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Christine Tham's Main living room System |
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| Last Update: January 18, 2007 at 18:42:11 | IP Address: 203.58.188.211 |
| Amplifier: | Musical Fidelity A5cr power amp (front left bi-amped) Musical Fidelity A5cr power amp (front centre bi-amped) Musical Fidelity A5cr power amp (front right bi-amped) Musical Fidelity A5cr power amp (surround left/right) Behringer A500 (surround back left/right) |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Musical Fidelity A3.2cr for stereo analog sources Sony TA-P9000ES for multi-channel analog sources (SA-CD, DVD-Audio) |
| Speakers: | 2 B&W CDM7NT front left/right 1 B&W CDMCNT front centre 2 B&W CDM7NT surround left/right 2 B&W DM601 Series 2 surround back left/right 1 B&W ASW2500 subwoofer |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Sony SCD-XA777ES SACD player (for CD and SA-CD) Panasonic DVD-S97 (DVD-Audio) Custom (self designed and built) CD/media player Custom HTPC with E-mu 1820m (music server) |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Rega P3 turntable Rega RB300 arm with 4mm spacer/extender nut Dynavector DV-20xL low output moving coil cartridge Audioquest Sorbogel mat Dynavector P-75 phono amplifier VPI HW16.5 record cleaner Avanti bamboo wooden support with Sorbothane feet |
| Other Source(s): | Nakamichi 680ZX cassette deck Edirol SD-90 StudioCanvas |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Neo-tech KS1426 four core 'flat' speaker cables Cardas neutral reference interconnects between pre-amp and power amp (2 channel only) Other cables are Wiretek shielded 5mm OFC co-axial RCA terminated, all of identical length (2m) |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | 3 x Belkin PureAV Series 8-Way Isolator + TEL + AV + F-TYPE + $UNLIMITED Warranty (F9G823au3M) |
| Tweaks: | Dedicated 20amp power circuit from mains switchboard to system Centre speaker angled slightly upwards to compensate for reduced height Thick curtains behind listening position to absorb/diffuse sound waves coming from front Rug used to diffuse ceiling to floor hard reflections As a result, room has relatively flat frequency response from about 30Hz to 20kHz apart from a notch at 120Hz. Projector is gamma- and colour temperature-calibrated using SMART III. |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 4m x 6.7m/2 x 2.6m |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Only half the room used for system, the other half is used as living space. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | all kinds ('from Palestrina to Pet Shop Boys') - baroque/classical/modern, contemporary jazz, some pop |
| System Goals/Comments: | I like music to be reproduced as accurately to the source as possible |
| System Strengths: | This is actually three separate and independent systems integrated into a single cabinet. Each 'system' is controlled by a separate pre-amp, and can be operable even with other two pre-amps completely switched off. The three systems are: Musical Fidelity A3.2cr - Analog two channel 'purist' sytem (no video, no digital connections) Sony TA-P9000ES - Analog 5.1 channel system (again, no video, no digital) for SA-CD and DVD-Audio only Cary Cinema 6 - Digital 7.1 surround for DVD-Video, DVB-T and HTPC (no analog connections except for HTPC 7.1 analog out) |
| System Weaknesses: | room too small surround back speakers are too small and too close to listening position compared to other speakers Not enough room to place two subwoofers Centre channel not at same height as other speakers, but angled slight upwards to compensate |
| Video/HT System: Integrated | |
| TV/Projector: | Mitsubishi LVP-HC5000 1920x1080p LCD projector |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Cary Cinema 6 driving 4 x Musical Fidelity A5cr power amps via 5.1 bypass circuit on Sony TA-P9000ES |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | as above |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Oppo DV-970HD universal player Panasonic DVD-S97 DVD-V/DVD-A player Custom built HTPC: |
| Other HT Gear: | Teac DV-B800 High Definition Digital Terrestrial Receiver |
| Comments on HT System: | Used to review DVDs at www.michaeldvd.com.au |
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