Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2
Location: Finland
Posts: 1,184
I'm Mika.
No the manufacturer for the SUT is Auditorium 23, and the model is designed for Denon 103 carts..
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Guys, can we please keep the hi-fi discussion for elsewhere? I'd very much like to keep this thread on topic!
Great pics, as usual, Mika. We must chat soon about a possible visit, as it's my wife and my 25th wedding anniversary this year (22nd December), and she wants to go to Lapland (see the Northern Lights), and also stay at the Ice Hotel in Sweden, but we'd also like to pop by and visit you in Finland, as discussed before...
What would you suggest is the best way of facilitating this? It would seem to involve a two-stage holiday. We also intend to hire a car (fly/drive), so we can tour around, off the beaten track, as it were, get away from the touristy parts, and see the real Finland and Sweden
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: Finland
Posts: 1,184
I'm Mika.
Hmm, is the icehotel the one located the northern Sweden at city of Kiiruna? Or is some other also there? Perhaps arranging the main visit to the other location (Finland or Sweden) and then visiting the other for some days by car might be the possible and easy option if you do not mind driving around.
Anyway if you're only coming this way just please let me know. I'm happy to assist with the planning and arrangements, so we can continue by PM
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Hi Mika,
The ice hotel in question is here: http://icehotel.co.uk/index.php As it says on the website, it is situated in the small village of Jukkasjarvi, in Swedish Lapland
So are you saying that you could drive from Finland (we'd probably base ourselves there, as I think in general we prefer Finland to Sweden), to the ice hotel? What sort of distance are we talking about, say from where you live to Jukkasjarvi?
Yes, by all means, please continue this via PM
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.
Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!
Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!
Location: Finland
Posts: 1,184
I'm Mika.
PM'd.
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Location: Finland
Posts: 1,184
I'm Mika.
Few days ago ha nice three hour ride with my friend Joonas. Some trails around the city limits and hot cranberry juice at the woods..
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Nice quality lights Mika. I use a helmet mounted nightfire 900 lumen light which gives me enough visibility to hurtle through woods at speed in pitch black!
Riding on snow at night is a superb experience as the light and feel is something special,however this is a very rare occurance in UK!
I will try and remember to post up a pick of my Titanium Cove Hummer, you might like a bit of bikeporn
Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2
Location: Finland
Posts: 1,184
I'm Mika.
Please do! My friend has standard Cove Hummer back in the days, very nice frame..
Yesterday evening had some brilliant winter singletrack at the forests north of Oulu with few snowmobile tracks for more than three hours. Very mild weather and virtually no windchill at all. Unfortunately the previous days hard south wind and the tide had brought some water on top of the ice here and there at the gulf area, so couldn't go there. Perhaps soon if the temperature drops again a bit..
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