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doctorjohn's Tubes, horns et al System |
| Last Update: February 16, 2003 at 20:18:12 | IP Address: 137.189.4.3 |
| Amplifier: | PP: various vintage items (M8B, MC275 etc). SE: Unison Research Smart 845; ICL 2A3 amp; Sun Audio 2A3, VT-25 amps; Advance 300B amp, San Ei 801 amp, Wai Lee amp; Eleikit 6BM8 amp, etc. |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Vintage: various (Fisher 400C, ARC SP3, SP8, 10, 11; Melos 222 etc) Modern: Counterpoint SA-1000. |
| Speakers: | Horn etc: La Scala, Lowther TP1, Tannoy gold 12"/Lancaster; Audio Physics Step; Epos ES-14; Magneplan SMG Monitor: ATC20, various LS3/5A (also JR149), LS5/9, SP100 |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | HEART CD5000 Various Micromega combos Drive: PS Audio Lambda Multibit: Monarchy 18B |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Garrad 301/OL-RB250/Benz MC gold; Thorens TD124; Clearaudio Champion/OL-RB250/DL-103 Phono: Lehmann and Counterpoint preamp |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Old Western Electric cloth cables, ANV, KCAG, VdH Second, Geortz Triode quartz and M1, MIT Terminator 3, Illuminati D-60, DX50, Audioquest Quartz, Belden, Mogami. |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Solidsteel racks |
| Tweaks: | Chinese chess pieces |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 18 x 12 x 10 |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | None. Gears lying around work reasonably well. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | Classical, especially large-scale symphonic (Bruckner, Beethoven are favorites) |
| System Goals/Comments: | Tubes with great dynamism. Nothing is perfect but La Scala, my main speakers, does it for me. Nothing else has that presence factor that I so crave. |
| System Strengths: | Lively, good "presence". |
| System Weaknesses: | No more than my being |
| Video/HT System: None | |
| TV/Projector: | Sony as always |
| URL Link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/doctorjohn_CheapTubeAudio | |