Audio Asylum - Inmate Systems

Boybees's Steve System
IP Address: 65.37.139.85	Last Update: February 05, 2008 at 13:55:16
Amplifier:	Plinius 8100 integrated
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	none
Speakers:	Salk SongTower QWTs
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Red Wine Audio Squeezebox 3 (full analog & digital mods, battery power supply)
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Power cable: VH Audio Flavor 2 to amp Interconnect: VH Audio Pulsars, cryo version Speaker cable: Custom copper cables made by Jim Salk
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Pass & Seymour 5262A AC receptacle, Blue Circle BC86 MkIII power line noise filter
Room Size (LxWxH):	25' x 25' x 8'
Room Comments/Treatments:	Wall-to-wall carpet, left wall is sliding glass that I cover with shades during critical listening.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Jazz, solo piano, solo acoustic guitar, small-ensemble classical, alternative rock, classic rock, 'trip-hop', downtempo/chill, reggae/dub
System Goals/Comments:	Accurate, musical sound, minimization of digital artifacts and listener fatigue
System Strengths:	Achieves above without necessitating 2nd mortgage
System Weaknesses:	The limitations are room related: I don't have complete freedom in speaker positioning, because of WAF. Other than that, it's all good.
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	Panasonic CT32SF37 32' tube set
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	as above
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	as above
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Toshiba SD-2900 DVD player
Comments on HT System:	Sound: see above. Picture: line twitter on anamorphic DVDs is troubling.