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| Last Update: March 15, 2003 at 20:22:36 | IP Address: 152.163.188.227 |
| Amplifier: | rotel 981B |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | None, Lookin for a good preamp |
| Speakers: | Boston Acoustics CR8 |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Marantz cd5000 (Best under 300 smackers I'll bet)Poo poo 2 U. I've owned CEC belt drive CD TT. |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | My wife's plastic Dual TT is in the closet unless transcripting. My last AR/MMT combo sucked. Linn LVX uis better in this application. (I know, I KNOW!!!) |
| Other Source(s): | The kids at the Video Store |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Transparent Bulk / Monster M550i/ (Cardas crosslink, Linn K20, and Transparent 200 removed and put away) |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | bottle of pennies, careful cable positioning and tuning. Adcom ace515 back in the closet! |
| Tweaks: | Fiddle with powerline position and above mentioned bottle, hi-grade outlet. |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 22 x 18 x 20? |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Surprisingly aweful log cabin acoustics/ area rugs hanging plants, Have-a-Heart traps. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Beethoven,Debussy,Rossini) Folk, Some Rock (YES, Johnny Winter, radiohead, (older)Joan Armatrading, Yvegeny Mravinski) everything else but country |
| System Goals/Comments: | Re-integrate PHONOGRAPH & get a foundation for the tincan CD player. |
| System Strengths: | Rich timbral colours, fun and exciting to listen to. Reasonable detail and dynamics. long term listenability |
| System Weaknesses: | A bit textured in the top octave, Marantz transport "clocky", no bottom octave.
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| Video/HT System: Separate | |
| TV/Projector: | Panasonic 32SF36 |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Chase RCL-1, Samson 260. |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | stereo / AR302 cherry)
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| Sources (DVD/VCR): | RCA 5210P great and cheap!/ Hitachi vcr |
| Other HT Gear: | Monster 550i/Cardas crosslink/ Shack Fusion AV (on trial) |
| Comments on HT System: | HIFI Leftovers make the TV sound come out O.K. ( DOi! ) |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Sports cars/understanding women/Mechanical Engineer at Solectron (former Bell Labs). |