Inmate Systems - Audio Asylum

Adam O 's Current System
IP Address: 47.209.70.60	Last Update: January 22, 2022 at 21:55:14
Amplifier:	PS Audio Stellar S300 Parasound Halo 2.1 integrated Headphone amps: Gain Cell's built in headphone amplifier; Burson Fun with SS Opamp V6 Vivid; Halo's built in headphone amplifier.
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	PS Audio Stellar Gain Cell DAC/Preamp Schiit Freya + with stock tubes
Speakers:	Wharfedale EVO 4.4 w/AMT tweeter Klipsch RP-280F Piano Black with Soundocity outriggers Office: Audioengine A5 Bedroom: Klipsch Attic: Advents (in storage)
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	HP laptop as Roon Core; Logitech Squeezebox Touch; Oppo DV-983H universal player-> PS Audio Gain Cell DAC, PS Audio NuWave DSD DAC; Halo's ESS Sabre32 Reference DAC (ES9018K2M); Meridian Explorer 2 DAC with MQA.
Turntable/Phono Stage:	None - sold Rega and SOTA tables for perfect sound forever :-)
Other Source(s):	Dell XPS PC, Tidal, Pandora, Roku, Amazon HD, jRiver, Apple HD, Altice One DVR (portable: Apple Nano, iPad, iPhone)
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Audioquest Rocket 88 biwired Audioquest CV 8 DH Labs Silver Sonic Q-10 Signature Signal Cable Silver Resolution Kimber Kable 8TC Jumper cables: Audioquest Saturn, Kaplan, TG Audio HSR, DH Labs Silver Sonic Q-10 Signature and T-14 Interconnects: Transparent Audio MusicLink Plus, DH Labs Silver Sonic Revelation, TG Audio HSR-Silver, Luminous Audio Synchestra Signature, and Signal Cable Silver Resolution interconnects
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Shunyata Research Hydra and PS8 power distributors; Shunyata Research Venom Defender (2) Headphones: Fostex TH-X00/HiFiManHE-400i/Grado SR-325x and 325es/Denon AH-D7000/Sennheiser HD-600/650/6XX/700 Headphone cables: Moon Blue Dragon V.3, Headphile BlackSilver and Cardas headphone cables; Balanced Power Technologies BP-2.5 balanced power isolator with Auricaps and BPT L-9C power cable; Jon Risch JR Power Source power filter-surge protector; Black Sand Violet Z1 Mk 1 and 2, Shunyata Research Venom HC v.1 and 2, Venom 3 (several), and Diamondback Platinum, Audioquest NRG 1.5, TG Audio HSR-A Gen II and HSR-i Gen II, and Pangea AC-9 power cords
Tweaks:	Soundocity outriggers, Finite-elemente ceraball footers, Black Diamond Racing cones, Sound Anchors Conecoasters, Herbie's Tenderfeet and Big Fat Dots, Mapleshade Isoblocks, Symposium Isis shelf and Couplers, Polycrystal and Aluminum Cones, Maple shelves, Shakti Stones, VPI Magic Bricks, Audio Prism WaveGuide Cable Enhancer and Quiet Line AC Modules, Vibrapods, Audioquest RF filters, Signal Guard platform, etc.
Room Size (LxWxH):	20 x 12 x 8
Room Comments/Treatments:	Media room opens to kitchen, tile floor, rug, two recliners, minimum wall treatment; speakers set up on narrow wall .
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Great standards (Sinatra to Bubl�, Ella Fitzgerald to Krall, etc.); favorites include Madeline Peyroux, Norah Jones, Melody Gardot, Eileen Jewel, Steely Dan, Van Morrison, etc.; jazz, 60's 70's 80's; folk rock, selected classic country/crossovers and classical.
System Goals/Comments:	Musical(ity), transparency, wide and deep soundstage, tight bass, midrange bloom, clarity and texture, sweet but detailed highs.
System Strengths:	Sufficient detail without listener fatigue and good PRAT; pleasing, balanced sound from low to relatively loud volumes, air motion transformer (AMT) ribbon tweeters, silk dome midrange, kevlar woofers
System Weaknesses:	Medium audio/video room with minimum room treatment
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	Toshiba REGZA 55ZV650U 55" HD TV, Altice One dvr
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Squeezebox Touch for streaming music; ROKU for streaming music, movies, videos
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	No additional speakers
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Oppo DV-983H universal player/Altice One DVR
Comments on HT System:	Two channel suffices
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	Reading, research, computers (building to browsing), pets, jogging, walking, needless tinkering with my system, contemplating whether anyone ever reads any of this, etc./mediator (retired DOJ litigator/ADA prosecutor)