Inmate Systems - Audio Asylum

neolith's The Condo System

IP Address: 47.35.235.77

Last Update: August 09, 2021 at 15:52:24

Amplifier:

Wyred4Sound ST-500

Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):

ARC SP-16

Speakers:

Temporary Insignia 7. Downsized to a Condo and had to sell the 3.7i. Probably will replace with Magnepan 0.7

Sources:

CD Player/DAC:

CDs ripped to FLAC on HDD. Raspberry Pi 4 using DietPi and JRiver MC. Schiit Bifrost 2 .

Turntable/Phono Stage:

1)Linn Sondek (Valhalla) with Magnepan Unitrac I tone arm and Grado Red and Herbie's Excellent Turntable Mat.
2) Denon DP-55K with Unitrac I tonearm and DV 20x2H. Lundahl Step-up Transformer Kit (LL9206) a from K&K Audio available for low voltage MCs (Primary table)

Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:

Speaker Cables/Interconnects:

Belden 89259 IC'S with Eichmann's from Heartland Cables. Speaker cables: 16 AWG magnet wire with light twist ALA Anti-cables. No terminations on the speaker cables.

Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):

20 A circuit. Old power conditioner for all components except amplifier.

Tweaks:

RC network at the speaker input to block RF. The jumpers and fuses are on the deep-six list.

Room Size (LxWxH):

15' x `1' x 9'

Room Comments/Treatments:

Currently no room treatments

Music Preferences and Comments:

Music Used (Genre/Selections):

Classical, including 20th century, opera and lots of baroque, jazz (especially Charles Mingus) but also some Bluegrass (Doc Watson, etc) and a limited amount of rock.

System Goals/Comments:

On hold.

System Strengths:

Np comment until new speakers arrive

System Weaknesses:

Low WAF and I need more vinyl. None of these is a resolvable problem.

Video/HT System: None

TV/Projector:

20" LCD on a mobile stand so I can listen to Mozart while watching NASCAR.

Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:

Showing dogs (Havana Silk Dogs), surf fishing, bicycle riding, photography, NASCAR, and sea turtle rescue.