| gdaniels@erols.com's Music Room System
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| Last Update: April 07, 2002 at 08:49:32
| IP Address: 208.59.249.9
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| Amplifier: | Triode Supply Japan VP300BD built from kit. SE parallel Class A w/ 18 Watts/Ch
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| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | None
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| Speakers: | Spendor LS3/5A's (83dB) or Lynn Olsen's Me2's ( 93dB, built from scratch and North Creek Ariel crossover components kit).
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| Sources:
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| CD Player/DAC: | Sony ES 5 Disc / Taddeo Digital Antidote II |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Thorens TD 165 / Luxman Pre Out- I don't have a real phono stage yet, so I use the "Pre Out" section of my old Luxman solid state amplifier. It seems to work pretty well.
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| Other Source(s): | Bang & Olufsen 1600 Turntable
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| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
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| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Bi-wired with Silver Sonic to tweeters and MIT's to midranges. I'm concerned about the contribution of the components in the MIT cable boxes.
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| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Turntable placed on Granite Vibration Isolation Table with conical jelly feet.
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| Tweaks: | Solid Maple base for Thorens.
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| Room Size (LxWxH): | 18' x 14' x 7'9
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| Room Comments/Treatments: | Finished Basement w/ carpet. All sheet rock, including ceilings. No treatments yet.
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| Music Preferences and Comments:
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| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Very Broad Musical Interests. Rock/ NRBQ, Richard Thompson, Jeff Beck, Joni Mitchell, Bonnie Raitt, Pink Floyd, Elvis Costello. Jazz/ Jimmy Smith, Oscar Peterson, Joe Pass, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Count Basie, JOhn Coltrane, Charlie Parker. Blues and Classical as well.
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| System Goals/Comments: | Get a real phono pre amp. Try some single driver horns. Tune the room.
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| System Strengths: | 300B Tube Amp sound. Thorens. Me2's.
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| System Weaknesses: | Room
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| Video/HT System:
None
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