Description

Speakers (AGA Strada 2 x12) were assembled for question-driven goals with specific priorities.

No special acoustic treatment in room. All boundaries are solid concrete except the window behind the blinds.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 30’ × 16’  Large
Ceiling: 11’


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    • Gallo Acoustics Reference Strada 2
    x12
    • Gallo Acoustics TR3-D subwoofer
    x2; 300w continuous, 600w peak, per sub
    • Hobby Lab custom cables / interconnects
    sonically superb, so sorted & solved ;)
    • Sound Master No. 88.3 Integrated
    Preamp with 6SN7 / 6SL7; power = KT88
    • Musical Fidelity A3.5 Integrated
    Sure, bit lightweight, but more than enough for this job. Overkill competitors were not remarkably different, and this is one of those cute senior citizens.
    • OPPO Sonica DAC
    The DAC, the whole DAC, and nothing but the DAC (Sonica app is long-dead).
    • Korg DS-DAC-10R
    Fun because it looks like a swanky little Apple product ( #convo_piece ) but sounds enough like other decent DAC’s.
    • Raspberry Pi 3b+ ; 4b
    One or the other model depending on what I’m up to, either/or with “official PSU” (gasp away) and Wicked Aluminum case.
    • Yaqin Audio MS-22B
    Phono stage with the Les “mods”, 3x 12ax7 Full Music’s.
    Phono = phun over phidelity in this setup, so no worries!
    • Pro-Ject RPM-3
    A decade old and still spinnin’ right, roundbaby!

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Many years ago, I spent significant time at an audio listening to Gallo loudspeakers. They were a 3-way model with side firing subwoofers. They disappeared in the room. Fantastic. 

Given what I imagine must be an immersive sound, you might love what a multi-sub distributed bass array would do. 

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