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Amadeus X's Man Room System |
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Last Update: April 21, 2006 at 20:55:51 | IP Address: 65.190.9.206 |
Amplifier: | Aragon 2004 (pair) |
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Audio Research LS-3 |
Speakers: | Audio Artistry Dvorak Tower/Sub System |
Sources: | |
CD Player/DAC: | Pioneer Elite PD-65 |
Turntable/Phono Stage: | VPI HW-19 III/Audioquest PT-6/Benz-Micro Glider/Aragon 47k |
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Audioquest Duet Speaker Cables, Tara Labs Prism 22 interconnects |
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Monster Power Conditioner |
Tweaks: | Main speakers spiked to floor and weighted down with 30-lb concrete cylinders |
Room Size (LxWxH): | 16 x 20 x 8 |
Music Preferences and Comments: | |
Music Used (Genre/Selections): | All kinds - large and small scale classical, acoustic and electric jazz, rock & roll, r&b, hip-hop, pop |
System Goals/Comments: | No real goals other than my enjoyment of music |
System Strengths: | Musicality - I've heard kilobuck "audiophile" systems (Levinson, Proac, Wilson, etc.), but none of them gave me a visceral reaction like this system does. |
System Weaknesses: | Can get a little grainy when pushed VERY loud (105 dB and up). Tubes, maybe? |
Video/HT System: Separate | |
TV/Projector: | Sony KV-34HS510 34" widescreen (tube) |
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers: | Pioneer Elite VSX54TX receiver |
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub): | Mirage all the way (M-7si MCi, MBS, M490is, PS-12-90 sub) |
Sources (DVD/VCR): | Sony RDR-GX300 DVD recorder |
Other HT Gear: | Monster Power Conditioner |
Comments on HT System: | Spacious sound. Not necessarily good for 2-channel listening (see Man Room System above) |