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audionut33's Two Channel Audio Only / Sound Room System
IP Address: 96.229.240.93	Last Update: August 02, 2008 at 22:00:10
Amplifier:	Krell KAV-250a / Musical Fidelity X-CANv3 headphone amp
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Rogue Audio Metis / Musical Fidelity X-10v3
Speakers:	Martin Logan Assent-i / AKG K701 headphones
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Dennon DVD-2910 / Musical Fidelity X-DACv3 / Sony CDP-C67ES
Turntable/Phono Stage:	Thorens TD850 w/RB300 tonearm and Sumiko Blackbird Stylus / Bellari VP129 Phono Stage / VPI HW-16.5 record cleaning machine
Other Source(s):	SlimDevices SqueezeBox / Sirius Satalite Radio
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Audio Quest CV-8 speaker cable / Silver Circle Audio CS-12 speaker cable / All RCA cables are Audio Quest King Cobra / Creative Cable Concepts Green Hornet Digital Coaxial Cable / Analysis Fiber Optic Cables and Fiber Optic Selector
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Musical Fidelity X-PSUv3 / Shunyata Gaurdian Model 2 plus various Helix and Shielded Series Power Cables, Monster HTS2000 mkII, Target Wall Racks/ Parasound Zbreeze fan cooler for amp
Tweaks:	Not much of a tweaker!
Room Size (LxWxH):	16'8 x 8'8 x 8'10
Room Comments/Treatments:	NEED HELP ON THIS. A 2’8” x 2’5” linen closet takes up one rear corner. Old house with adobe on one side wall and the back wall. Two interior walls are lath and plaster.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Love (almost) ALL forms music. From early favorites to Classic Rock to Punk to Hardcore: Reggae, Ska, Mod, Alternative, World, R&B, Classical, Jazz, Acoustic, Vocals (especially female). Some Country. If it moves me, it groves me! Please keep the Rap and Opera for youeself!
System Goals/Comments:	Looking to replace the phono stage, possibly with a Graham Slee Era Gold Mk V. Room treament and isolation accessories
System Strengths:	Just plain musical! Deep, wide and precise sound stage. Exceptionally revealing. Extremely transparent and articulate mids and highs with surprisingly deep and controlled bass. Whom ever said ML’s don’t do bass never teamed them with a Krell. Any more bass would be unnatural (like a teenagers car stereo)
System Weaknesses:	Need room Treatments to overcome some mid-bass bloom. Just moved, did not have it in previous home. System to articulate to rock out with excessive SPL’s but does just fine if you don’t try to make your ears bleed. Will reveal flawed recordings, unforgiving.
Video/HT System: Separate
TV/Projector:	Mitsubishi WD-62725 62" HD DLP
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Amps = Front Mains: NAD 2200PE (old but still kicks butt!). Center & surrounds: Carver AV-405. Pre Amp: Rotel RTC-965
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	Front mains: Polk Audio SDA-1b (almost 22 years old and still kick ass!!) Center and Surrounds: Atlantic Technology. Subs: Front sub M&K MX-150thx, Back Sub Definitive Technology Pro Sub 100tl
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Denon DVD-2910. Mitsubishi M-V6027 Laserdisc. JVC HR-S5500U VCR. Verison FiOS HD feed w/Moterola HD DVR
Other HT Gear:	Pioneer RFD-1 RF demodulator. Technics LP-1200 w/Ortifon OM20 stylus.
Comments on HT System:	Some of my HT equipment is old but is still going strong! In fact, my 20 year old son who has the audio bug is always disappointed when he comes back from an audio store! He always asks “Why doesn’t Polk still make the SDA’s. I want speakers that rock like yours!” And he’s auditioned some great speakers like the PSB Synchrony line, Klipsch Klipschorn & La Scala, Def Tech's top line, Monitor, Vandersteen, NHT etc. When I want to really “rock out” at mind numbing levels, it’s this system that does the job!
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	Audio, Video, Music (Love ALL music except for Rap and Opera), SCUBA Diving, Motorcycles, Sports (most) and much more.