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Location: Yorks
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The Fount Master
You know sometimes there's people that put a hell of a lot of work into this place & especially the reference sections..So hats of to Barry then who deserves a whole heap of praise for his time & effort..
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Site Owner/Administrator
Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Posts: 110,012
I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
+1 (with bells on). Hear, hear - let's hear it for Bazza and the huge contribution he's made to 'The Knowledge': our resident 'objectivist' who's not afraid to use his ears!!
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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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Fount Master & Moderator
Location: Essex
Posts: 32,186
I'm openingabottleofwine.
Aw shucks Guys - you're making me feel all embarrased!
I ought to point out that The Knowledge is ably maintained by Chris, Beechy and Neil, as well as myself - so a round of applause for them is deserved.
It's nice to know members are now becoming more aware of The Knowledge as it contains much useful information. That's not to stop we Fount Masters from appealing for contributions from members. We have had one such, soon to be published, but we would like to see more - lots more!
Barry
Purveyor Of Tunes
Location: Cricklewood
Posts: 9,074
I'm ILOB.
This is a fountain of knowledge chaps
Loves anything from Pain of Salvation to Jeff Buckley to Django to Sarasate to Surinder Sandhu to Shawn Lane to Nick Drake to Rush to Beth Hart to Kate Bush to Rodrigo Y Gabriela to The Hellecasters to Dark Sanctury to Ben Harper to Karicus to Dream Theater to Zero Hour to Al DiMeola to Larry Carlton to Derek Trucks to Govt Mule to?
Humour: One of the few things worth taking seriously
Administrator / Magnetic Tape Person
Location: Bristol, UK
Posts: 9,962
I'm Nick.
Barry's original and in-depth contributions to The Knowledge deserve special mention. Members should definitely check them out, this is quality writing!
Nagra IV-S Two Track Tape Machine - A User's Guide
Mark Levinson Audio Systems (with Chris TGW)
A Short History of Early Ortofon Pick-Up Cartridges
Lowther - A History
Quad - A History
Tannoy - A History
Thorens Turntables
Cartridge - Tonearm Alignment, A Detailed Guide
On The Cleaning Of Electrical Contacts
On the cosmetic refurbishment of used classic or vintage audio equipment
Bi-Amping and Bi-Wiring, A Guide
Audio Connectors
Permanent Magnets - Speakers, Cartridges and other applications.
Well worth a good browse, and essential if you're looking for info on a specific topic covered!
The articles are great reads and I have enjoyed many of them. Well done, Barry!
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