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  Stereopal Featured System:   William from Markham  Date:  April 1, 2008

                                       

 

                                               "This ain't no chicken ranch !"

 

   

 

 
No, William is not in the chicken ranch business.   Whoever walks into this room will always ask the reason for all the Egg Cartons on the wall.

Believe it or not, i have heard the sound of the room BEFORE and AFTER the placement of the egg cartons.

They do work !    The room use to be full of bass resonance problem, but they are not truly a thing of the past due the "diffusion" effect of the egg cartons.

They do not absorb high or low frequencies, but they do a marvelous job of diffusing it.

 

 

 

 

  System Components:  
     
  CD Player: Ancient museum quality Denon player
  Turntable Motor: JC Verdier AC Motor
  Turntable: Nottingham 294 with 12" arm
  Cartridge: ZYX Airy 3
  Phono Step Up Transformer: Forsell Pre Pre amp
  Preamplifier: Marantz 7M
  Amplifiers: McIntosh MC275 x 2 (Bridged Mono)
  Speaker Cable: X-Symphony Pure Silver Hybrid
  Speaker: Pro-Ac EBS with ATC Drivers
  Power Conditioner: Monster Power HTS 2600 MK II
     
     

 

 

 

 

  William's Comments:

 

I consider myself a music lower more so than an audiophile.  I do not believe in the constant changing of equipment where you will become a slave of the equipment.  They are merely a means to better end.  I try to utilize the resources I have on hand to improve the sound before investing in expensive new equipments

I like classical music, vocals as well as some asian music.

I had a pair of B&W 808s for a  little while, they prove to be way too big for my room and they're also difficult to drive.   The quality of the drivers on the B&W is nowhere near the quality of the ATC, they were sold off with the help of Rick.

The motor I am using for my Notthingham 294 is a Verdier motor.  The standard 294 motor comes with a host of problems.  The speed i not constant, and it is not adjustable.  It is slower than it should be which rolled off the sound and gives off a slow presentation.  The Verdier motor is a lot better, especially when it is placed further away which reduces a lot of the vibrations.

 

 

Legendary Marantz 7M preamp.   Side by side my DIY Marantz 7 replica, the original Marantz 7 was WAY BETTER.

It outperformed my replica by a huge margin.

 

 

ZYX Airy 3 cartridge.   However, Williams prefers the sound of Koetsu cartridges over ZYX.

 

 

 

Verdier Motor placed 6 feet away, driven by "dental floss" believe it or not.

 

 

 

 

McIntosh MC275 sitting on Ebony blocks, on top of Costco cutting boards

 

 

 

 

The Violin is strategically placed in the center of the room.  It reflects sounds and reinforces the image of vocals and other

instruments.    This practice actually has a cult following among audiophiles from Hong Kong.

 

 

 

 

 

Notice the Ebony block on top of the Forsell Pre Pre amp.

 

 

Monster Power Conditioner

 

 

                              

 

  To my ears, these old Pro-Ac speakers sounds a lot of better than some of the new products on the market.   Note the famous ATC midrange driver.

 

 

                               

 

 

DIY room treatments which works like magic, believe it or not !

 

 

 

 

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