a studio-quality hifi system at home

The Hifi systems setup you see below is a result of my effort to bring studio-quality professional system into my home. 

The speaker is heavy (close to 100kg or 200 pounds) and big with two 15" woofers (low frequency speaker unit) in it. You might ask 'where is mid or high frequency units?'. A very good question! Tannoy speaker is renowned for dual-concentric unit which encloses a high frequency horn unit right into low frequency unit. Look at upper speaker unit, you will find a small hole in the center from which high frequency sound is coming behind.

The speaker is powered by another studio-quality power amplifer from Crest Audio. The amp boast more than 400 watts per channel. Enough to rattle the whole apartment. Living in an apartment unit, I can never push my system to that exterme.  

Though this speaker is unbelievably fast and accurate, the sound is on the dry side. I like a bit of warmth in the sound. So I matched it with a tube preamplifier which adds a juice of warm into the final sound.

My quest for ultimate sound (without spending a fortune) continues ...

Posted at 04:57오전 4월 04, 2009 by myungjong in Personal  |