Room Size

12' x 7.5' x 20' (3.6m x 2.3m x 6.1m)

System Overview

A Magneplanar-based system with computer as the principal source

Music Preferences

Classical, especially chamber music and 20th century composers in general.

Room Description

A small, formal living room, but used mostly for my music listening.

Acoustic Treatment

Baffles behind the Magneplanar dipole speakers to absorb/deflect a protion of the back wave. The room is generally heavily furnished with sofas, drapes on one side and a wall hanging on the other.

Listening Impressions

Great sound stage and a natural sound.

Media Storage

Most of my listening is to computer files nowadays.

Other Comments

Components

Digital Source

Foobar2000 => M-Audio Revolution 7.1 sound card => Assemblage DAC 1.5

Analog Source

Rarely used: vintage Technics turntable + Denon MC cartridge + TCC 750 phono preamp

Other Sources

Sony SCD-DE775 SACD player; Denon TU 737 tuner

Preamp

Sonic Frontiers LINE 1

Power Amp

Monarchy Audio SM-70 Pro, pair

Speakers

Magneplanar MG 1.6QR

Subwoofer

PSP Subsonic 5

Speaker Cable

Bi-wired: Canare quad 14 gauge

Interconnects

Mostly Blue Jeans Cable

Power Cables

Assorted: mostly shielded cables with ferrite chokes

Racking

IKEA

Power Cond

Belton AV60