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Mr Anderson's -1st and faithful set-up from '93- System
Last Update: October 16, 2004 at 14:16:00 IP Address: 81.156.130.255
Amplifier: PIONEER A-602 (Power supply shielded)
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): none
Speakers: KEF K-160

K-140

Sources:
CD Player/DAC: Pioneer PD-S505 Precision CD (Dampened)

no seperate DAC yet

Other Source(s): PIONEER GR-777 EQ/ANALYSER (only gets wired up for playing movies)

PIONEER CT-W420R Tape (not wired up very much)

HARMAN/KARDON TU-9400 Tuner (heavily dampened with Dynamat Extreme)

Sony netMD player

Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: 'The-Missing-Link.net' Alaqeia' interconnects for CD and Tuner.

QED qunex silver spiral and Van den hul mkIII hybrid for EQ

IXOS 1003 interconnects for Tape.

QED Silver 25th anniversary SE (single-wire) speaker cable (soon to be replaced by 'slingshot' speaker cable from "the missing link")

Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): 4 way silver plated plug bar, surge protected and silver plated plug.
Missing link Reference Mains cable for Cdp
"Orbit" mains cable for Amp
"Opus" mains cable for Tuner
H-Q 2 way unswitched wall socket with heavy silver contacts.

All above items were hand built by 'the-missing-link.net'

2x RFI MAINS FILTERS

Tweaks: I LEAVE MY SYSTEM ON 24/7....
Phono blanks for unused RCA inputs on amplifier
Silencer plugged next to my system.
Anti-static spray used on label side of CDs and in the tray on my CD player (pioneer platter!!)
Focus Rings used on tweeter surrounds.
Speaker spikes sitting on countersunk x-head screws through carpet and underlay.
Freeze my CD's and thaw slowly
Caig. DeOxit used
Room Size (LxWxH): 4m x 3.5m x 2.6m
Room Comments/Treatments: Too much clutter! (its the spare room/my entertainment room.....Rug on wall for a really bad flutter echo, thick carpet and underlay and soft furnishings.)
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Hip-hop/Rap
Dance (Progressive Trance)
Rock and a bit of everything else...and i mean everything!
System Goals/Comments: i have had the base of this system (my 1st system Amp,Tape,K-140) since i was 15 in '93.

And i cannot bare to part with it so i have upgraded everything else around it.

System Strengths: Great Soundstage(Scary on some recordings), great timing and speed, Amazing detail(not cold!). Will pump out a killer tune!!
System Weaknesses: nothings perfect,
Video/HT System: None
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: Poker (Texas Hold-em)
Modifying my Renault 5 GTturbo 'raider'

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