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jon_beardy's Vintage Kenwood/Magneplanar, mainly vinyl. System |
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| Last Update: April 04, 2005 at 13:03:22 | IP Address: 81.139.251.187 |
| Amplifier: | Kenwood L-08M monoblocs (about 180W each)/L-01A integrated (maybe 150W)/old Mission Cyrus I integrated (25W)/World Audio Design 5881 valve power amp (20W). |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | DPA 50S three-box pre-amp, modified with a battery power supply and better quality decoupling caps. |
| Speakers: | Magneplanar MG12QR, sensitivity is probably low to mid-80dBs, although Maggie quote a higher figure. |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | I don't use CD much, but I have a Kenwood DX-9010 transport and Pink Triangle Ordinal DAC. |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Where to start..? Kenwood L-07D (fabulous DD), Kenwood KD-650 DD, Kenwood DP-7090 DD (seriously underrated), Technics SP-10 Mk2 (needs repairing), Technics SL-7, SL-10 and SL-15 (all three DD linear trackers). |
| Other Source(s): | Nakamichi Cassette Deck 1, Sony walkmans (WM-DC2 Pro, WM-D6C Pro, WM-D3 Pro, WM-DD9, WM-DDIII, WM-DDII, WM-702, WM-509); Kenwood L-01T tuner, NAD 402; Gorgeous Sony MDS-JA50ES MD deck; |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | MAF Ecosse stuff (good, but I can't remember the names). |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | LAT International 6-way mains block, and some of the Kimber leads. |
| Tweaks: | Usually better quality caps, both coupling and decoupling. Some anti-vibration measures on the sources. |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 14 x 16 x 10 |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | None (yet). |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Anything worth listening to. |
| System Goals/Comments: | Modifying the speakers for active operation. |
| System Strengths: | Works very well all round. |
| System Weaknesses: | Some room treatment would probably help. |
| Video/HT System: None | |
| URL Link: http://uk.geocities.com/triophilel07d/ | |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Cycling, reading, working abroad, voluntary work. I'm a bit partial to the Lindy Hop, but I haven't been dancing in ages. |
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