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Wed, November 27, 2013 |
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Chris |
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Chancellor
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Arlington, Texas |
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Engineer |
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Audio |
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Speakers: '07 Klipsch Jubilee two-way w/TAD TD-4002 HF drivers, '82 JuBelle center with K-510/K-69-A midrange and Beyma CP25 tweeter, '79 Cornwall surrounds, DIY tapped horn subs (behind each Jubilee bass bin).
Amplifiers: First Watt F3 driving TAD TD-4002s on Jub K-402 HF horns, Crown D-75As tri-amping center, surrounds, front bass bins, and Crown XTi-1000s driving TH subs.
Preamplifier/DAC/crossovers: Onyko PR-SC886 w/Burr-Brown PCM1796 DACs, Yamaha SP2060 (crossing Jubs), two ElectroVoice Dx38's (one crossing JuBelle 3-way and other EQing Cornwall surrounds), XTi-1000 DSPs (EQing subs).
Sources: Oppo BDP-103, PS3, netbook running foobar2000 with CD/DVD-A collection ripped to FLAC and connected via HDMI to AVP.
Turntable/Phono preamplifier: Empire 398 with 980 arm, Stanton EEE MK. III, transcription phono preamp.
TV: 60" Sharp Aquos Quattron.
Cables/Interconnects: XLR connectors AVP-->active crossovers--> amplifiers, Nutrik connectors on TH subs.
Tweaks: Fully EQed, time/phase-aligned crossovers for each loudspeaker using active digital crossovers. Audyssey used only for setting 5.1 loudspeaker channel delays.
Room dimensions: 40'L x 15.5'W x 9'H (5510 cubic feet), 12 x 4.7 x 2.7 metres (152 cubic metres) [relative dimensions 1:1.7:4.4], short wall front, listening chairs 10' from front wall (3 m). Auralex Sonofiber tiles to control early reflections, bass traps in corners for mid-bass control.
Music genres: classical (including renaissance, baroque, classic, romantic, impressionist, neoclassical, modern, postmodern), jazz, jazz fusion, choral, folk, new age, Celtic, blues, world, rock, pop, dance, etc.
System Goals: Integrated 2-channel/HT, fully horn loaded loudspeakers, no tube amplification.
System Strengths: High accuracy dynamic reproduction, very low modulation distortion, horn loaded, all drivers/loudspeakers time aligned and manually EQed from 14Hz-20kHz using REW/calibrated microphone. |
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