The Music Room

by jeff1225 on All Out Assault

Description

All new room and modified system to fit the room. Converted the garage to a dedicated music room with remote AC system, completely dedicated 10 foot ground spike and dedicated circuits. GIK treatments throughout (diffusion on the ceilings and absorption everywhere else) has made the system sing.

And thank you to the following Audiogon gurus: SKushino, Syntax and Halcro.
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    • Transrotor Fat Bob S
    German made 70 lb monster
    • Hovland Company HP-100 mc
    Excellent build and beautiful sound
    • Gingko Audio Cloud 11
    For the table and pre-amp
    • Ikeda 345
    Japanese tone arm designed by Ikeda Son based on the famous FR64S. Made my Shelter 5000 come alive!
    • Fidelity Research Fr-7
    I found this new in box.....on Craig's List. The guy bought it and put it in a drawer!
    • Shelter 501 II
    Great cartridge
    • Denon 103R
    With a super heavy Audio Technica headshell...its pretty awesome
    • Cyrus Brenneman Bel Air
    50 watt EL34 Based mono amp
    • Revox PR-99
    Sonorus Modified Revox PR99. I can't say enough about Arian Jansen's highly modified tape deck.

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Jeff,
There is an archive thread on the First Watt SIT-2 (much talk of the SIT-1 as well).Very good comparisons with SETs and comments by 213cobra (Phil), Keithr and Srajan(6 Moons). Very interesting, of course it always comes down to personal preferences.
Charles,

charles1dad

Dan,
If I were to ever return to a SS amplifier the First Watt (most likely the SIT-1) would be my direction. Honestly though, I'm too enthralled with the natural beauty of 300b SETs to change. I know you certainly enjoy both.
Charles,

charles1dad

Thanks Jeff for your reply. Lower power ampliifiers with simple circuits running in pure class A are hard to beat for musical realism and naturalness.

charles1dad

Hello Jeff,
You have a very nice system.
Are your First Watt SIT-1 amplifiers a better match for your speakers compared with the Pass XA30.5 ?
Thanks,
Charles,

charles1dad

Jeff,
Thanks for your reply.
I have a bias for very simple amplifier circuits like SET amps and First Watt. It seems these circuits are superb in preserving natural tone and harmonics, i.e. life-like. I`m interested to read your further thoughts as the Pass amp breaks in.There`s always some degree of trade off with different amplifier topologies.
Regards,

charles1dad

Hello Jeff,
I`m interested to read your impression of the Pass XA30.5 compared to Nelson`s simpler circuit First Watt design.With your efficient speaker have you considered the SIT amplifiers?He seems very satisfied with these new amps.
Regards,

charles1dad

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