jeffreybehr - Early-2023 Audio/video system - jeffreybehr

jeffreybehr 's Early-2023 Audio/video system System
IP Address: 3.101.141.155	Last Update: February 22, 2023 at 11:51:41
Amplifier:	Atma-Sphere Class D poweramps feeding main pair; Emotiva 11-channel poweramp feeding center and 4 pairs of surround and ceiling speakers.
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	Marantz '8805 AV preamp with a new AV10 awaiting installation into a new rack.
Speakers:	HHR Exotic TLS-2 Walsh-type front L/R; Magnepan CC5 centerchannel with bass panel.. Pair of HHR TLS-5 Surround speakers plus three pairs of ELAC B6 rear-surround and ceiling speakers.
Sources:
CD Player/DAC:	Oppo '205 universal disc player playing mostly multichannel SACDs; AQ Coffee HDMI cable feeding Marantz '8805 pre/pro.. No separate DAC.
Other Accessories/Room/Misc.:
Speaker Cables/Interconnects:	Three-fronts ICs are AQ Dragons; AQ balanced Red River in surround and ceiling channels. Forty-five-cents-per-foot 16/4-stranded 'speaker cable' from Home Depot driving all surround and ceiling speakers.
Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.):	Three dedicated 20-amp (11g.) AC-power lines to musicroom.. PS Audio P20 2000VA., 16-outlet power conditioner.. AQ Dragon powercable to P20; Custom Neotec/Furutech 11g. front-end powercables; twenty-two- and eighteen-foot-long Sonic Craft 'JBG 6X11' 8g. powercables to main poweramps.. Cable ends are AQ's all-copper with heavy-silver plate or Furutechs.. Inexpensive hollow-tube rack with tubes filled with lead shot and NEW 1.2"-thick granite shelves.. ISOAcoustics OREA (blue) equipment footers under DP, preamp, and Atma-Sphere poweramps; six ISO-Pucks under PS Audio p-con; Herbies Tenderfoots under center-channel amp and speaker.
Tweaks:	Two huge basstraps to absorb BIG 28-30Hz roomnodes; 6"-deep 3x6' panels against front wall behind speakers.. Room was rebuilt with few parallel walls or 90-degree corners.
Room Size (LxWxH):	19' x 21' x 6.5 - 12'
Room Comments/Treatments:	Room is nicely balanced and warm sounding with reflections from hard surfaces well diffused or damped.
Music Preferences and Comments:
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Big-orchestra Classical and film; some jazz.
System Goals/Comments:	Large-scale, very extended, concert-hall-natural sound with plenty of bottom-octave energy and real warmth and bloom.
System Strengths:	I achieved my goals.
System Weaknesses:	Haven't gotten the main bass-roomnode tamed.
Video/HT System: Integrated
TV/Projector:	Epson 5040UB projector (pixel-shifted UHD3840, HDR, 3D but never watch the latter).
Processor/Receiver/Amplifiers:	Marantz, above.
Speakers (Center, Surrounds, Sub):	Mains, CC, and surrounds listed above.
Sources (DVD/VCR):	Panasonic 4K disc player for movies.
Other HT Gear:	Panavision-ratio (2.35:1) Severtson screen 96" wide (NOT diagonal) with 42-degree lateral viewing angle.
Comments on HT System:	WOW! Second-best home-theater system I've ever seen or heard and 2nd-best-resolution projected image I've ever seen.
URL Link: http://https://www.flickr.com/photos/183646426@N03/with/48613929336/
Other Interests/Hobbies/Occupation:	Have loved, listened a lot, and supported Classical music for over 50 years. Love movies, home and theatrical. Fotografy. Pistol and rifle shooting.