Audio Asylum - Inmate Systems

musical@adinet.com.uy's Cone System
IP Address: 190.135.217.27	Last Update: May 31, 2010 at 14:21:02
Amplifier:	Tube power amp: McIntosh MC 225, NOS Sylvania tubes.
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Tube preamp: Made by an electronic tech, sounds equal to a Conrad Johnson Art 2. NOS Amperex tubes.
Speakers:	Electrostatic speakers Martin Logan Aeon-i.
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	CD Player/Transport: Denon DVD-2900 DAC: Theta DSPro progeny
Turntable/Phono Stage:	No turntable
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Made by an electronic engineer, sound better than a Transparent Reference XL.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Rock, folk, blues, jazz, psycho, pop, audiophile, female and male vocalists. No classical at all.
System Goals/Comments:	I love fat sounds, deep bass, smooth highs and impressive midrange.
System Strengths:	Speakers, amp, preamp, DAC & cables, I think that my equipmente is very well balanced.
System Weaknesses:	The MC 225 power, I think I need more power. I'm thinking about a McIntosh MC 275.
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	TV: Pionner Plasma Elite
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Receiver: Marantz SR 880 MkII
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	Speakers: Paradigm "Reference"
Sources (DVD/VCR):	DVD: Panasonic BD.
Comments on HT System:	I prefer music to videos nowadays. Eight or nine years ago, I watched and listened a lot of dvds, but there isn't much time for me to watch videos nowadays.
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	I'm interested in music since I was seven, and in equipment since I was fifteen. I'm fifty now, and I have tried a lot of equipments, and of course have listened to hundreds and hundreds of records. My first love was music.