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Arcticwolf's Solid State Serendipidy System |
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| Last Update: October 03, 2006 at 18:37:23 | IP Address: 216.106.110.211 |
| Amplifier: | Adcom GFA-5802 'gold badge' 300w./ch. @ 8ohms + 450w./ch. @ 4ohms (Nelson Pass design) |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Adcom GFP-750 'gold badge' Pre-amp (Stereophile Class A) |
| Speakers: | Front: Magnepan MG2.5R 6' planar spkrs w. true ribbon tweeters Rear: Celestion DL-8 w. metal dome tweeters Sub: Mirage FRX-S15 15' 18Hz powered floor-firing, twin rear ported |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Adcom GCD-750 'gold badge' HDCD w. quad differential Burr Brown 20-bit internal DACs |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Rega Planar 3 with Sumiko Black Pearl cartridge, connected to Bellari VP129 tube phono stage via Audioquest Coral RCAs. |
| Other Source(s): | Tape 1: Sony TD-K611S 'ES' Dolby S Hx Pro Tape 2: Harmon Kardon TD-212 Dolby C |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Kimber 8TC speaker cable Audiotruth Emerald X3 Air Hyperlitz XLR ICs (from CDP to pre-amp & from pre-amp to amp) Mirage FRX-S15 active 15" floor-firing LFE/sub |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Monster HTS-1000 Line Conditioner (amp is hooked straight into Hubbel outlet) Home-Built double-layered Flexy rack Topaz Line2 (will try this soon, used on PC) |
| Tweaks: | N/A thus far |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | I am currently in a small 2 bedroom apartment with a long, shallow living room. Less-than-ideal listening conditions but I make do. I can always move and someday will so I won't let that deprive me from having a big, bad audio system ;) |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Classic and modern rock, classic R&B, blues, jazz, some classical |
| System Goals/Comments: | Good audio on a budget along with home theatre. My goals were clean sound while still having 'punch' when desired: soft classical and quiet jazz should sound refined while still having enough power for movies like 'Das Boot' and for hard rock at concert-like levels when desired. |
| System Strengths: | Plenty of power on tap in spite of watt-guzzling planar/ribbon speakers. Deep, broad sound stage places the band 10-15 feet from the listener. There is no replacement for displacement yet this setup still sounds quite good at tame volume levels. |
| System Weaknesses: | Huge! Really big ribbon panel speakers requiring heavy amplification. This is one big setup - good thing I'm not married yet! Highs are detailed but could be a bit more crisp (the 'Maggies'are 80's vintage) - I'd rather this than too much brightness. AC Power in apt. is very dirty - amp chassis (not output) humming intermittently - will try isolation transformer soon. Non-optimal listening room in rented apartment. Heavy amp puts out a lot of heat. |
| Video/HT System: Integrated | |
| TV/Projector: | 32" Samsung HDTV |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | HK AVR65 Receiver as rear amp + DTS proc. (with the 5802 in front I'll need more rear power) |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | Rear: Polk Audio mini speakers (can't remember model) Sub: Mirage FRX-S15 15' 18Hz powered floor-firing, twin rear ported |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | DVD: Malata region-free 'RCE/REA OK' (note I've hooked its digital out to my Adcom GCD-750's digital in) VCR: RCA 4 head Hi-Fi (mundane) |
| Comments on HT System: | The sub is a full-time unit also used for audio. Its bass is fast enough to keep up with the magneplanars. |
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