Your Best Audio/Video Pick-up of 2009

[Worf101]

2009 was a good AV year.

1. Two new dedicated 20 amp lines for the amps in the main system: Finally! First electrician told me it couldn't be done in that room.



2. Gently used 300 disk Pioneer Elite PD-F27 CD changer for the garage system:



3. Apple iPhone and backup set of Shure E3s. Better sound than Palm Treo and offers nifty SPL meter app!

4. NOS Amperex 7308 tubes for the ARC preamp and a bunch of used 60s RCA Clear Top 12AU7s for the Manley DAC.

5. Samsung Blu-Ray player

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Oh my friggen gawd!!!!! Amazing stuff bud!!! Now THAT's power!!!! Dayum!!!! I'm almost speachless.

Da Worfster

[E-Stat]

Oh my friggen gawd!!!!! Amazing stuff bud!!! Now THAT's power!!!! Dayum!!!! I'm almost speachless.

Each VTL amp peaks at 10 amps, so a standard 15 amp line for both just didn't do the trick. When I built my last house, I installed several dedicated lines. While the current house is better built, it didn't have enough juice in the room to drive the amps. I was really disappointed when the first electrician said new lines could not be run into that room. Now the amps afre not starved and benefit from isolation from the sources.

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