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CliffH's Den Systems System |
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| Last Update: February 26, 2004 at 17:31:44 | IP Address: 68.215.211.98 |
| Amplifier: | Coda-Continuum Stage. 200/400 8/4 ohms 1,400 VA toriod, 10 bipolar/ch. 96,000uf capacitance, No GFB. Class A to 10 watts. |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | B&K Pro-10 MC Sonata, separate power supply, passive-active operation, mm/mc. |
| Speakers: | Celestion A-3, rosewood, 92db, 4 ohms |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Marantz 63SE |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | DUAL CS-5000. Audio Technica AT14LC. |
| Other Source(s): | Tuner from Denon AVR 2801 home theater receiver. |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Radio Shack 12ga megacable. 22ft runs. Gold dbbl banannas on amp end, gold single pins on speaker ends (Euro speaker posts) Radio Shack "black gold" interconnects w/ locking gold collars. |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Bush solid oak equipment rack, (20 yrs old). Radio Shack surge protector. |
| Tweaks: | Inch thick Italian marble slabs under speakers. Just careful speaker placement |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 25 x 12 x 8 |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Too narrow. 7ft fireplace between speakers juts about 2 feet into room, shag carpet, 2 systems in same room. Audio on short wall; HT on long wall. Opens into eat-in kitchen, (split level house). |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Classical(large scale), classic jazz,(Blue Note/Pacific/Verve, etc) |
| System Goals/Comments: | Dynamic range, transparency, soundstaging. Seems to do all quite well. |
| System Strengths: | Plays very loud & clean & disappears very well |
| System Weaknesses: | A bit bright on some recordings. Speakers are voiced for tight rather than extended very low bass. I'd like more bass bloom. No remote. |
| Video/HT System: Separate | |
| TV/Projector: | Proscan 35" cherry console |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Denon AVR 2801, DPL AC-3 DTS, 90 watt X 5 (powers 1 of 3 center channel speakers and the surrounds) pre-outs to the Adcom for FL, FR & 2 other center speakers. Adcom GFA 6000, 100 watt x 3 (I only use 2), 60 watt x 2. |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | C:Polk CS100 & Polk M6II satelites (same drivers in all speakers); L/R: Def Tech DR7 Towers; Sur: Polk minimonitor Sub: Klipsch SW12II. |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | Pioneer DVD414. Panasonic PV-S4566 4 head, hi-fi S-VHS. |
| Comments on HT System: | Great sub (Klipsch). 3 center speakers: 1 on top & 2 (M6 sats) inside TV console enclosures where stock speakers had been. Screen is surrounded by center channel speakers. |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | 4 other systems in the house( including tubes), WAF pushed to the limit!; music; dogs (I have a Pyrenees & a Borzio); motorcycles (Yamaha SRX 600 "Super Single"; & Kawasaki Nomad) boating (Caravelle 209 Bowrider); sports cars (2001 Miata, 2003 G-35, 2001 Z-3)reading history & biographies; movies; wine. civil litigation attorney. |
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