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Kraft's Bedroom DJ System
Last Update: November 12, 2002 at 10:59:07 IP Address: 156.153.255.126
Amplifier: 2 x Heathkit W4-AM (20W+ PPP 6L6 tube)

1 x Bell BE-20 integrated (20W- PPP 6V6 tube)

Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): 2 x Heathkit WAP2 (12AX7, 12AU7 tube)

1 x Vestax PMC-05 Pro Mixer

Speakers: Sennheiser HD 280 Pro headphones

2 x Advent 2 way

2 x SpeakerLab 4 way

(one each per W4-AM wired in series @ 16ohms)

1 x Homebrew Passive Subwoofer

(12", 8ohm, wired to BE-20)

Sources:
CD Player/DAC: iMac DV CD-ROM/iTunes MP3

AudioSport Quattro USB ADC/DAC (4 x 16bit 48khz in and out)

LaCie 4x6x16 SCSI CD-R/RW

Standalone CD duplicator (brand not known)

Turntable/Phono Stage: 2 x Technics 1200MKII

2 x Shure M44 Cartridges (@ 3.5gm)

Other Source(s): Walkman for tape/radio

Sony bi-directional stereo 1/4" reel-to-reel

Canon ZR-20 DV camera - 2 x 16bit 48khz audio (used as DAT)

Yamaha PSR160 61-key electric piano

4 x cheap karaoke mics (dynamic, unbalanced)

Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: Mogami two-conductor 18 guage w/banana plugs for speakers

Mogami shielded 16 guage w/phone plugs for line/patch

Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): Power Conditioner w/numeric display, lights

24x2 Patch Bay

Compressor/limiter

2x24 Graphic EQ

2x3 Active Crossover

Multieffect reverb/delay processor

Tweaks: Turntables have slick plastic under felt slipmats for cueing/scratching

Heathkits upgraded with 1/4" phone inputs, banana jacks

FM Transmitter kit used for wireless access - transmit to walkman for cordless headphones, boom-box for listening in the back yard.

Homebrew rack made from scrap lumber

Room Size (LxWxH): 25 x 10 x 10
Room Comments/Treatments: Turntables installed on super-heavy credenza against back wall of a long living room. Room can be divided by glass doors.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Jazz/Funk/Soul/Disco classics

Lots of old school and contemporary hip-hop

System Goals/Comments: This is a practice system for a learning bedroom DJ. It is also used for a hi-fi setup and home studio. Eventually it will be made modular for installation in a van for a Mobile DJ/Sound System setup.
System Strengths: 60W of total tube power split three ways - two full band channels and one sub-bass fed to amps by crossover unit. Over 110dB peak @ 1khz measured on an SPL meter. This system gets the most out of dance music with heavy bass, clean mids and crisp highs - used SPL meter to tweak response curve flat @ 90dB using test tones and EQ unit. Never fails to impress my stereo-in-a-box friends.
System Weaknesses: Probably not officially hi-fidelity because of Shure DJ-style cartridge, solid-state preamp/mixer, cheaper push-pull style tube amps - this is for listening to James Brown, not Fleetwood Mac.
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector: Hitachi 32" TV
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: 30WPC internal amp w/line out and speaker posts (occassionally used as backup).
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): Patched to audio setup through Vestax mixer
Sources (DVD/VCR): Antenna (RF), Stereo VHS VCR (RCA Composite), Canon ZR-20 DV camera (S-Video LCr)
Comments on HT System: Largely for casual viewing, occasionally used as monitor for video editing using Final Cut Pro on iMac. Canon ZR-20 used to convert Firewire DV to S-Video.
URL Link: http://www.jacksonwest.com/
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: Web design, video production, photography and other artsy technology type stuff.

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