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| Last Update: October 08, 2004 at 04:57:36 | IP Address: 205.188.116.75 |
| Amplifier: | HH Scott 296 integrated amp I restored completely: replaced all plate and grid resistors with quality 2W 2% MO, All coupling caps with Sprague 715Ps, All multi-section B+ electrolytics replaced, selenium bridge replaced with 800v 8a silicon rectifier. Extra electrolytic filters on each DC balance pot makes hum totally non-existant. clean, clear, detailed and incredibly transparent 50 watts per channel with new JJ 6L6GCs, JJ 12ax7s, Jan 6U8As and dual JJ 5AR4s. This amp absolutely sings. All point-to-point construction-build quality must be seen to be believed. I believe this amp could go toe-to-toe with any amp in any price range made-yesterday or today. |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | none |
| Speakers: | New KEF Coda 70s. 10-70 watts power handling, 91 decibel/watt/meter efficient. 45Hz-27KHz!! Anybody who would sneer at these speakers needs to be slapped-build quality and performance put these 'budget' speakers into a class all their own. |
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| CD Player/DAC: | none |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Technics SL1200 MK II. Don't believe the negative hype about well-executed Direct Drive TTs. Build quality and sound FAR exceeds the price and the sound surpasses many 'audiophile approved' turntables in the budget price range and beyond. This is a GREAT turntable just on the basis of it's merits. When judged by cost-it's in a league of its' own. |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | I work in the TV/commercial post-production field so I make all of my own RCA/speaker cables with raw materials coming from our commercial/industrial supplier. I have a hard time believing the hype about ICs costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars. |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | none |
| Tweaks: | other than the Scott, none yet. The 1200 is next up though. |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | none. Small-medium sized one-bedroom apartment. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | blues, bluegrass, rock, jazz Ray Charles, Frank Sinatra, Reverend Horton Heat, Johnny Cash, Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder, BB King, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Peter Green, Del McCourey, Rolling Stones, Bruebeck, Coltrane |
| System Goals/Comments: | build an 'audiophile' system on the dirt cheap-just like the Rolling Stone article several years ago. Started with an HH Scott 299C-just as the article suggested and my first tube amp as well-and liked the sound so much after restoration I found a 296 to replace it. No exaggeration; I don't start hearing anything that compares (excluding low-frequency-Koda 70s are small monitors) until I listen to systems in the $8-10,000 range |
| System Strengths: | Clarity, detail, relative realism, spaciousness, deep soundstage, complete and utter transparency, no listening fatigue-this system grabs your ear and leaves you grinnin' like a monkey! Low cost for great sound-if you can learn to read a schematic and use a soldering iron. If I can do it anyone can! |
| System Weaknesses: | lack of deep, ground shaking bass, the Kodas are studio monitor sized after all. Very revealing of bad source material is a double-edged sword. |
| Video/HT System: Separate | |
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