| mgrissom's Tube System
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| Last Update: December 27, 2002 at 00:38:43
| IP Address: 66.222.6.106
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| Amplifier: | Audio Research Classic 60.
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| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Audio Research SP 9 MK III
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| Speakers: | Vandersteen 3A Signatures.
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| Sources:
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| CD Player/DAC: | Audio Research CD2 CD. |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Immedia RPM 1/ Sure SME IV,5i/ Grado Signature Sonata
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| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
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| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Interconnects are Beldon 89259 DIY with Cardes RCA's. Speaker wire is also Beldon 89259 cross connected by-wireed.
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| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | I have 2, 100 amp services in my house, so I had 2 hospital grade outlets put in for audio with 20 amp dedicated service to each. Welborn labs Gateskeeper is also used.
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| Room Size (LxWxH): | 20 ft x 13 ft x 9 ft
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| Room Comments/Treatments: | Boarded up the windows that are behide my couch because I don't like any glare on my TV screen. Then I stapled F-13 3/8 inch 80%-100% wool to all the windows. Also using some tube traps in the corners of the front wall the speakers are closest too.
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| Music Preferences and Comments:
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| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Classical and POP.
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| System Goals/Comments: | I want to add (2) Vandersteen 2Wq sub woofers.
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| System Strengths: | Non fatiging, clean and detailed. The system does not do a lot of things wronge.
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| System Weaknesses: | I'm not real found of the Grado Sanota. I will be looking for another cartridge or getting out of vinyl all together.
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| Video/HT System:
Integrated
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| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Tosheba DVD and Sony VCR.
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| Comments on HT System: | The Vandersteens are the best HT speakers I have yet tried. They are more polite than some of the others.
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