Room Size

900 sqft with two story cathedral ceiling

System Overview

Still working backwards a bit. The most expensive components are bogging down my progress at present.

Music Preferences

Classical (vintage mostly), Jazz (pre-1970), and a little Rock (post-1970) when in my cups.

Room Description

900 sqft with cathedral ceilings. Floors are a mixture of wood, carpet and area rugs. Biggest drawback is the configuration, as this is a 'great room', including our kitchen, dining and sitting areas. This limits speaker placement considerably - something my wife and I are constantly at odds over. I have an ideal space in the house for a good sized listing room, but, being the cook in the house, I spend much of my time in the kitchen. So, in the 'great room' I stay.

Acoustic Treatment

None. Lots of heavy and overstuffed furniture seems to do the trick though.

Listening Impressions

A bit forward for my taste really, but very detailed and expansive. One great thing about Cornwalls, and all horns for that matter, is that they can truly fill the air with sound - and with little effort. So, the Cary is pure over-kill. I am certain that my speakers would be better served by fewer watts with greater inner detail.

Media Storage

Shelves, stacks, boxes . . .

Other Comments

I will eventually replace the Cary and the Accuphase with reconditioned gear from The Fisher, HH Scott, something similar, DIY, a combination thereof. I need to sell the Cary first. Just haven't gotten around to it yet. Cary makes beautiful components, but their transformers leave much to be desired. I want better iron to drive my Cornwalls properly and to give me a better sound floor.

Components

Digital Source

Ah! Njoe Tjoeb 4000 with 2 NOS Ediswan 6DJ8s

Analog Source

Dual 701 (Reconditioned by Bill N.), Shure v15 Type iii

Other Sources

Revox B77 MKii R2R, Accuphase T-101 tuner

Power Amp

Cary SLI-80 integrated with 2 NOS Amperex PQ 7308s (input), 2 NOS Pope 6SN7s (driver), 4 New Sensor Golden Lion KT77s or KT88s (output) - change power tubes depending on mood and musical selection, and 2 Sovtek 5U4Gs (rectifiers)

Speakers

1981 Klipsch Cornwalls with Bob Crites crossovers (oiled oak with original cane grills - usually off)

Speaker Cable

DH Labs Silver-Sonic

Interconnects

DH Labs Air Matrix

Power Cables

Signal Cable

Racking

VERY heavy furniture

Power Cond

PS Audio Juicebar

Tuning and Tweaks

Lots of maple and brass

Other Components

Bellari Rolls with NOS GE 12AX7 Long Plate (it works for now, but will eventually be replaced)