Roman J. Bednarek

Email:roman@twcny.rr.com

Education

  • Bachelor's Degree, Electrical Engineering - Clarkson University - Potsdam, NY - 1995
  • Master's Degree, Electrical Engineering (Wireless Communications) - Clemson University - Clemson, SC - 1999

Hobbies

  • Classical, acoustic, electric & bass guitar playing - began playing in the late 1980's and have been in several bands primarily as a bass player
  • Disc Golf - discovered disc golf in 1998, currently a member of the CNYDGA (Central New York Disc Golf Association) www.cnydga.org
  • DIY Speaker Design - built my first set of homemade speakers in 1997 using clearance Bose woofers (boy have I learned a lot since then!)


Current Audio System Configuration

5.1 Channel Home Theater System

  • Marantz SR7000 - 5.1 Channel Dolby Digital/DTS Receiver with 100 Watts x 5 channels - Excellent amplifier section with lots of detail that has no problem driving 5 Proteus jrs. (impedance as low as 4 Ohms)
  • Marantz CC3000 - 5 disc CD changer - Analog output sound is average but I use the coaxial digital output with the D/A converters in the SR7000
  • Pioneer Elite DV-45a - Universal DVD player - plays every type of disc imaginable except a frisbee but I primarily use it for multichannel DVD-Audio, SACD, and DVD-Video discs
  • 5 Proteus jr. speakers - having five identical speakers preserves tonal balance and offers exceptional imaging between all channels
  • 12" Titanic 1200 sealed subwoofer with 250 Watt Parts Express plate amplifier
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  • Dual 15" TC Sounds sealed subwoofers(4 Ohm DVC wired in parallel) with Ashly FET-2000 power amp that provides 675 Watts per channel into a 2 Ohm load - did somebody say foundation repair?
  • Acoustic Research Pro Series analog and digital interconnects
  • Ixos 11 gauge speaker wire

Secondary Stereo System

  • Yamaha A-700 Natural Sound Integrated Amplifier - 100 Watts per channel
  • Marantz CD-67SE cd player - replaced JRT2114D op-amps with OPA 2604 Burr Brown op-amps and now the sound is very nice with deep, tight bass, smooth midrange and crisp, clean highs - see the audiofiles page for details
  • Asterion two-way bookshelf speakers with ports sealed
  • Seriphus powered subwoofer/speaker stands x 2 - Peerless 850146 CSC-X 10" woofer and Parts Express 250 Watt plate amp with 30Hz boost
  • Acoustic Research Pro Series II directional analog interconnects
  • Monster Cable 12 gauge speaker wire
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