Last Update: September 24, 1999 at 11:34:03 | IP Address: 208.230.250.10 |
Amplifier: | Quicksilver GLA 40 watt tube amp using KT90/III, 6550, KT88 or EL34 |
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Elect. Tonalities Foreplay with Anticipation and Stepped Attenuator upgrades, built by Doc B himself |
Speakers: | Totem Model One |
Sources: | |
CD Player/DAC: | Denon DCD-S10 |
Turntable/Phono Stage: | Sota Sapphire/Sumiko MMT/Sumiko Talisman DTi cart. Db Systems MC phono pre |
Other Source(s): | Sony 507ES tuner |
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Apex speaker cables Kimber PBJ interconnects/Doc B interconnects |
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Brickwall surge protector Solidsteel Equipment Rack |
Tweaks: | Sorbothane pucks, Target speaker stands filled with lead and sand |
Room Size (LxWxH): | 30 x 15 x 10 |
Room Comments/Treatments: | carpeted, bay window behind, sofa to absorb side reflections, 1500 records to absorb reflections on rear corner, irregular room boundaries |
Music Preferences and Comments: | |
Music Used (Genre/Selections): | contemporary Christian, jazz, blues, rock, fusion |
System Goals/Comments: | make music. give at least a dim illusiion of reality. Would like to explore single ended. |
System Strengths: | Very musical, full of life, very dynamic for tubes on a small speaker. |
System Weaknesses: | Limited extreme low bass. Starts rolling off rapidly at 40hz. Transparent enough to show bad recordings for what they are, but not ruthlessly so. |
Video/HT System: Separate | |
TV/Projector: | Sony Trinitron 27" |
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | None |
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | None |
Sources (DVD/VCR): | Toshiba 3109 Sony 4 head VCR |
Other HT Gear: | Lots of Jackie Chan movies. Really the only reason one would need HT gear. |
Comments on HT System: | Would like to add bigscreen with its own 2 channel system. Video is not a high priority for me, other than Jackie Chan movies. |