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I attempted to maximize redbook CD playback in a smallish room.
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    • PS Audio P-300
    I consider this the beginning of my playback system; clean power. While not required for the Ikemi (due to switching power supply) it is vital for the preamp. Multiwave free zone :-)
    • Linn Ikemi
    Horrible chassis design. Amazing transport and decoding mechanism. Solution? Isolate and manage vibrations. Result? I'd stack it up against a CD12 (and I have -- there is *very* little difference).
    • Audience Au 24
    Half a meter of smooth, detailed bliss. Amazing stuff.
    • Audio Electronic Supply AE-3 DJH
    A neat little tubed preamp from the Cary guys. Have CBS-Hytron 6SN7 tubes. Clean, quick, and a lot of bass. Highly recommend this unit!
    • VH Audio Pulsar
    12' run from pre to amp. Price/performance is off the map. Could not recommend this stuff more highly.
    • Forte Model 4a
    Great sound, cheap price. I love this unit.
    • Goertz MI2 Biwire
    Apparently, a controversial cable. I did have some problems with this cable initially, but after removing the Zobels (which some consider mandatory) the sound break-up at high volume problem was solved. Apparently, the Zobel's introduced a destructive feedback to my amp (strange, for they are designed to *avoid* that problem). Anyway, I consider this a very neutral cable and I'm quite happy with them. Especially considering the price.
    • Focus Audo 688
    Lovely monitors.

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You've done some great things with your system, so I won't give advice. But it just boggles my mind why people think that there is a golden rule about listening distance from the speakers. I also form and equalateral triangle and my room It is about the same size. No other option puts me in the "soundstage envelope" quite like it.

Plus, your system looks good. How did you make your bass traps?

Rob

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