Inmate Systems - Audio Asylum

SONDEKNZ's SONDEKNZ Tubed Rig... System
IP Address: 52.62.122.154	Last Update: July 05, 2025 at 09:23:56
Amplifier:	Hot-rodded BEWITCH 6550 (KT88, Triode), LEBEN CS300F (15w into 4/6/8 Ohms, HCC85Input, JAN-6169 Power) Tubed Integrated Amp with FINITE ELEMENTE CERABALL Feet
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	TISBURY Mini Passive Pre II
Speakers:	(Pimped) MAGNAT ALL-RIBBON 6
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	REGA APOLLO 35TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION CD-Player (WOLFSON 8740 DAC Chip) on solid SORBOTHANE Feet. CHORD QUTEST DAC with hot-rod DIY SMPS.
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Hot-Rodded LINN SONDEK LP12 Springless, Silicone Mushroom Suspended Turntable with Hot-rodded ORIGIN LIVE DC-motor Kit and LHY 160W/24 Linear Power Supply, WAND PLUS 9.5" tonearm, DENON DL-110 BORON HOMC Cartridge \| SHELTER 501 Mk. II Cartridge, BOSTON AUDIO [solid] Carbon Mat. LEBEN RS-30EQ Phono Stage \| TRICHORD Delphini MC Phono Stage
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	DNM Unshielded wire everywhere. DNM Speaker Cables.
Tweaks:	FERRITES everywhere! All electronics on SORBOTHANE hemispheres. All analog on BLACK DIAMOND RACING CONES supported by Spiked Plate Glass on a purpose-built metal Wall-mount Shelf.
Room Size (LxWxH):	7.0m x 4.0m x 3.0m
Room Comments/Treatments:	FINITE ELEMENTE CERABALL, SORBOTHANE or BLACK DIAMOND RACING CONES under everything, bolted where possible!
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Anything good!
System Goals/Comments:	More listening time!
System Strengths:	Musical - even at very low listening levels!
System Weaknesses:	Got wall treatments now - big gains in transparency and bass texture/extension!
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	More listening time!
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Intimacy, micro-dynamics, spatial cues, truth of timbre, dynamics and soundstaging!
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	No really ultra-low bass output. I don't miss it.