Room Size

25 x 15 x 10

System Overview

Music Preferences

Chinese Female Vocal: Teresa Teng, Tsai Chin, A-Mei, Fish Leung, Tanya Tsai, A-Sun, Janice, Penny, Landy, Denise Ho, Sandy Lam, S.H.E., Elva, Shian Ting, Kelly Chen, Joey Yung, Yanzi, Kym Western Female Vocal: Jacintha, Shania Twain, Eva Cassidy, Shakira, No Doubt Japanese Female Vocal: Kiroro, Misia, Utada Hikaru, Ayumi Hamasaki, Every Little Thing, Matsu Takako Other Chinese Pop: David Tao, Lee Hom Wong, May Day, Jay Chow, JJ Lin, Sam Lee, Hacken Lee, A-Du Composer: Chopin, Tschaikowsky, Bach Conductor: Herbert von Karajan, Seiji Ozawa Piano: Evgeny Kissin, Glenn Gould, Artur Rubinstein, Maurizio Pollini, Martha Argerich Cello: Janos Starker, Yo Yo Ma, Jacqueline Du Pre Violin: Anne-Sophie Mutter

Room Description

2 Persian rugs placed in front of speakers and in center of room. Sofa is 5' in front of speakers.

Media Storage

Pottery Barn Accordion Media Cabinets

Components

Digital Source

Wadia 861 Basic CD Player

Power Amp

Jadis JA30 Dual Mono Amplifiers, Pure Class A, 30W Output, Tubes: Siemens 5814A, Mullard CV4004, and SED SVEL34 Pearl CryoValve

Speakers

B&W Signature 805 in Red Bird's Eye, 88dB spl, 50 - 120W into 8 ohms (minimum 4.6 ohms), 56Hz - 20kHz ± 2dB

Subwoofer

Velodyne DD-12 in Black Gloss, 12' Driver, 9.7' Piston Diameter, 17Hz to 120Hz ± 3 dB

Speaker Cable

Cardas Golden Reference Bi Wire Speaker Cables

Interconnects

Cardas Golden Reference RCA Interconnects. Cardas Neutral Reference XLR Interconnects.

Power Cables

Cardas Golden Reference Power Cords for amplifiers, CD player, subwoofer, and Running Springs Audio Haley power conditioner.

Headphones

Sony MDR-D66

Racking

Grand Prix Audio Monaco Base Module. Grand Prix Audio Isolation Platforms. B&W FS N805 Speaker Stands in Silver.

Power Cond

Running Springs Audio Haley. PS Audio UPC-200HB.

Tuning and Tweaks

Herbie's HAL-O 9 on 12AU7 and 12AX7 tubes. Equipment stand and speaker stands filled with Apollo Sound Bytes. Westlake Audio Omega and Rectangular Cable Muffs on speaker cables, interconnects, and power cords.