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Chris Garrett's I could be starving in Honduras System |
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| Last Update: February 27, 2004 at 21:52:52 | IP Address: 152.163.252.103 |
| Amplifier: | Belles 150a Hot Rod 100wpc SS amp. |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Full blown 'Mr.Pig' E.T. Foreplay |
| Speakers: | Dynaudio Contour 3.0s in black ash veneer. Italian ElectroAccoustic Systems Building (ESB) 7/08 3 Way floor standers. (1" silk dome tweeter/2" silk dome mid/10" cone woofer. |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Alesis Masterlink 9600 4.3 gig HD PRO CD burner and a Denon 1600 DVDA/DVDV player. |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | None. |
| Other Source(s): | Nakamichi RX-505 and a fully restored Dynaco FM-1 tube tuner w/STEREO board inside. |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Vampire wire 12ga. ZIP. Sonic Purity (circa 1985) ICs from disc players to preamp. DH Labs BL-1 from tuner to pre and WireworldOasis IIIs running to and from the Nak. NBS ACIII/Serpent IIs on the Alesis and the Foreplay. PS Audio PowerLink PC on the Belles.
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| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Monster 2500 mkII for all source gear. Belles straight into the .80 cent Taiwanese duplex. |
| Tweaks: | Speakers up on stock spikes. Amp and source gear on top shelf of a Target rack. Foreplay on Navacom pucks. Alesis on Audioquest big feet rubber dohickeys. |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | A reloading table, futon and the system, so just enough room to sit down. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Electronic, Reggae, Jazz, Classical, Joy Division, Stranglers, The Cure...etc. |
| System Goals/Comments: | Room is small, but not too bad for 'kind of nearfield' listening. |
| System Strengths: | Contour 3.0s have a very concise midband and treble. Bass isn't too shabby. |
| System Weaknesses: | Not the greatest lower level presentation due to room constraints. |
| Video/HT System: None | |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Shooting/reloading ammo, spear fishing, sun, sports etc. The good life. |
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