| Last Update: September 30, 2001 at 10:05:55 | IP Address: 63.28.96.153 |
| Amplifier: | Krell FPB600c, FPB300, FPB350M |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Meridian 861 |
| Speakers: | Dunlavy SC-Vs, SC-IIIs, HRCC - all with full-face Kevazinga finish. |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Meridian 800 |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | none |
| Other Source(s): | Denon tuner, Panasonic DAT recorder |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Monster 2.2s / Dunlavy ULC Balanced Reference, Illuminati D60, BetterCables Silver Serpents, Kimber Silver Streak (unbalanced) |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Component rack, amp stand, HRCC/display stand by Billy Bags. Power conditioning (for everything) soon to be courtesy a pair of Shunyata Research Hydras. For now, the sources & display are powered via a Tice Power Block III. |
| Tweaks: | none yet |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 19' x 12' x 8' |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Apart from large wool area rugs on the floor and walls, none. Careful experimentation with speaker placement continues to yield performance improvements. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Pretty much anything with the exceptions of Hip-Hop/Rap, Country Western, & Teen Pop. While some great sounding productions come out of these genres ... it's just not my scene. |
| System Goals/Comments: | I work in a lot of different recording studios around the world, the control rooms of which each have drastically differing acoustic signatures in spite of the equipment & design considerations they may share. For a long time I've wanted a reference-quality system in my home on which I can reliably judge, for better or worse, the quality of my own work and that of the competition's. Excellent HT performance was a secondary but important consideration. After many years and almost as many system incarnations, I think I've finally nailed it. The Hydras ought to be an exciting upgrade, and as finances permit, I think I'd like to experiment with Krell FPB monoblocks all around, and maybe some different speaker cables. |
| System Strengths: | Amazing dynamics, speed, imaging, resolution, and overall sense of authority, even at low to moderate listening levels - important for harmonious apartment life. |
| System Weaknesses: | My room. Not so much the small size of it (which turned out NOT to be the problem for the SC-Vs I feared it might be), but rather the fact that it's in an apartment building, with neighbors on all sides. I'll need to buy/build a house before I can really let this system off of its leash. |
| Video/HT System: Integrated | |
| TV/Projector: | NEC 42MP1 plasma display fed via a Faroudja Native Rate video scaler. |
| Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | as above |
| Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | as above, & no sub |
| Sources (DVD/VCR): | as above, plus Panasonic LD player and Toshiba VCR |
| Other HT Gear: | Monster M1000V & BetterCables Silver Serpent video interconnects |
| Comments on HT System: | This is a music-first system, but its HT performance - even without a subwoofer - is great. |
| URL Link: http://www.tomdurack.net | |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Independent music recording/mixing engineer |