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airwise's High Efficiency Heaven System
IP Address: 86.135.186.217	Last Update: April 28, 2008 at 01:54:54
Amplifier:	Berning ZH270 on Bass Berning Siegfried 300B on Mid/Treble
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Lyra Connoisseur 4.2L-SE
Speakers:	JBL 1500AL in custom vented cabs with TAD TD/TH4003/ET-703. Pass Labs XVR-1 active crossover.
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Marantz CD7 , Naim CDX2/555ps
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Technics SP10 Mk3 in Slate Plinth with Ortofon AS-309S and assorted cartridges TEAD Groove Plus SRX Phono Stage
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Townshend DCT300 Interconnects and Townsend Isolda speaker cable.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Shunyata King Cobra V2 and Taipan power cables+ Nordost el Dorado.
Tweaks:	BCD Rack proving mass loading works!
Room Size (LxWxH):	22ft x 14ft x 8ft
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Pretty much everything, although I only listen to Classical music on rare occasions
System Goals/Comments:	To forget the audiophilia/phobia and enjoy a wide variety of music.
System Strengths:	Scale. Dynamics. Timing. Vocal Intelligability.
System Weaknesses:	The room is less than ideal and the big old speakers are ugly as sin. Imaging is poor in reality - it always has been in this room regardless of speaker. But I'm happy.
Video/HT System: Separate