My system is run in a small apartment. It is musical sounding with good detail. Very dynamic as well. Soundstage is quite good, imaging is just fair.
I really enjoy it and am constantly impressed by how good this rig can sound.
It's certainly not high-end by any means but it serves me quite well.
I'd love to hear opinions and any advice.
The Furman is a loaner. I have a Furutech that I like very much but it doesn't regulate voltage and this old building has bad power. The Furutech gives me blackness, the Furman not quite. It's a sacrifice I am making while in this temporary apartment.
I'm happy with the current system but would like to try some new speakers. I'll wait to we are settled into a house before I do that though as I want full range speakers but feel that the sub is important (for my neighbors!) in my apartment.
2/1/2008 I have acquired a new Rega P1 turntable with glass platter upgrade and a Cambridge Audio 540P MM Phono Pre.
I couldn't be happier with my first foray into vinyl. I have hardly listened to anything but vinyl in the 2 weeks I have had the Rega.
My listening space is a similar in size to your place. You might want to check out the Tetra 205's. They integrate better in my small space than anything I have ever heard.
I've played with my speaker/sub placement a bit and am getting a nice big soundstage with much better imaging. I moved the sub to dead center for starters. I moved the speakers a touch wider and all but eliminated the toe-in.
Nice system, there is magic in tubes to be sure. Getting back into lp's is fun. I too just picked up a cambrigde phono amp and took out my old turntable which I have not played in ten years. It is close to 29 years old. The sound, pretty darn good. Have fun with your very nice components. Glen
I wouldn't say this isn't hih end. Compared to what most people use to listen to music in the home this is orders of magnitude better. Keep on enjoying!
High end is in the eye of the beholder! I'm starting to realize that even though some people feel it is necessary to get the most expensive components because they are bullet proof and have gold-plated everything, you don't need that for excellent sound. If your system does it for you, then you're there!
Great job on the system, looks like a lot of fun to listen to.
