Total room redo with new pictures coming. The wall to wall carpet has been replace with hardwood floors and an area rug, and the system now resides along the long wall. The speakers are now much further from the sidewalls, and yet farther apart, so sound-staging has improved.
System edited: Big changes are coming to my analog rig. I know, I know, what analog rig? Well I guess that's the whole point. Also, the whole shebang is moving to a new location. Then it will be off to the chiropractor...
System edited: Added description of the Kora preamp. This was in the pictures of the system for awhile, but I had not described it. I recently retubed it - the jury is still out, until the tubes get a little more time on them.
System edited: As GW might say, I've "neatified" the whole thing, with new rack, etc. I am going digital, straight from Wadia 302 to the amps for now, as this seems to bethe least compromised sound for that portion of my collection. I don't have much time for vinyl at the present, but I look to resume analog duties in the second half of 2008.
System edited: I have my new carpet on order and stair repair is complete. Thank God our cleaning lady spilled an entire container of Pine-Sol on the soon to be removed carpet instead of the new one! I will post pictures of this whole thing once the carpet is installed, and my stuff is rearranged. Moving 500 Lps and 1500 Cds is not pleasant. Maybe Steve Jobs has a point after all...
System edited: Added some nice new monitors to the mix - Talons are temporarily in safe storage while I play around. The new monitors are Wilson Audio CUB IIs. These are so good looking, at least to me, that I am completely rethinking my choice of decor for the redesigned room. Sonic evaluation will come after I return from vacation and complete room related stuff in August.
I will soon - I am changing the appearance of the room - actually our whole house is getting a makeover, but from an Audiogon "My System" perspective, obviously this would be the one that counts. I am primarily redoingthe carpets and molding - the paneling replacement will have to wait, which isn;t a big deal, because the one aspect of the room that was truly hideous was the carpet.