Room Size

16' x 14'

System Overview

Very musical, transparent and spacious presentation with that tube magic. Not the ultimate but very satisfying.

Music Preferences

Jazz, Blues, R&B, Folk-Rock, Classical, Accapella Gospel and some Country. Basically good music.

Room Description

16' x 14' dedicated listening room using long wall placement. Speakers are 42" from the front wall and 52" from the side wall.

Acoustic Treatment

Right now, I have four Roomtune corner tunes, two Markertek bass traps and three Markertek 16" square acoustical foam tiles and 2 Markertek bass traps. I plan to buy more Roomtune products when resources allow. The room treatment is a work in progress.

Listening Impressions

Very musical, transparent and dynamic.

Media Storage

Music files stored on a Lenovo desktop, Windows 10 with 6 tb external hard drive.

Components

Digital Source

Bryston BUC-1 Digital USB to SPDIF converter

Analog Source

Philips 312 w/ Magenta FZ47DB Phono Pre-amp

Other Sources

Pioneer Elite Pro 1150hd Plasma

Signal Processors

Schiit Gungnir Multibit Dac w/ Magenta Audiophile version Analog/Digital Enhancer

Preamp

Margules Audio SF220R (tube)

Power Amp

Margules Audio U280SC 20th Anniversary Edition (tube)

Speakers

Newform Research 645 (KSU2 w/Mundorf M-Cap Supreme )

Subwoofer

none

Speaker Cable

Zu Audio Libtec

Interconnects

Silnote Audio Cables Morpheus Reference II Series II interconnects, Zu Audio Varial interconnects, Silnote Audio Morpheus Reference II Digital Cable, YFS Reference USB

Power Cables

Silnote Audio Poseidon GS and GL Reference

Headphones

none

Racking

Standesign Penta Rack, Target amp stand, Atlantis amp stand

Power Cond

Furman Elite 15 DM

Tuning and Tweaks

Herbies Audio Lab tube dampers, Supersonic Stabilizers, Tenderfoot and Cone/Spike Decoupling Gliders, HAL-O JR. Damping Instruments

Other Components

JRiver MC22