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Charles Updated System
Most recent update: AQ Diamond USB replaces AQ Coffee
Amps: McIntosh 1.25KW’s (3) set on floor on custom made cultured marble slabs
Preamp and DAC: McIntosh D1100
Sources: McIntosh MCD1100 SACD player, MVP881 BR player, MVP851 DVD player, MR87 tuner, Marantz 510LV Laser Disc player, ASUS laptop USB (JRiver Media Center 23)
Speakers: Wilson Audio Specialties Alexx
Sub-woofer: Wilson Audio Specialties Thor’s Hammer (1) horizontal lie and Wilson Watch Controller (abbr: WC)
Cables main system: Audioquest Wel Signature speaker cables and balanced IC (preamp to amps); Wel Signature AES/EBU balanced digital IC for CD playback; Audioquest Diamond optical (1) for tuner, (1) for BR player, and (1) for LD player for total of (3); Diamond USB cable; McIntosh MCT cable for SACD playback; Dragon power cords (5 HC cords and 3 source cords for total of 8); Thunder HC power cord for tuner; cables for DVD player not listed
Cables subwoofer system: Audioquest Redwood speaker cable (1); Wolf balanced subwoofer IC from WC to amp; Wind balanced IC from preamp to WC; Hurricane HC (2) and Dragon HC (1) power cords
Power conditioners: Audioquest Niagara 7000 (1) and Niagara 5000 (3); (4) dedicated 20-amp lines with no. 10 wire straight out of fuse box
Cabinet: Double Custom Woodwork & Design (CWD) solid walnut cabinet on large casters; holds all sources and preamp; also, Niagara 7000; 11 feet minimum distance from speakers
Acoustic Treatments: Room and Echo Tunes enough to turn the room into a virtual anechoic chamber if desired; however, at present my room is significantly reflective giving me a bright, vibrant, dynamic, highly resolving, smooth sound free of harshness and grain and perfect for my taste; zero slap echo; gorgeous midrange
AC: Dedicated to this room only, an ultra-high efficiency and quiet Trane split system 2.5-ton heat pump with 4 returns; active electrostatic filter and top-grade digital thermostat
Room (mancave): 40’L x 15.5’W A-frame; max ceiling height 8’ min 5’; wall within wall construction built of 2 x 6’s; built over garage with custom hardwood floor with gym seal with over 40 Lowes stiffened wooden I-beams supporting floor; complete isolation from rest of house

Wow!! That is a beautiful system!!

Thank you so much. Although it can't be seen from the inside I recently added a solid aluminium motorized hurricane shutter to the window. It has a remote control but so far I haven't seen the need to raise it. The room is incredibly solid being built with 2x6's and wall within wall construction. Floor: stiffened wooden I-beams 3/4" plywood then custom hardwood. The weakness was the window. Now it would take a very heavy wind indeed to damage the equipment. This room is a hundred feet and upstairs from where the rest of the folks reside, especially at night. Total isolation.

I also recently had the ground to the FM antenna completely re-done by a qualified electrician and had him insert a surge protection junction box into my 75 ohm tuner cable.

Charles... very nicely done, lots of effort, planning, and finances. :ok:

Thank you, Ivan. Coming from you, it means a lot.:yes:

Big Rigs, such as yours takes an enormous commitment; in every sense of the word. :o

What outlets are you using? They can make a huge difference.

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I use hospital grade. I had the wiring done by a good friend who is also an electrician. He has since moved. It was done probably 12-13 years ago. He ran the no.10 wire 20 amp lines and installed very high quality hospital grade outlets: 4 of them. They have excellent grip but not too much. When you plug the cord in it has no tendency to move. It is tight.

Breathtaking, beautiful system,....congratulations!!!