williaty's My First System System
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Last Update: December 22, 2002 at 14:51:54
| IP Address: 24.26.148.73
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Amplifier: | Cambridge Audio P500 Power Amplifier (65W into 8 ohms)
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Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Antique Sound Labs D2400SL Tube Preamplifier (Soon to be replaced be Electric Tonalities Foreplay)
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Speakers: | Axiom Audio Millennium 22Ti SE (alleged 95dB/W/m in room)
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Sources:
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CD Player/DAC: | Sony D-E406CK Discman |
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
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Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Mapleshade Golden Helix speaker cables, Silver Signal Tape (DIY) interconnect from preamp to power amp, Radio Shack adapter widget from Discman to preamp
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Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | DIY flex rack built from MDF and all-thread, DIY copies of Mapleshade Bedrock speaker stands
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Tweaks: | Inside of Discman modified to reduce laser backscatter
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Room Comments/Treatments: | The room from hell, every wall has an opening in it, no two walls are the same length
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Music Preferences and Comments:
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Music Used (Genre/Selections): | I'll listen to anything that took talent to make
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System Goals/Comments: | To arrive at soemthing that I can just come home an listen to without being annoyed at the sound
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System Strengths: | Ease, relaxed sound, vocals
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System Weaknesses: | Room has major bass modes (+10dB), hum because the apartment's ground is +360mV, tendency to get syllabant with poor CDs, imaging is uneven (probably the room's fault)
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Video/HT System:
Integrated
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TV/Projector: | 27" RCA relic (pre- S-Vid)
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Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | same as stereo system
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Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | same as stereo system
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Sources (DVD/VCR): | Playstation2 and vintage sharp VCR
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Comments on HT System: | I want a better system :)
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Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Photography Major
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