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MagneMan's Cavern on the Green System
IP Address: 64.90.69.30	Last Update: December 11, 2007 at 17:05:51
Amplifier:	1) Pair of Adcom GFP-565 mono block 2) B&K ST-140 3) Sound Luster tube
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	1) Parasound HALO P3 2) Kenwood L0C-7 3) Acurus RL-11
Speakers:	1) Magnepan SMG IIIa Infinity RS6000 Wharfdale Sapphire SP-88 towers Snell K.5 2) Wharfedale Sapphires Infinity RS6000 3) Cerwin Vega AT-8 Klipsch RXV-54 Reference
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	1) NAD 502 CD player 2) Sony 3) Parasound belt driven C/BD transport with Altes Dac, connected with Tara Labs
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Tara Labs Silver Sonic XLR
Room Size (LxWxH):	18 x 18 x 11
Room Comments/Treatments:	Hard spruce vaulted ceiling
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Classical Spanish classical guitar Piano and violin concertos Tomita Diana Krall Vanessa Mae Rory Gallagher Bob James Earl Klugh Van Morrison
System Goals/Comments:	To reach the highest level of appreciation of sound I can
System Strengths:	No shortage of power
System Weaknesses:	Me. No amount of gear will make up for someone that is still learning how to listen.
Video/HT System: Separate
TV/Projector:	Sony 50" Wega SXRD 1080i
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Yamaha Natural Sound 7.1 Dish DVR w/ 200 hr recording capability
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	Polk CSi5 center Wharfedale SP-88 fronts HSU sub with separate amp
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Harmon Kardon DVD
Comments on HT System:	Enough to keep me amused and paying attention to what amounts to 450 channels of mostly terrible programming.
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	audio, stereo, tube anything, guitars, amps, the amplification of any sound, and the subsequent distortion of said sound.