Tubes, vinyl & movies

by bld63 on Ever Evolving
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How I listen to records and watch ball games.
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    • Lyra Skala
    Low output MC
    • Lyra Dorian Mono
    Low output MC - on spare arm wand
    • Sumiko Blackbird
    High output MC - back-up cart.
    • VPI Industries Scoutmaster
    SDS motor control, Perimeter ring clamp & center weight, Gingko dustcover and JMW9 w/ 2 arm wands
    • Acoustech PH-1 Premium
    Phono preamp
    • McIntosh MVP-851
    CD / DVD
    • McIntosh MR-7084
    AM / FM
    • Audioquest Various
    King Cobra from TT, Coral from Tuner & CD (balanced for CD)
    • McIntosh C2200
    Tube preamp with tube phono stage, surround pass thru, tone controls & blue meters
    • Audioquest Coral
    RCA to EQ then amp, balanced direct to amp (can defeat EQ w/ input switch on amp)
    • McIntosh MC 275 Mark IV
    75 W/ch tube amp w/ balanced imputs
    • Audioquest CV-4
    10' pair w/ battery things and minature spades to fit retro binding posts on MC 275
    • Tyler Acoustics Linbrook Signature System
    One piece with rosewood veneer
    • Sonus Faber Concerto
    2-way monitor w/ adjustable stands
    • REL Acoustics Storm mkIII
    Walnut - connected to speaker terminals of amp for stereo & LFE of processor for movies
    • McIntosh MAC-3
    Dolby digital surround processor, suprisingly good for older digital piece. (No DTS or 6-ch input tho)
    • Anthem PVA 5
    5 ch amp used for center & surround speakers
    • Paradigm Studio cc
    Center channel
    • Polk Audio RC55i
    In-wall surrounds
    • McIntosh MQ-107
    Analog envirmental eq - attenuates some bass spikes in my room - sounds better in w/ most material
    • McIntosh PC-4
    Power control strip. Allows preamp to power MC-275 on & off. Most essential tweak.
    • VPI 16.5
    Semi automatic record cleaning machine
    • Panamax 5510 PRO
    power regenerator
    • Pioneer Elite
    50" plasma HD TV

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Great looking system. How do you like the Sumiko Blackbird? I'm currently using a VPI Aries Black Knight (pretty similar to Scoutmaster) with a Dynavector Karat 17D2, and have been pleased with the results.

Also, who is the manufacturer of your equipment rack and LP shelves?

~Jim

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