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Sh7eleven's Partial DIY in Progress System | |
IP Address: 69.120.69.197 | Last Update: May 23, 2009 at 07:19:22 |
Amplifier: | Antique Sound Lab Wave 8's (8 Watt monoblocks; Svetlana winged C tubes, Auricaps mod, plan to change resistors) |
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated): | Bottlehead Foreplay III, will add the extended upgrade after a break-in period |
Speakers: | Coincident Triumph Signature Series (Bookshelf, 8 Ohm, 91 db sensitivity) |
Sources: | |
CD Player/DAC: | Marantz SA-8001 |
Turntable/Phono Stage: | Rega P3 (2000 version, no tonearm - plan to acquire and rewire rb 250 and use Denon DL103 cartirdge) Plan to build Bottlehead Seduction or Eros Phono stage. |
Other Source(s): | Ipod, Sirius, Xbox, TV |
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: | |
Speaker Cables/Interconnects: | MIT AVT-2 and 3 interconnects and Swan Speaker cable (Plan to replace with DIY silver IC's and Speaker Cable) |
Music Preferences and Comments: | |
Music Used (Genre/Selections): | various rock genres, indie, electronic, folk, jazz...and on and on |
System Goals/Comments: | To create the best sound possible from DIY components, as i am soon to be a poor student again. I like the idea of performing mods to optimze a unit to improve sound, rather obtaining improvement by purchasing a new/expensive component. |
System Strengths: | vocals, mids, and highs |
System Weaknesses: | Bass, (bookshelf speakers, no sub) at times the instruments can homogenize. |
Video/HT System: None | |
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation: | Baseball, Soccer |