Audio Asylum - Inmate Systems

Bosh's What's Left System
IP Address: 66.177.104.88	Last Update: April 10, 2009 at 11:18:32
Amplifier:	Eastern Electric M520 Vacuum Tube Integrated
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Wright Sound Company WPP200C Phono Amp
Speakers:	Vandersteen 2Ci with Sound Anchor stands
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Jolida JD-100 Tube Output CD Player
Turntable/Phono Stage:	VPI Scout w/JMW 'Memorial' 9 Arm. "Master" mods. Grado Reference Master Cartridge now in play. Dynavector 20X-H and Shure M96 on the shelf. Wright Sound WPP200C all tube phono stage.
Other Source(s):	Sherwood S3000 Tube (mono) FM Tuner.
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Cardas Neutral Reference bi-wires VPI (Discovery) interconnects from 'table to phono stage. All other ICs Signal Cable Analog Two with Eichman Bullet Plugs. Virtual Dynamics Basic Power PCs to CDP, Sub and TT; Audio Magic Silver Stealth PC to amp.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Monster Power HTS 1600. AP Quietline and Electroclear wall warts. Lovan 'Classic' Rack, sand-and-shot-filled. Amp and CDP on 2" custom cut slabs of Soapstone, themselves supported by Vibrapods.
Tweaks:	Shakti Stones x 2 (on top of CDP and under TT). Vibrapods where they're right, Finite Elemente Ceraballs elsewhere. VPI Brick over transformer. Shun Mook Ebony discs and signal tube dampers. Shakti Onlines. Chicken feet and mummified monkey paws suspended from ceiling.
Room Size (LxWxH):	48 x 18 x 10
Room Comments/Treatments:	The room is a bitch, almost a poster example of a difficult listening layout. A simple rug would help, but I'm cheap.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Depends upon my mood, and since I'm pretty manic depressive the selection is by necessity expansive.
System Goals/Comments:	I'd like to actually LISTEN to the damn thing more often.
System Strengths:	Freaks-out the audio civilians on sight. Even more so with one listen (don't you LOVE the expressions they make? Too bad it always leads to the "how much does stuff like that cost" conversation).
System Weaknesses:	I need livelier speaker cables to drive the already mellow Vandees; the Cardas/V2Ci combo feels a bit sluggish (then again, I'm used to almost a decade of SET/single drivers, so even fire truck sirens sound 'slow' to me).
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	48" SONY Bravia XBR
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	Nah.
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Panasonic DVD0-S27
Comments on HT System:	It ain't.
URL Link: http://illuminaught.livejournal.com/
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	Writer. Recovering Swordsman.