Systems

NB's Refuge - Two Channel System, a Two-channel Audio System by nature boy

Listening Room
Room Size
17.5 x 13.5 x 7
System Overview
Natural, lifelike sounding system.
Music Preferences
Jazz, classic rock, female vocals, acoustics. I'm vinyl junkie.
Room Description
Dedicated listening room constructed during basement refinishing project 4/01. Heavy wall to wall berber carpet w/ 1/2" thick foam over concrete flooring. Standard stick construction w/ 3/8" drywall and 2"x4" stud framing. Drop ceiling.
Acoustic Treatment
Extensive Pi Audio Group diffuser panels on rear wall & 1st reflection points. Additional Passive room treats treatments in room & ceiling corners from Eighth Nerve.
Components
Digital Source
ModWright modified Cambridge Audio CXN V2 (DAC/streamer) w/ '74 Single Silver Wire 6N23P matched tubes & Audiolab 6000CDT transport.
Analog Source
Nottingham Interspace w/modified Rega RB300 arm, Audio Technica AT-OC9XML MC cartridge, ModWright Instruments PH9.0 XT phono preamp w/ Lundahl transformers and tube rectified power supply.
Preamp
25th Anniversary Decware CSP3+ preamp w/ Jupiter Beeswax caps and stepped attenuator.
Power Amp
Decware Zen Mystery (ZMA) Amplifier with 25th Anniversary + other modifications. Placed on a cherry Decware Zen Audio Focus Platform (ZAFP).
Speakers
Caintuck Audio "The Lii 15 Magnum Open Baffle" speakers in Curly Cherry hardwood with 15" Lii Audio F-15 drivers.
Speaker Cable
Snake River Audio Signature Series 1.5M hybrid speaker cables.
Interconnects
Snake River Audio Signature Series hybrid IC's. ZenWave D3.5 IC. Snake River Audio Boomslang RCA-RCA digital cable.
Power Cables
Snake River Audio Signature Series hybrid amp power cord. ZenWave Neotech FP-S55N 10 gauge power cord w/ FI-50 NCF plugs for UberBUSS. ZenWave Audio P14 powercords on preamp & phono preamp. TWL digital powercords on CXN V2 and Audiolab 6000CDT transport.
Racking
Vantage Point Altus sand filled four shelf rack w/ Polycrystal jumbo spikes, IKEA Lack table and NEUANCE isolation platform with Herbie's Audio Labs extra thick Grungebuster dots under Nottingham Interspace turntable.
Power Cond
Pi Audio Group uberBUSS power conditioner served by ZenWave Neotech FP-S55N 10 gauge power cord w/ FI-50 NCF plugs. Furutech GTX receptacles serviced by 3 dedicated power lines.
Tuning and Tweaks
Decware Zen Audio Focus Platform (ZAPF) under the ZMA amplifier. IsoAcoustics Orea Indigo isolation devices under Decware CSP3+ preamp. Daedalus Audio DID's under the Cambridge Audio CXN V2, Audiolab 6000CDT transport, and Modwright PH9.0X phono preamp