Room Size

13x11x8

System Overview

slowly changing all powercords and ICs to TG Audio --- a tube system with PRAT and venue

Music Preferences

60s-80s rock and some recent rock, good country, lots of jazz, and blues

Room Description

two computers w/printers on cabinets down long wall

Components

Digital Source

Cary 308T w/NOS "D" getter Amperex 7316s, or NOS Telfunken 802S

Analog Source

Rega P25 w/ Shelter 501 Mk II cart, Neuance shelf, Heavyweight mod, and Ringmat, into a Eastern Electric Minimax phono pre w/ Groove Tube 12AX7-M tubes

Other Sources

HHb 850 pro CD recorder

Preamp

Cary SLP-98, direct coupled, hexfed upgrade, caps upgrade, w/ NOS 6SN7GTs and VT231s

Power Amp

Cary V12R, caps upgrade, w/ Groove Tube E34LS, Electro Harmonix EL 34 or 6CA7, w/NOS 12BZ7s and Brimar EL 84s

Speakers

Merlin TSM-Ms with the "magic mod" on Osiris sand filled stands

Subwoofer

none

Speaker Cable

TG Audio SLVR single run

Interconnects

TG Audio Hi Purity on CD player, Harmonic Tecnology Platinum Cyberlink between CDP and CDR, Luminous Synchestra Signature elsewhere

Power Cables

TG Audio SLVR on CD player and preamp, TG Audio 688 on EE Minimax phono, Powersnake Taipan on amp, and Silver Audio Powerburst on CD recorder

Headphones

Sennheiser 600s w/Cardas cord / Channel Islands Audio VHP-1 and VAC-1 amp and power supply

Racking

Sanus S5 rack, Neuance shelf for turntable, VanEvers Refrence 85 power conditioner

Tuning and Tweaks

carpet, pictures, cloth couch, 14 pound gray tom cat