, Creek OBH-11 headphone amp w/OBH-2 upgrade power supply , Eagle hospital grade outlets |
Tweaks: | Vibrapods under SACD player with sand-filled gallon freezer bag on top, Vibrapods support MDF board upon which turntable rests, Goldmund cones under amp |
Room Size (LxWxH): | 16ft. x 24ft. x 7.5ft. |
Room Comments/Treatments: | Family room which is also used as primary play area for kids is carpeted over a cement slab floor. All equipment and music are tucked away in a large closet except for the speakers. I'm limited to less than optimal speaker locations, but it's not too bad. No feedback problems. |
Music Preferences and Comments: | |
Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Classical, Jazz, Blues, Rock, gaining interest in Bluegrass and Country |
System Goals/Comments: | Goal is illusion of live music, but I'll settle for pure enjoyment of music. |
System Strengths: | Clean, neutral sound with no distortion or harshness. Excellent imaging with palpable illusion of live music with good recordings of soloists and small ensembles. |
System Weaknesses: | Bottom octave is marginal. A bit more bass extension would be nice. |
Video/HT System: None | |
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Family life happily consumes most of my time. I also enjoy sports. I am a degreed electrical engineer employed as an aerospace engineer. I would eventually like to merge my audio interests into my career. |