Room Size

27 X 11 X 10

System Overview

Innersound speakers are pretty resolving, showing off how poorly a number of the records I listen to were made...but, hey, it's the music first. If I were to use audiophile terms to describe things, I would say "dimensional and open, very detailed without being fatiguing, dynamic, can play well at low to moderate volume levels, but can be cranked (though I'm much more into moderate levels.) My previous speakers (Quad 63 USA Monitors) had that open planar sound that I like. The Innersounds also have that boxless openess (electrostatic panel), but honest to goondess bass that the Quads never had. If you like only light chamber, folk or classical, you might prefer the Quads, but the Innersound can ROCK...but play nice subtle music too. And, like the Quads, no fatigue (though they do reveal bad recordings more so than the Quads.) The one thing the Quad 63 USA Monitors had over the Innersounds: they are much more amp friendly than the Innesound panels. Medium power tube amps and the Innersounds? Forgiddaboudit!

Music Preferences

I have a copy of Lou Reed's "Metal Machine Music". Does anyone need anymore?

Room Description

It's the entire apartment! (system dominates the living space, proof my wife loves me!)

Components

Digital Source

Modwright modified Denon 2900 Universal player (tube output stage, Lclock, etc)

Analog Source

Redpoint Quattro (designed by Peter Clark of Redpoint and Thom Mackris now of Galibier) with custom 24 lb PVC/Aluminun platter filled with leadshot and oil, and outboard battery powered DC motor. Arm is a modified RB300, cartridge is Dynavcetor XX2

Other Sources

tuner

Preamp

CAT (Convergent Audio Technology) SL-1 Signature MK III

Power Amp

Innersound iPower 330 amplifier for electrostatic panel (330 watts 8 ohm, 660 4 ohms, 1000 2 ohms), Music Reference RM9 tube amp

Speakers

Innersound Eros (electrostatic hybrid with transmission line woofer) Panels are MKIII.5 arc-proof models.

Speaker Cable

Synergistic Research Sig. 10 (with active shielding), Innersound electrostatic speaker cables, Neotech 3002, DIY mil-spec Teflon/silver-plated copper tri-braid

Interconnects

Synergistic Research Resolution Reference (active shielding), Audience AU24, DIY Venhaus Pulsars

Power Cables

DIY Furutech FP-Alpha 3 with Furutech gold connectors, Harmonic Technology AC-11 with Furutech ends, some DIY Venhaus Flavor 2 and Belden "asylum/Crump" cord

Headphones

Ultrasone Pro-750

Racking

DIY table with sandbox (50 lbs of sand, 45 lb aluminum top-plate) for turntable, Target rack for rest of gear

Power Cond

DIY FELIX conditioner for digital player.

Tuning and Tweaks

plexi-glass plate and rubber balls under source components (also sandbox incorporated with rubber ball shelf for Modwright digital player), the sandbox under the turntable.