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Thom's Main System | |
IP Address: 172.56.33.70 | Last Update: January 14, 2024 at 12:40:58 |
Amplifier: | Cary V12R - Ruby Tubes EL34s, 1963 Raytheon black plate, windmill-getter 5751, EH EL84 current sources Woo Audio WA5 (headphones) |
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Cary SLP-98P - 60's vintage Sylvania and RCA 6SN7GTB Manley Chinook tube MC phono stage |
Speakers: | Merlin VSM-MMe - Vandersteen 2Wq subwoofer Omega Super Alnico Monitors (94.5 dB high-sensitivity for use with 9-watt 300B Woo Audio headphone amp) Sennheiser HD800S headphones |
Sources: | |
CD Player/DAC: | Esoteric DV-50 PS Audio PerfectWave DirectStream DAC Museatex Bitstream DAC |
Turntable/Phono Stage: | VPI Aries 1 - JMW 10.5i Memorial arm w/ Nordost Valhalla - SDS controller Benz Micro Reference 2 Silver low-output moving-coil cartridge. |
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Audioquest Original Emerald RCA Zu Cable Gede RCA Audience Au24 speaker cables TG Audio Lab HSR "new style" speaker cable |
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Custom system rack - 2" Rock maple shelves, 2" Rock maple standards 2 dedicated 20 amp circuits w/ Furutech FPX-Gold receptacles |
Tweaks: | DIY Mapleshade Isoblocks (two layers of rubber/cork HVAC isolation pads) |
Room Size (LxWxH): | 20 x 16 x 9 |
Music Preferences and Comments: | |
Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Eclectic - heavy electric blues/rock, folk, pop, jazz, old-metal/nu-metal, some Classical |
System Goals/Comments: | Stick a fork in me ... I'm done! |
System Strengths: | flexibility - does many things well - none perfectly, but lack of fatigue while maintaining musicality, imaging and detail suits me as best compromise for what I've invested in time and money |
System Weaknesses: | depends on the day and how I feel - basically, after this long I'm getting a bit more than neurotic about it :-) |
Video/HT System: Integrated | |
TV/Projector: | Sony Bravia XR A80J 65" |
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Accuphase E-380 integrated amplifier (family-room) |
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | Spendor S8e (family room) |
Sources (DVD/VCR): | Bluesound Node 2 (Qobuz HR audio streaming for family room) Apple TV 4K (family room TV video streaming) Sony BDP-S360 1080p Blu-ray |