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Wombat's Wombat 5.0 (Under Construction) System |
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| Last Update: January 24, 2006 at 22:09:49 | IP Address: 192.55.16.36 |
| Amplifier: | Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | None |
| Speakers: | Definitive Technology BP7004 |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Marantz SA11S1 (Stereo) Marantz SA8260 (Multi-Channel) |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | None |
| Other Source(s): | Cassette deck: Teac W-790R Tuner service provided by Marantz SR4300 Apple iPod 40GB (3G) |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Speaker cables: QED X-Tube XT-400 with Airloc plugs Marantz SA11S1 interconnect: Van den Hul The First Ultimate Musical Fidelity X-10 v3 (for Marantz SA11S1) interconnect: Van den Hul The First Ultimate Musical Fidelity X-10 v3 (for Apple iPod 40GB) interconnect: Audience Au24 Teac W-790R interconnect: Van den Hul The Bay C5 Apple iPod interconnect: Kimber Kable Tonik Mini |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Musical Fidelity X-10 v3 (2 units) used as tube buffers for Marantz SA11S1 and Apple iPod 40GB Power Cables: Power Conditioners: |
| Tweaks: | Vibrapods for Rotel RA1060, Marantz SA8260, Marantz SR4300 Noise absorbant sheet as isolation layer for Musical Fidelity X-10 v3 Half-cut squash balls as isolation feet for Teac W-790R Soundcare SuperSpikes for Definitive Technology BP7004 |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Typical living room of an apartment in Singapore, i.e. furniture clutter etc. included Echo Busters: 2 Double Busters and 1 Bass Buster Eighth Nerve: 1 Framed Response Bitumen-layered sound-damping sheet |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Jazz, orchestra, vocals, easy listening |
| System Goals/Comments: | None |
| System Strengths: | High resolution (for a mid-fi), helped by SACD Tight bass (even better now with Musical Fidelity X-10 v3) |
| System Weaknesses: | Speakers have to be placed too close to a corner and rear wall Soundstage depth limited Musical Fidelity X-10 v3 has helped to reduce the following problems: |
| Video/HT System: Integrated | |
| TV/Projector: | Sony Wega TV |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Marantz SR4300 |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | Center: Definitive Technology C/L/R 2300 Rear surrounds: Definitive Technology BP1.2V/X |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Pioneer DV-535K DVD, Philips VHS Hi-Fi VCR |
| Other HT Gear: | Center speaker cable: QED X-Tube XT-400 with Airloc plugs Rear surround speaker cables: Texas Sound Lab Subwoofer cable: QED Qunex SR-SW Marantz SR4300 pre-out interconnect: Van den Hul The Bay C5 Pioneer DV-535K digital coax: QED Qunex SR-75; analog interconnect: Van den Hul The Bay C5; S-VHS interconnect: Qunex SVS Sony TV analog interconnect: QED Qunex 2 Philips VCR analog interconnect: AudioQuest; video interconnect: Daiyo |
| Comments on HT System: | Marantz SR4300 main channels pre-out to Rotel RA1060 Marantz SR4300 LFE channel fed to LFE inputs of both BP7004s Pioneer DV-535K digital-out connected to Marantz SR4300, analog-out to Rotel RA1060, S-VHS-out to Sony TV Sony TV analog-out connected to Rotel RA1060 Philips VCR analog-out connected to Rotel RA1060, video-out to Sony TV Apple iPod analog-out connected to Marantz SR4300 |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Cars |
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