I'm no David Bailey & my system costs less than most medium/high end single components, but it knows how to rock
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I'm Mark.
My super dooper budget system
I'm no David Bailey & my system costs less than most medium/high end single components, but it knows how to rock
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I'm John.
Nice system. Just goes to show you don't have to spend a fortune to get good sound. By the way I see you have a Tacima mains conditioner. What improvement, if any, did you find it made to the sound of your system?
John
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SME Model 15/V tonearm, Lyra Dorian, EAR Phono Box.
Luxman 509X amp.
PMC 25 23i speakers.
Innuos/Roon/Qobuz/I-Pad. Oppo UDP-205.
Cables by Kimber, Yannis and Audioquest.
Audioquest Niagara. Tube Distinctions Mains power filter. Project RCM. Zerostat.
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plenty of room there for some bigger speakers
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TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
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I like those Yamaha amps! Oh, and Wharfdale are making some nice speakers again... Enjoy, Mark!
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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What he said. Love the retro design.Originally Posted by Marco
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Jeez, that wall covering reminds me of one of my best mates old flats
Nice simple system, i like it & i'm sure it sounds quite decentBeen there with the Yamaha amps & Wharfedale speakers to, in some respects those were the days
Bests, Mark
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Yep.. very groovy matey... Love the rug. Wouldn't mind knowing where you got that from.
Great system and it goes to show that a great sound need not cost the earth. Well done!
Ultrafide U500DC power amplifier - Croft Vitale )highly modified) - TRIO L-07D Turntable - Denon DL103C1 - Funk Firm Houdini - Lentek MC head amp - 15" Tannoy Monitor Gold Loudspeakers in Lockwood Major cabinets (From Trident Studios) - Tannoyista SPEC 3 Custom Crossovers - VanDamme Black Speaker Cable
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That's a crackin' lil system you have there Mark, and I'm in total agreement regarding what can be got for not a lot, I follow the same philosophy myself. Those Wharefdale's look amazing and I echo Marco's words: It really is good to hear Wharfedale speakers singing again like they used too once before
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