Room Size

20x12x15

System Overview

Getting closer to that 2 channel bliss !

Music Preferences

Steely Dan, Peter Gabriel, Metallica, Eva Cassidy, Sara Mclaclan, Paul Simon, James, Jethro Tull, Supertramp, all over the board!

Movie Preferences

Steely Dan, Peter Gabriel, Metallica, Eva Cassidy, Sara Mclaclan, Paul Simon, James, Jethro Tull, Supertramp, all over the board!

Room Description

sideways shoebox, lots of windows.

Acoustic Treatment

Eight Nerve corners.

Components

DVD or LaserDisc Player

Samsung HD-DVD / Blu Ray combo player

Satellite or Cable

Dishnetwork Hopper

Video Display

Samsung UN75H6350

Digital Source

Sony DVP-S7700 transport with Empirical Audio's TURBOMOD and Scott Nixon's Tubedac again EA modded (the ONLY one!), 3Xac power supply and Siemens E88CC, (sadly dead) Squeezebox Redwine audio modded and powered by RWA Battery

Analog Source

FM from the denon, my wife screaming to turn it down and my dogs barking to be let out/in...

Signal Processors

Behringer Feedback Destroyer DSP 1124P for the Sub on the HT side only.

Preamp

deHavilland Ultraverve w/ NOS 6SN7, 6AH4 & 5AW4 tubes, Denon AVR3802 pre/pro and power for deck speakers

Power Amp

Odyssey Stratos Dual Mono Extremes w/silver face (mains) - red board Sherwood Newcastle AM-9080 120w/5 channels (center and 4 surround speakers)

Speakers

Mains: Odyssey Lorelei - light cherry Center: Usher Audio X-616 Sides: Polk f/x 500i Rears: Polk RT25i Deck: JBL S36AW

Subwoofer

SVS 20-39 with upgraded driver powered by Parts Express 250w plate amp - for HT use only.

Speaker Cable

Groneberg TS Premium for mains and center, Tritium Triphazer Level 7 speaker.

Interconnects

Groneberg TS Premium DAC to Pre, Groneberg TS Premium , VH Audio Cryo'd Pulsar Silver Bullets DVD to Pre/Pro, VH Audio Cryo's Pulsar Silver Nextgen transport to DAC - Bybee Silver w/ nextgen connectors on DAC and Pre/Pro

Power Cables

Michael Wolff Carbon Source, Ernie's PCK12+G 12AWG w/ lifted ground

Power Cond

BPT 3.5 Signature for everything but the amps which go right into the wall. Wall outlets are also cryo'd and are 20AMP dedicated runs.

Tuning and Tweaks

Eighth Nerve Room treatments, Dakiom A103 & D103, Pandathumbs, mapleshade cone points, Vibrapods, Mini Clouds, ERS sheets and Dynamat Extreme all used liberally throughout.