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| Last Update: January 11, 2004 at 08:28:08 | IP Address: 24.26.97.12 |
| Amplifier: | Pass Labs Aleph 3, VTL TT-25's or McCormack DNA 1 Dlx. |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Theta Casanova or Audible Illusions L1 w/Nos tubes |
| Speakers: | Tyler Accoustics Linbrook monitors w/o crossovers (birdseye maple) 4ohm/92db or Martin Logan Aerius 4ohm 89db |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Vecteur D2 transport or Theta Data II; Theta Casanova, Theta DS Pro Basic 3A or Jolida JD100 |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | None |
| Other Source(s): | Satelite Receiver for Tuner |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | RSA Poema & midnight silver edition spkr cables & IC's, DIY Silver Foil Spkr cables, Luminous Audio SS Ref., Pure Note Epsilon Ref., Bogdan Silver spirit & Chris V's Silver DIY. Virtual Dynamics Nite Digital IC & Goldmun |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | (Audio)-Shunyata Hydra 8 & medical grade isol. trans. - (Rear Proj. HDTV) DIY RACK MDF & maple holds 9 components |
| Tweaks: | PC's BMI Whale supreme (2), Elrod EPS3, Shunyata King Cobra & Chris VH's # 4 cryoed with wattgate 330/350. NOS Tubes for AI L1 preamp and Jolida CD player |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 18 ft x 12 ft x 8-12ft |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Carpet, Family Room dedicated for Audio / Video with wife approval. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Voice, Jazz, Adult contemporary, R&B, Soul, Accoustic, Christian, etc. but No Heavy Metal or RAP |
| System Goals/Comments: | Research to continually improve system (Life Long Pursuit) |
| System Strengths: | Musical with actually pretty good detail but depth and width could be better. Casanova allows for a lot of flexibility and very excel. integration of sub. on the other hand not as musical as AI l1 W/NOS tubes |
| System Weaknesses: | Room Treatment and Rm.Width, Currently Use for both Audio and Video |
| Video/HT System: Integrated | |
| TV/Projector: | Mitsibishi 55" HDTV Rear Proj. |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Theta Cassanova / McCormack DNA 1 Dlx. or PASS Labs Aleph 3 (Front) with Citation 7.1 (Center and Back/side) |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | Front - Tyler Accoust. Linbrooks 4ohm 92db, Center - Infinity Kappa Video, Rear - ML Aerius, Sub Vel. ULD 12 - modified |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Pioneer Elite DV37 with Modright Lev. 2 mods, JVC VCR |
| Other HT Gear: | Satelite |
| Comments on HT System: | Need to upgrade rear spkr cables. Would Like to Upgrade Sub. Talon Roc 2002? or SVS Ultra, upgrade Casanova to Cassablanca II w/superior dacs. |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Audio, Woodwork, Assoc. Pastor, IBM - Websphere MQ IBM Systems Analyst |