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montepilot's Frankenstein Druids System
IP Address: 208.71.37.110	Last Update: March 04, 2009 at 07:20:53
Amplifier:	Coincident Frankenstein MKII monoblocks. 8/8 Watt of SET power. KR 300B Balloon tubes.
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Allnic tubed L-1500 Linestage. Allnic tubed H-1500 phonostage with adjustable step up transformer
Speakers:	Zu Druid MK IV speakers.
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Oppo DV-970HD. DVD, CD & SACD
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Garrard 301 w/Steve Dobbins custom designed plinth. Loricraft 301 Archivist Power Supply. Two tonearms: 1. Triplanar MK VIIi w/Allnic Verito for Stereo. SME 312S w/Miyajima Mono cartridge.
Other Source(s):
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Coincident Extreme Speaker Cable. Gabriel Gold Rapture I.C. between phono & preamp. Gabriel Gold Revelation MK II bet CD & Preamp. 15ft run of Zu Varial between linestage & monoblocks.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Chris Venhaus Flavor 4 powercords on monoblocks. VH Flavor 2 to DVD Player Richard Gray 600S and 400S.
Room Comments/Treatments:	Equipment located in living room. No room treatment.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Mostly Jazz & Classical, Ancient Music,R&B Soul,some Rock.
System Goals/Comments:	Transparency, resolution, low level detail, tight articulate bass!
System Strengths:	Very transparent & detailed without etched, steely presentation. Since adding the Garrard the bass is deep, tight & articulate.
System Weaknesses:	Because of listening room the soundstage is not very deep or wide beyond the speakers boundaries. Still this does not detract from enjoyment of music.
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	Sony FD Trinitron WEGA KV-34XBR10 HDTV, Model Year 2003
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Oppo
Other HT Gear:	Samsung DVD-R120 Player/Recorder
URL Link: http://www.threeaminos.net
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