Systems

South Road Stereo, a Two-channel Audio System by Backwell

Room Size
5m x 5m x 2.4m
System Overview
Vinyl, digital and CD playback through integrated amp into floor standing speakers.
Music Preferences
Eclectic
Room Description
Suspended timber floor, timber stud and plasterboard walls and ceiling.
Listening Impressions
Reasonably happy with sound, no major issues but will address vibration control soon
Media Storage
A few hundred vinyl albums, some cassette tapes and a Synology NAS box with digital bits under the stairs!
Components
Digital Source
Auralic Aries and Audiolab 6000CDT
Analog Source
Well Tempered Amadeus turntable and Transfiguration Orpheus mc cartridge.
Other Sources
Denon FM Tuner
Preamp
Allnic H1500 phono stage with power supply.
Power Amp
Hegel H360 Integrated amp
Speakers
Q Acoustics C500
Speaker Cable
Townshend Isolada
Interconnects
Various
Power Cables
Mostly Russ Andrews but one JPS Labs
Racking
Russ Andrews Torlyte
Power Cond
Puritan 156 Studio Master
Tuning and Tweaks
Russ Andrews Super Fuses, a dedicated mains supply wired from a separate breaker. Herbies anti vibration products, Symposium Roller Blocks and Svelte shelves. Turntable mats, various. Walker Audio Prelude Record cleaning system.
Other Components
Denon DN-F650R Solid state recorder. Moth Record cleaning machine. Ultrasonic record cleaner, the Velvet Vortex.