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M Jarve's Classic h/k System
Last Update: January 13, 2005 at 17:58:54 IP Address: 216.70.23.4
Amplifier: System 1 - McIntosh MA-5100 (45 WPCx2)

harman/kardon 430 Twin Powered (25 WPCx2)

System 2 - harman/kardon 680i (60 WPCx2)

Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): harman/kardon 430; harman/kardon 680i
Speakers: System 1 - Peavey 1210H 2-1/2 way loudspeaker, 150 cont. power handling, 50-20,000 Hz frequency response, 98dB SLP 1w/1m

System 2 - Wharfedale E-90 95dB 1w/1m, 50-34,000Hz rated frequency response, 140 watt cont. power handling

Wharfedale Diamond 7.2 ALE (Anniversary Limited Edition)- 89dB 1w/1m, bi-ampable, 38-20,000Hz rated frequency reponse, 100 watts power handling.

Sources:
CD Player/DAC: System 1 - Sony CDP-302
Turntable/Phono Stage: System 1 - Numark TT-1600 with HS1 cartrage

System 2 - Mitsubishi DP-12 with 3D-47M cartrage

Other Source(s): System 1 - Denon DR-M34HR 3-head tape deck
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: Home-made multi-conductor cable.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): Furman PL-PLUSDM line conditioner
Tweaks: Replaced 22-A drivers on Peavey speakers with 22-T
Room Size (LxWxH): 10 x 17 x 7.25
Room Comments/Treatments: Living room, approx 10x12, carpeted, three walls with floating ceiling going to cathedral ceiling
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Beatles, Frank Zappa, Classical, Swing, Jazz
System Goals/Comments: I now do most of my listening in my office, so this system had to be compact, powerful, and reproduce faithfully the music I wanted to play.

The Marantz 2500 was swapped out for a restored h/k 680i, and provides smoother sound with the E-90's than the Marantz did.

System Strengths: Provides a truly 'live' experience with rock and jazz material. Dead quite. No hiss, even with the amps turned up all the way. Amazingly balanced and clean sound. I have yet to hear any receiver better than the 430 regardless of price or power.
System Weaknesses: Because of the size of the components (both physical and in terms of power) it does not reproduce the very bottom floor of bass.
Video/HT System: Separate
TV/Projector: Zenith/Inteq IQB36B44w 36' direct-view (800-line HR)
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: Sony STR-DE945 (110WPC (Yea-right)) DPL/DD/DTS decoding, 32bit DSP. Interesting Remote
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): Main: Wharfedale E-90; Center: Klipsch RC-3; Surround: Wharfedale Valdus 200SE
Sources (DVD/VCR): Sony PlayStation 2 (DVD/CD); Sony SLV-595HF VCR; Panasonic AG 1970 SVHS VCR; RCA DRD222RD DSS Receiver; Sony SLV-750HF VCR; JVC BR-S611U SVHS VCR
Comments on HT System: This is a greatly reduced version of the system I once had. I sold most of the old system off to fund a recording studio I started. The Sony receiver has been heavly modified by me including: adding an LED to the volume knob; adding a cooling fan internally (powered by an external power supply); adding two more banks of 10,000uFd caps to the power supply to 'stiffen' it (now has 60,000uFd's total); added a filtered IEC power plug to the back; used extra-thick 3M rubber tape to help support the top and bottom covers to prevent raddling. I removed the Diamond 7.2 ALE from the HT system where they could not be fully utilized and installed them in my music only system.
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