Audio Asylum Inmate Chris N.'s Student System + System


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Chris N.'s Student System + System
Last Update: June 14, 2000 at 00:08:38 IP Address: 4.3.202.95
Amplifier: Magnum IA170 integrated
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): (none)
Speakers: Vandersteen 1C (with Vandystands)
Sources:
CD Player/DAC: none
Turntable/Phono Stage: Rega Planar 25/RB 600/Benz MC Silver

Phono stage is internal to Magnum

Other Source(s): Old Yamaha cassette deck

Even Older Carver Tuner

Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: Speaker Cables: HarmonicTech Melodyline

Interconnects: Transparent MusicLink

Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): Monster HTS1000

Premier 3 shelf rack

Tweaks: Polycrystal cones under amp

Vibrapods under turntable

Room Size (LxWxH): 12 x 10 x 8
Room Comments/Treatments: Tiny bed/living/study room makes optimal placement impossible
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections): Classical, Jazz, 80s-90s rock, Sinatra/Cole/Fitzgerald
System Goals/Comments: Something simple that lets me connect to the music emotionally
System Strengths: emotionally involving, gets the heart of the music right, does rhythm very well
System Weaknesses: not the most resolving/detailed system. Weak at the frequency extremes.
Video/HT System: None

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