System Overview

My system is a combination of home theater and 2-channel. I use the HT bypass on the Dodd preamp for HT usage, and I use the Dodd preamp for 2-channel listening.

Room Description

Prior setup before my move: Great Room in the basement where 15x20x8 is dedicated to the audio system. Current Setup: 40x20x20 open beam vaulted ceilings

Acoustic Treatment

Prior setup before my move: Sound board with a layer of Green Glue acoustic caulk and sheet rock to form a sandwich with the Green Glue. 8th Nerve Adapt room treatments.

Components

DVD or LaserDisc Player

Marantz BD 8002 blu-ray

Satellite or Cable

DirecTV H20R

Video Display

Samsung 56 inch pedestal DLP television

Signal Processors

Behringer DCX2496 (Cullen mods)

Receiver

NAD T715 home theater processor

Preamp

Dodd battery powered preamp (1965 USA 7308 Amperex tubes)

Power Amp

EVS 100M (power CS2-3 highs), Underwood Hifi Level-2 modified Ref 1000 with silver WBTs (power CS2-3 lows), two Bel Canto S-300 amps to power center and surround speakers

Speakers

Emerald Physics CS2-3 (mahogany finish)

Center

Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Monitor

Surrounds

Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Monitors

Subwoofer

ACI Titan

Speaker Cable

Straley Reality cables (biamped with special edition version for the bass drivers)

Interconnects

Signal Cable Silver Resoultion / Analog One cables

Power Cables

Signal Cable Silver Resolution/Magic Power cables

Racking

StudioTech Ultra-60 60 inch component rack and Sound Anchor speaker stands

Power Cond

PS Audio Power Plant Premier and Quintet Conditioners

Tuning and Tweaks

I used to have an acoustically treated room with a dedicated audio circuit but I am currently living in a rental with vaulted ceilings.

Other Components

Origin Live Resolution turntable, Origin Live Encounter tone arm, Rosinante Dark Matter turntable platform, Miyajooma Labs Shilabe cartridge, Modwright SWP 9.0SE tube rectified phono stage (1958 cryo-treated 5687 tubes for the line stage and a 1962 Mullard 5AR4 tube for the power rectifier), Jolida heavily-modified JD-100 CD (early 1970s Mullard CV4004 output tubes), and Yamaha HD1300 hard drive based CDR