MY System

[kcc123]

Hi Kcc,
Welcome. Nice bits of kit, to put it mildly !!
If you find youself running out of space for your TTs, please put my name at the top of the list for putting one on permanent exhibition in my lounge/listening room.It will be extremely well looked after as only friends and family will be permitted to see or hear it. Temporary loan only, of course

Hi,
My garage still has room for more, however I will put you on my list if the time comes - that is when my wife finally finds out my secret in the garage.

[Marco]

We won't mention the high heels and ra-ra skirt if you don't

Marco.

[Beechwoods]

Wow... a fantastic collection of turntables. It seems you have a penchant for flying saucer-type DD decks Your collection is completely understandable to me (I'm the same about reel to reel machines, though have less space!). I love your DIY JVC in particular. It looks like a really professional plinth job.

And very neat shelves too...

Do you have each deck matched with a particular phono stage, and switched into your amp, or do you re-connect your decks depending on which one you fancy listening to at any given time?

[REM]

Simply stunning....even my partner is impressed and she is usually completely indifferent to all things audio, well done.
The SP15 intrigues me, the plinth looks great, it's acrylic I take it, if it sounds half as good as it looks you've got a real winner there,

Cheers
Ralph

[DSJR]

The AR deck looks the same as the UK "Legend" model (and was a wolf in sheep's clothing once the bearing was sorted out as I recall).

On a personal note, how does the SL150 fare in this company? In the next few months, I'm intending to get my Rega "Lustre" R200 sorted out and fitted to mine. I understand that it will need careful siting and remember it sounding fairly gentle, rather than resonant...

[Spectral Morn]

Hi Kcc123

I am really glad I asked you to post some photos......very nice Thank you for taking the time to do it.

Nice to read that someone else doesn't get rid of old gear (I keep mine too).


Regards D S D L

[DSJR]

If I still had all the "old" gear I used to own, I'd need a VERY big house and if I sold all this un-used stuff I'd be a rich man

Sentimentality can be a bad thing............................................. ...................

[Spectral Morn]

If I still had all the "old" gear I used to own, I'd need a VERY big house and if I sold all this un-used stuff I'd be a rich man

Sentimentality can be a bad thing............................................. ...................

Hi Dave

Yes what you say is very true. However I do use a fair bit of it quite regularly and a lot more now since joining AOS and writing reviews for the forum. Anything that really did not work out for me in the past has gone, so I don't keep everything just most of it.


Regards D S D L

[kcc123]

Wow... a fantastic collection of turntables. It seems you have a penchant for flying saucer-type DD decks Your collection is completely understandable to me (I'm the same about reel to reel machines, though have less space!). I love your DIY JVC in particular. It looks like a really professional plinth job.

And very neat shelves too...

Do you have each deck matched with a particular phono stage, and switched into your amp, or do you re-connect your decks depending on which one you fancy listening to at any given time?

Hi,
First of all, thank you for your comments!
Regarding to phono matching, it all depends on the cartridge being used. I always try different phono stages or preamps and get a sonic picture first before the final decision to be settled, not easy though.
Most of the time I tend to partner my self-built passive preamp (DACT CT1 10K attenuator) with one of the phono stages for serious listening, it provides me a more transparent insight into the music. Of course, many people are probably not very keen on the idea of using a passive preamp in their system; they think the dynamics will be compromised. But their poison is my meat and I don’t really care.

[kcc123]

Simply stunning....even my partner is impressed and she is usually completely indifferent to all things audio, well done.
The SP15 intrigues me, the plinth looks great, it's acrylic I take it, if it sounds half as good as it looks you've got a real winner there,

Cheers
Ralph

On the contrary, the SP15 sounds better than it looks.