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| Last Update: May 02, 2003 at 06:11:42 | IP Address: 66.83.81.250 |
| Amplifier: | Van Alstine Super 70i (hand modified Dyna 70, EL 34s, 25 watt/ch) & Aragon 4004 MarkII |
| Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Sound Valves VTP101i; 6 Sovtek 12AX7LPSs, (3 line, 3 phono) hand made in Columbus Ohio, cd direct input, MM/MC, Alps vol pot |
| Speakers: | Boston Acoustics Lynfield VR40, 3-way tower, 91db, dual 7" woofs, 5 1/4 mid, alum. AMD tweet., walnut veneer, designed by Phil Jones formerly of Acoustic Energy & Platinum Audio |
| Sources: | |
| CD Player/DAC: | Denon DCM 460 |
| Turntable/Phono Stage: | Thorens TD 165, Denon DL160 moving coil |
| Other Source(s): | Sony ST J60 tuner w/ Gemini FM600 amplified antenna; RCA Gemstar TruFlat 19" tv/dvd. |
| Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
| Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | Audioquest F-14 w/ Van Alstine w/ gold dbbl bannas on speaker end & gold single bannas on amp end, Radio Shack 12 ga mega w/ Aragon w/ gold dbbl bananas ea end, Audioquest Turquoise w/ Van Alstine, Radio Shack "black gold" w/ Aragon, Audioquest Turquoise Denon to Sound Valves |
| Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): | Salamander designs 5-shelf & 2-shelf, both in cherry finish, Radio Shack surge protector, Grado SR40S |
| Tweaks: | Vibrapods under Thorens |
| Room Size (LxWxH): | 11' x 12 x 8' |
| Room Comments/Treatments: | Very small room, nevertheless, I've configured an equilateral set up w/ a perfectly positioned sweet spot for my leather recliner, 2 equipment racks and 2 floorstanding tower speakers while still finding room for 2 bookcases (1 floor to ceiling, 1 waist high) a desk, and my computer work station. |
| Music Preferences and Comments: | |
| Music Used (Genre/Selections): | In this system I focus on small jazz combo stuff and symphonic stuff, but not the large scale works, except occasionally, when I swap the Dyna/Van Alstine (25 w/ch) for the Aragon solid state. |
| System Goals/Comments: | A transparent system w/ natural timbres. The preamp has dual outputs with one going to each amp. I have dedicated speaker cables for each amp terminated w/ dbbl bananas so I simply connect whichever amp I'm in the mood for or which better suits the particular music I plan on listening to, typically the Van Alstine for vinyl and the Aargon for cd. |
| System Strengths: | Very transparent & intimate sound, tube warmth, non-fatiguing, great soundstaging. |
| System Weaknesses: | Still working on more effective turntable isolation. |
| Video/HT System: Integrated | |
| TV/Projector: | RCA Gemstar TruFlat 19" TV/DVD. |
| Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | See my "Den Systems" |