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Our favorite musicians:

Chinese Female Vocal: Teresa Teng, Tsai Chin, A-Mei, Fish Leung, Tanya Tsai, A-Sun, Janice, Penny, Landy, Denise Ho, Sandy Lam, S.H.E., Elva, Shian Ting, Kelly Chen, Joey Yung, Yanzi, Kym

Western Female Vocal: Jacintha, Shania Twain, Eva Cassidy, Shakira, No Doubt

Japanese Female Vocal: Kiroro, Misia, Utada Hikaru, Ayumi Hamasaki, Every Little Thing, Matsu Takako

Other Chinese Pop: David Tao, Lee Hom Wong, May Day, Jay Chow, JJ Lin, Sam Lee, Hacken Lee, A-Du

Composer: Chopin, Tschaikowsky, Bach

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan, Seiji Ozawa

Piano: Evgeny Kissin, Glenn Gould, Artur Rubinstein, Maurizio Pollini, Martha Argerich

Cello: Janos Starker, Yo Yo Ma, Jacqueline Du Pre

Violin: Anne-Sophie Mutter

Room Dimensions: 25'L x 15'W x 10'H
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    • B&W Signature 805 Loudspeakers
    Red Bird's Eye, 88dB spl, 50 - 120W into 8 ohms, 56Hz - 20kHz ± 2dB
    Mounted on B&W FS N805 stands filled with Apollo Sound Bytes
    • Jadis JA30 Dual Mono Amplifiers
    Pure Class A, 30W Output, Siemens 5814A, Mullard CV4004, SED SVEL34 Pearl CryoValve
    • Wadia 861 Basic CD Player
    Direct-Connect™ Technology with Digital Volume Control
    • Velodyne DD-12 Subwoofer
    Black Gloss, 12" driver, 9.7" piston diameter, 17Hz to 120Hz ¡Ó 3dB, Transformer-Less Class-D Digital Energy Recovery Amplifier, Digital Drive Room Equalization System
    • Cardas Audio Golden Reference Bi Wire
    2 Meters
    • Cardas Audio Golden Reference RCA
    1 Meter Connecting CD Player to Amplifiers
    • Cardas Audio Neutral Reference XLR
    2 Meters Connecting CD Player to Subwoofer with Cardas Audio Female XLR to Male RCA Adapters
    • Cardas Audio Golden Reference Power Cords
    1.5 Meters One for each Amplifier, CD player, Subwoofer, and Power Conditioner
    • Grand Prix Audio Monaco Base Module
    Columns filled with Apollo Sound Bytes
    • Running Springs Audio Haley Power Conditioner
    1800W at 15 Amps, 6 Outlets
    • Herbie's Audio Lab HAL-O 9
    Black Nylatron One for each 12AU7 and 12AX7 on Amplifiers
    • Herbie's Audio Lab HAL-O 35X
    Black Nylatron One for each KT90 on Amplifiers
    • Westlake Audio Omega Cable Muffs
    8 Medium and 5 Large pieces for Speaker Cables and Power Cords
    • Hancock & Moore City Sofa
    Leather Sofa
    • PS Audio UPC-200HB
    Ultimate Power Cell and Humbuster Module, 4 Outlets

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Nice system! In every system I have heard that has a TV screen between the main (2-ch, music) speakers, the music-only-listening has improved dramatically by covering the TV screen with removable acoustic panels or a large, thick quilt--or something like that. Just cover the TV when you listen to music-only. Try it.

BTW, I have a soft spot for Jadis amps. Never heard one I didn't like. Also, a well-executed smaller, two-way based system is often easier to get to sound coherent than a larger, multi-way one with bass loading/standing wave and driver-integration issues. Stick to your guns.

kalan