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audiojohn 's Living Room System
IP Address: 69.143.174.135	Last Update: July 19, 2007 at 16:19:35
Amplifier:	Musical Fidelity A3.5 Integrated
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	None
Speakers:	Gershman Acoustics Avant Garde RX20
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Marantz Reference Series SA-11S1
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	SignalCable Silver Reference ICs with Eichmann Copper Bullets SignalCable Silver Reference Bi-Wire Speaker Cable SignalCable Magic Power Cords
Room Size (LxWxH):	17 x 17 x 9
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Singer/songwriter, indie rock, classic rock, classical, soul.
System Goals/Comments:	My goal was to put together an extremely accurate system that wasn't overly analytical, and with the switch to the Marantz CDP, I think I've accomplished it.
System Strengths:	Incredible midrange sweetness, non-sibilant and very extended treble, earth-shaking but tuneful bass.
System Weaknesses:	Shows night-and-day differences between poor recordings, decent ones and good ones. You can't not be aware of how well a recording is made. Anything decent or above sounds spectacular.
Video/HT System: None