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Stereopal Home Visit:     Michael                                                                                                       Date: Aug 29, 2005

 

 

                     

                

 

Michael has got a really cool looking system.   

When I walked into his dedicated sound room, he was blasting Yard Bird’s “Where have all the flower’s gone” at full volume.    The heavy dose of 60s bass guitar music, combined with the nostalgic look of these weird amplifiers…….I thought to myself, I am swimming in a different territory. 

The system has a heavy “analogue” feel to it.   Totally exotic and totally euphoric.  To this comment, Michael said:

 

             “I know its euphoric ….. And I like it ….”

 
 

 

 

 

System Components:

 

Power Amp:       Silus Wu designed, heavily modified 6BX7 Monoblocks with 5W output

Pre-Amp:           Heavily Modified Audio Performer

CD Player:         Luxman D105 CD Player with Tube output

Speakers:          DIY speaker with Morel Drivers, and cabinets by “Virgin Cabinets”

Spkr Stand:        Target Sand Filled

Speaker Cable:  X-Symphony Silver Hybrid

Interconnects:    Thermax F15 Fighter Jet coaxial cables

Subwoofer:         David D-Box 300W

 

Michael’s Comments:

 

 

General Comments:

 

“My 6BX7 amps are heavily distorted.  The original design was drawn up by local Tube Guru Silus Wu.  The amp sounded much better 5 years ago before heavy modification was done to them.       Unfortunately, I lost the original schematic and Silus Wu is no longer able to bring these back to the original state after his heart attack.  His technician also died of cancer.   To this day, nobody in the industry is as honest as Silus.

 

I have had other experts worked on these amps, but none of them were able to bring back the sound from the original design. 

 

My system is only average sounding, but it will outperform every $ 3000 dollar system out there. “

 

 

Neat things about my system:

 

“My interconnects are real fighter jet cables.   I paid $ 40 bucks for them, and it will smoke any $ 400 dollar cable out there.”

 

 

Future Plans:

 

“I wish to find the right technician to help me fix this amp.  Good technicians are hard to come by these days.  Right now it is clipping at 60% volume.  There is something definitely wrong with the design and I need a real tube techy to fix it.”.

 

 

 

 

Audio Performer Preamp (Top Rack)

Luxman D105 Tube Output CD Player (Bottom Rack)

DIY Morel Speaker (Right)

 

 

David D-Box Subwoofer

 

Heavily Modified Preamp with Toroidal Transformers from Maryland. Silver Wiring throughout. Belden incoming power cord.

Telefunken 12AX7 & 12AT7 tubes.

 

 

 

 

 

Stepped Attenuator with Vishay Dale Resistors.

 

DACT stepped Balance control.

 

 

 

 

 

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