Mad as a Box of Frogs
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what are these things for with all the caps and transformers? are they outboard PSU's?
and if so to what?
They look like something I've seen in Frankenstines monster.
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Great system, and not off the rack, lots of time and money to get it right but it looks as though you did.
You can't go to Tim Buck2 HiFi plop down enough to buy a house and come out with gear like yours.
What you have is priceless and a true labor of love.
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Location: Germany
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I'm Baja.
'frankensteins' = these are the crossovers of the altec (gpa) 604h.
regarding the cdp: it's an acousticplan vadi. 6moons. because I don't like the blue front I ordered it individually with a chrome one. the cdp is full tubed, non oversampling and also with tube rectifier. I haven't upgraded the cdp already - but it offers the opportunity to add a terminal with interfaces for pc/mac etc. actually to use the amazing d/a converter of the cdp for an external digital source ... before I owned the einstein last record player for years - for my ears the vadi is much better in all points - amazing, never expect of a cdp - but honestly in my recent rig the garrard is superior ...
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Mad as a Box of Frogs
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Crossovers!
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Jeff :UBERTHREADKILLER
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Location: Germany
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I'm Baja.
addition to the family - just wondering to start a mono set-up with my second SE amp. anyway I'm still tracing some VITAVOX parts, as AK15/40 woofers and CN157 horns - and suit crossovers - CN233. I'd be glad for hints ...
best
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Hi Baja,
Awesome stuff, as usual... Bet they sound amazing!
Good to see you again - don't leave it so long next time until you pop in and say hello!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Location: Germany
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I'm Baja.
... I vow improvement
so next step is to 'upgrade' my amp to mono (switchable)
then I'd like to go on with my main project - and I'd be much obliged for any information to get the missing parts: AK15/40 - CN233 - and another pair of CN157 ....
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Location: Germany
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I'm Baja.
rough (iphone mic) sound impression ... HERE
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Location: Germany
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I'm Baja.
something in addition: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-PbF...hannel&list=UL
best
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Location: Germany
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I'm Baja.
Nothing really new - moved in-between and just bought an optional switch to plug my MacAir to the DCP.
Best,
Last edited by baja; 25-08-2014 at 14:22.
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Location: Germany
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I'm Baja.
Just added a new youtube file of the Mono System, playing "Summer Time" ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2OAXJC4xH8
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