Room Size

~17' x ~22'

System Overview

The system is intended to favor analog playback keeping everything balanced, with attention to mechanical damping control. It is all-tube, not using a lot of power, yet can play any material at lifelike levels without strain. There are no transformers in the audio path, which is balanced from cartridge to speaker. The system is capable of sustained 115 db levels without strain or artifact.

Music Preferences

Classical, Rock from 70s to now (classic, progressive, kraut, space, techno/ambient/experimental). Some jazz, lots of ethnic folk. I play native American flute, keyboards, bass and sitar. I do two solo acts and also play in a band, see myspace.com/salubriousinvertebrae and myspace.com/thunderboltpagoda I also run a recording studio which features a Scully lathe and Westrex cutting system.

Room Description

17' by 22', some carpet and lots of LPs.

Acoustic Treatment

The LPs and furniture do quite well

Listening Impressions

Able to handle the toughest tracks at lifelike levels without a sense of strain or volume.

Media Storage

Mostly LPs

Components

Digital Source

Linn

Analog Source

Atma-Sphere 208/TriPlanar/Orpheus

Other Sources

Ampex reel to reel

Preamp

Atma-Sphere MP-1 MkIII

Power Amp

Atma-Sphere M-60 MkIII

Speakers

Classic Audio Reproductions T-3

Subwoofer

not needed

Speaker Cable

Goertz

Interconnects

Mogami balanced lines

Power Cables

Cardas

Headphones

Grado/Atma-Sphere MP-1 MkIII

Racking

Sound Anchors

Tuning and Tweaks

Aurios Pro bearings on stand and speakers, URT platforms