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petrtyl1's Poor Man's Hope System |
| Last Update: December 05, 2002 at 22:56:24 | IP Address: 24.26.134.195 |
| Amplifier: | Anthem Integrated 2 with Amperex Orange Globe 6DJ8 Tubes |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | integrated |
| Speakers: | Proac Tablette 2000 Sigs. |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Sony SCD-C333ES |
| Other Source(s): | Denon 1601 Reciever used as a Tuner |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Speaker Cables: MIT MH750+ Series II Interconnects: MIT MH330 Series 2 |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Skylan Sky-24D speaker stands Monster Power HT-800 Powercenter |
| Tweaks: | Vibrapods under cd player and integrated.. Speaker stands are filled with sand and lead shot and have Granite tiles underneath their spikes. CD-player has maple board and weight on top. |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 24ft x 12ft x 8ft |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Room 24' long * 12' wide Carpet on floor, ACS Wall Panels on side walls at 1st and 2nd reflection points. Acoustic treatment is needed on the bare wall behind the speakers Speakers are placed in the room, on the short wall, using the Cardas method. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | All types: Country, Folk, Blues, Jazz, Vocal, Rock & Roll, Heavy Metal, Classical, etc. Mainly classical and vocal. |
| System Goals/Comments: | Main system goal is to create a system with great imagaging and PRAT, with a warm presentation (I want to connect to the music). The biggest problem with this is that I'm on a tight budget (22 year old college student). Because of this, I bought everything used or demo. |
| System Strengths: | Does everything well (soundstage, imaging, etc). Very realistic sounding and musical. Completely disappears into the room. |
| System Weaknesses: | Low bass is the main weakness. I need to find a good subwoofer. Also, the room needs some more help (acoustic treatment). |
| Video/HT System: Integrated | |
| TV/Projector: | JVC 27" |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Denon AVR-1601 Reciever |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | 2 Channel System for front Onkyo Speaker package provides center and surrounds Mission Subwoofer |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Toshiba 2300 Dvd Player |
| Other HT Gear: | D.H. Labs silversonic interconnects Tara Labs Prism coaxial cable. Straight Wire Cinema Quest Composite Video Cable Monster Cable speaker cable |
| Comments on HT System: | Sounds great for the money! Need to upgrade center channel speaker. |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Occupation: Student at Ohio State University. Go BUCKS! |