Room Size

26x22x14

System Overview

Pretty good system - need to work a bit more on speaker placement and room treatment. Dynamic sound at both high and low volumes. Extremely refined and resolving - not a typical slow sounding tube system.

Music Preferences

Vocals and Classic Rock and Metal. James Taylor, Dan Fogleberg, Jimmy Buffett, Karla Bonoff, Nicolette Larson, Ricky Lee Jones, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Rush, The Police

Room Description

Loft-style apartment with many hard surfaces (brick, glass). Treated with Auralex foam diffusers and bass traps.

Components

Digital Source

Musical Fidelity A308cr CDP

Analog Source

Basis 1400 with RB 300 arm and Clearaudio Aurum Alpha Plus

Other Sources

Pioneer Mega CD changer, Onkyo 4711 tuner.

Signal Processors

N/A

Preamp

Audio by Van Alstine T7-EC

Power Amp

Cary V12R (EL34 - Svetlana, EL84 - Telefunken, 12BZ7 - RCA) powers the mids / highs. Sunfire Symphonic Ref. 250 powers bass.

Speakers

VMPS RM 40 with FST, Soundcoat.

Subwoofer

Accoustic Research H12SO

Speaker Cable

Chris VH DIY 27 pair braid biwire.

Interconnects

VooDoo Reference, Wasatch 102U & 103U

Power Cables

MIT

Headphones

Sennheiser 590 / Antique Sound Labs MG Head II OTL / Cambridge Azure CDP

Racking

Sanus Platinum 6 shelf system & DIY racks with 1" poplar shelves.

Tuning and Tweaks

2" Maple blocks / brass cones