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| Stuart S's Main System | |
| IP Address: 207.71.51.4 | Last Update: May 06, 2015 at 13:46:37 |
| Amplifier: | Bottlehead Parabee 300b Monoblocs (JJ/Tesla t ubes): 8 mighty watts per channel! |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Bottlehead Foreplay with DC heaters (from Hammond 269x transformer) |
| Speakers: | Bottlehead Corporation Straight 8s (96 db efficient line array, 16 ohm nominal impedance. Modified crossover; now second-order). |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Rotel RCD 971 |
| Other Source(s): | Microsoft Zune digital music player; iPod Touch |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Tara Labs speaker cables; Simple Twist and Entwined interconnects |
| Tweaks: | Tube dampers on pre-amp, TWEEK on connections, DIY preamp, speakers and amplifiers . . . |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 18 x 12 x 9 |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | System is in upstairs loft, open to downstairs. Effective room size is much, much larger. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Much pop/rock/post-rock, with a decided weakness for early '70s art-rock; classical/Romantic symphonic and chamber music; 20th century art music in moderation; some world music; industrial electronica; . . . |
| System Goals/Comments: | To reproduce, in my home, the sound of live unamplified music in the original performance space. (Not there yet) |
| System Strengths: | Dynamics and bandwith |
| System Weaknesses: | Imaging still isn't what I'd like. |
| Video/HT System: Separate | |
| TV/Projector: | Westinghouse 42" LCD |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Outlaw Audio 1050 |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | two-channel only: Klipsch SF-1s |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | SONY SACD /DVD 5-disc changer, cheap stereo-HF VHS VCR, |
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