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| notout's neo Machine Age System | |
| IP Address: 45.86.210.161 | Last Update: June 22, 2022 at 17:53:54 |
| Amplifier: | Cary SLAM-100 monoblocks (modified to enable per-power-tube biasing; featuring RCA/Tung-Sol 6SU7GTYs, Sylvania JAN VT-231s; (revived) Genalex Gold Lion KT-88s; Mundorf MCap Supreme silver-gold-oil, Jupiter copper foil paper & wax, and Black Gate N coupling caps; Solen and United Chemi-Con power-supply and filter caps; Dale, Holco, RikenOhm, Shinkoh resistors) Voiced with Jupiter copper foil paper & wax, Duelund JDM silver foil & wax PIO, surplus Soviet K72[P]-6 teflon, Solen and Aeon tin foil polypropylene, Vitamin Q PIO, and Cornell Dubilier silver mica bypass caps |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | one-off passive controller designed and built by Steve Barchak of Monett, Missouri! |
| Speakers: | Quad ESL-63s (Crosby-modified and Picquet-rebuilt) REL Strata III sub-woofer |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Heart Audio/Marantz CD6000SE player Line Magnetic LM-32 DAC |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Redpoint Testa Rossa XS turntable Origin Live Encounter tonearm with Pete Riggle's VTAF Goldring Excel VX cartridge Art Audio Vinyl One phono stage (with surplus Soviet FGT-I teflon and Cornell Dubilier silver mica bypass caps) |
| Other Source(s): | Onix BDW1 tuner Revox A77 tape deck Nakamichi 500 cassette deck (oldest piece in the system, circa 1973) |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Kimber 4TC speaker cables (terminated with Audioquest spade lugs) home-made ChrisVH-designed silver interconnects (terminated with Eichmann copper bullet plugs) throughout |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | turntable atop Redpoint-recommended granite machinist's table other source equipment in custom, open-sided, spiked, maple rack/hutch power amps atop custom spiked acacia stands |
| Tweaks: | ZeroSurge power conditioners for all AC-powered equipment; dedicated mains line for entire system |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 18' x 12' x 8' |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | No treatments to speak of - hardwood floor, good postwar lath-&-plaster walls, thick rug on floor between speakers and listening position |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | 'rock' (mostly psychedelic, progressive, post-punk, indie, electronica; mid-'60s to present); Western (medieval, Renaissance, mid-19th century to present) and Indian classical; mid-'50s through '70s jazz; European, Middle Eastern and African folk musics; ska, rock steady, early reggae, calypso; '50s-'70s rhythm&blues and soul |
| System Goals/Comments: | 'The closest approach to the original sound' (with apologies and thanks to Quad Electroacoustics) |
| System Strengths: | soundstaging!; tonal accuracy; natural ambience, unforced presentation |
| System Weaknesses: | Stock power cords currently on all equipment; too much furniture in listening room! |
| Video/HT System: None | |
| URL Link: http://sites.google.com/ucsc.edu/slam-100-bypass-project/home | |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Listening to recorded and live music (not always as obvious as it seems!); gastronomy; hiking (urban and rural); gardening; backroads exploration |
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