Room Size

24' x 14' x 8.5'

System Overview

System is focused on vinyl playback of classical music (95%) and classic rock (5%)

Music Preferences

Classical music

Room Description

Deep pour basement room with high ceiling. Speakers along long wall.

Acoustic Treatment

Corner dampeners, various wall hangings, loop pile carpeting. Nothing special.

Listening Impressions

Wide and deep soundstage, good imaging, very natural instrumental timbre, very good dynamics and detail.

Media Storage

Record shelf

Other Comments

Musically satisfying system.

Components

Digital Source

Herron custom CD / DVD player

Analog Source

VPI Aries 1 extended on StillPoints, JWM-12 arm / extra arm tube, Lyra Clavis da Capo and AT-OC9ML, Herron VTPH-1MC

Preamp

Herron VTSP-3a

Power Amp

Herron M-150 (4)

Speakers

Pre-production prototype 3.5 way

Subwoofer

Lambda SB12, 3.5 cu. ft. sealed cabinets for < 60hz.

Speaker Cable

Unobtanium 6 gauge revision 2874.12 Mark 635.9 using liquified vacuum

Interconnects

Herron Audio and Radio Shack 15-1540 A/V cut to size with different connectors

Tuning and Tweaks

Lots of Vibrapods and Vibrapod cones

Other Components

Modified Marchand crossover (used as low-pass filter to feed subs signal below 60hz). Will be replaced by passive crossover.