Room Size

17.5 ft x 13 ft x 8 ft

System Overview

2 channel audio delicated listening room

Music Preferences

Classic Rock, Jazz, Female vocals

Room Description

17.5 ft x 13ft x 8 ft

Acoustic Treatment

Eighth Nerve ADAPT ( 7 rectangles 4 triangles) wonderful room treatments ( no more echo or booming of bass)

Listening Impressions

Very happy with the sound ever since changing to the HORN speakers no listeners fatigue whatsoever, I can listen for many hours and be in audio heaven....

Components

Digital Source

Rega Saturn cdp this cdp replaced a AH! TJOEB , and a Rega Apollo, the Saturn gets you that much closer to analog...

Power Amp

Eastern Electric M520 int amp (see below)

Speakers

The Hornshoppe " HORNS" ( amazing speaker will not go back to multidriver or xovers)

Subwoofer

bass augmenter The Hornshoppe " The CUBE" it made the already great sounding HORNS that much better a worthy addition

Speaker Cable

Tried Kimber, Transparent, Nordost, Goertz, Mapleshade, settled on Paul Speltz Anti cables

Interconnects

Tried all kinds settled on Paul Speltz Anti cables

Power Cables

Signal cable Silver Ref (amp) Signal cable Digital (cdp)

Power Cond

Chucked the power cond for 2 dedicated 20 amp circuits ( wonderful upgrade)

Tuning and Tweaks

Mapleshade 4" thick platforms w/ Boston Audio designs Isotune blocks under the cdp and amp

Other Components

The M520 amp was not bad sounding with the stock tubes however after refitting the stock tubes with all NOS Mullards (circa 1958-1964) the amp is now the cat's meow!!! By adding Herbie Tube Dampers PEEK version it brought the amp up another notch...