Inmate Systems - Audio Asylum

SteveLim's Home System Setup System
IP Address: 202.150.14.99	Last Update: March 24, 2014 at 18:15:32
Amplifier:	BRYSTON 7B-SST Monoblocks 600W/Ch Power Amplifier
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	BRYSTON BHA-1 Headphones Amp & Preamplifier
Speakers:	Professional Monitors Company FB-1 (2-Way Transmission-Line Floorstander)
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	dCS Puccini CD/SACD Player dCS Puccini U-Clock
Turntable/Phono Stage:	None.
Other Source(s):	Modified Philips DVP532 DVD-player
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	VH Audio Chela Speaker cable. DIYed Belden 89259 Interconnect with Cardas plugs. Purchased ChrisVH Pulsar Interconnect with Silver Bullet-Plug (1m Cyro'd) for Source-to-Preamp connection. DIYed ChrisVH CAT5 27pair with Cardas Spades speakercable(for Mids/Low) DIYed Cat5 in Starquad twisted construction (8pair) with Cardas Bannana-Plugs speakercable (for highs). DIYed ChrisVH Flavor-2 (using on Belden 83802 cable) for Amplifier. Puchased ChrisVH assembled Flavor-2 (Non-Cryo'd) and Gold Flavor-4 (Cryo'd) for CD-Player and Preamp respectively. DIYed Extension Cord (from wall-socket to distribution-plug) based on ChrisVH Flavor-2 with slight modifications : (a) Double runs of Belden83802 for Hot/Neutral (b) Aluminium-Foil and Tinned-Copper Braid shielding built around the Rubber-Hose and grounded at the wall-socket end only. (c) The Ground-Wire spirals outside this foil-braid shield with a Ferrite-Clamp at the Distribution-Rack end.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Audioprism Quietlines on mains line immediately parallel to system , also at refrigerator. DIYed Filters (using X1 and X2 safety-rated Caps) spread around the house. Preamp and Amp seperately sit on spikes on the floor (solid concrete flooring). CD-Player sit on DIY-Rollerblocks also on concrete floor.
Tweaks:	Sandbag on top of CD player. CD Player on DIY Rollerblocks (using Steel-Bearings and Spoon sitted on Cement with embedded layers of Bitumen-Damping-Strips ; and standing on 3x nails partially embedded in the concrete to serve as spikes foot). Auricap 0.47uF/600V added at Mains inlet inside CDPlayer, Amplifier and Distribution-Rack. Ferrite Clamps used ONLY on CDPlayer mains-cord. Ferrite-Clamps also used ONLY on the return path of the speakercable just at the Amplifier connection. Ferrite-Rings used at various appliances around the house. Only on selected areas of the system (as mentioned above) after careful listening.
Room Size (LxWxH):	8m x 3m x 2.5m
Room Comments/Treatments:	Diffuser on Front-Wall. Ecophon Panels on Ceiling Bass Traps at corners of room
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Jazz Music/Vocals Classical (esp. Piano Concertos) Big Bands Classical
System Goals/Comments:	To achieve a palpable and realistic reproduction of instruments/voices/soundstage.
System Strengths:	Good (big) soundstage , especially for large Orchestral music and Big Band.
System Weaknesses:	Sub-Bass/Low-Bass details
Video/HT System: None
TV/Projector:	Philips 42' Plasma 42PF9966 with Pixel-Plus-2, Active-Control and Ambilight features)