Room Size

8m x 5.1m x 3-4.5m

System Overview

Music Preferences

Baroque and opera to Pink Floyd and Bob Marley ... with a bit of jazz thrown in.

Room Description

Pitched roof running down the centre of the length of the room, pitch angle 110 deg (to minimise vertical echoes). 3m x 1m cork "painting" along one side wall to minimise flutter echo.

Components

Analog Source

Linn LP12/Lingo/Graham 2.2/Benz Ebony LP. LP12 has CF-composite subchassis and armboard upgrade!

Other Sources

Yamaha T2 FM Tuner

Signal Processors

3-way active crossovers. Rod Elliott's L-R PCBs modified to produce 18dB/12dB slopes.

Preamp

AKSA GK-1R hybrid line-stage. Phantom Audio MC/MM discrete ss phono stage (tweaked).

Power Amp

6 x AKSA monoblocks - pairs of 100w/55w/25w for an active rig.

Speakers

Maggie IIIa, 3-way active. Custom-built steel stands for absolute rigidity (each Maggie secured by 12 bolts).

Speaker Cable

Jon Risch cross-connected coax design (modified).

Interconnects

DIY from Allen Wright's "Super Cable Cook Book".

Power Cables

DIY TNT-Audio's "Snakes" (modified).

Racking

DIY air isolation platforms from www.enjoythemusic.com (tweaked) for phono stage and pre-amp. Aluminium wallshelf for LP12.

Power Cond

3 x dedicated power circuits.

Tuning and Tweaks

Many