Newbie from kent

[Nerfbat]

Hello all, and thanks for having me here.

I've had a break from the world of hifi for a while now, but am now able to start dabbling again. I've a rather unusual mish-mash of gear as my Roksan Kandy mk1 amp and cd player has been joined by some gear inherited from my dad, which includes a (faulty) Gyrodec with Alphason H100S arm, Audio Innovations series 500 amp, and his vintage gear which consists of a Garrard 301, SME 12" arm and Ortofon SPU cartridge together with a Leak stereo 20, varislope preamp and troughline tuner.

I'm just trying to decide which gear to go forwards with, and whether to get the vintage kit serviced and brought back into use. The Gyrodec seems to have a faulty motor so I'm waiting to hear from Michell about having that sorted.

Music tastes are eclectic, from punk to classical !

[walpurgis]

Hello Roy. Welcome to AOS.

You have some nice gear in your collection. Some of which I've owned. What speakers are you using?

If you're planning any changes to your system, we'd like to hear about them. Plenty of Michell fans here, so if you need advice, I'm sure somebody can help.

Please post some pictures in our Gallery section. Photos are always popular.


Enjoy the forum,
Geoff.

[synsei]

Welcome to AoS Roy, that is a very nice collection of gear you have there sir

[struth]

Welcome to AoS Roy. 2 top TT's ,lucky you! When you get some time open a thread in the gallery section and let us see your kit. We love pics here.
Any problems just ask.

[Nerfbat]

I'll post some pics up soon then - I'm currently using some Monitor Audio RS6 speakers, but also have Dad's Quad bookshelf speakers tucked away.

[Sovereign]

Welcome mate, where in Kent are you as I'm in sunny Maidstone?

[Nerfbat]

Welcome mate, where in Kent are you as I'm in sunny Maidstone?

Not far away, I'm in Rainham.

[Barry]

Welcome to AoS Roy.

That's some nice vintage gear you have there! We would love to see some photos.

The Audio Innovations 500 is an excellent amp, so too is the Leak Stereo 20. The Leak Troughline is well thought of in some quarters, but the Leak Varislope preamp is now very dated (as are all preamps of the mid '60s). I would recommend you replace it with one of the Croft range of preamps, or, since the Stereo 20 has a high sensitivity, you could investigate using a passive device such as the Music First transformer volume control units.

Welcome again - enjoy the forum.

[jollyfix]

Hi Roy, welcome to AOS. Enjoy the forum.

[The Black Adder]

Hey Roy.

Welcome matey... Very nice kit you have there. Certainly get the vintage kit serviced, For the Leak I'd suggest Classique Sounds. Top bloke and reallym knows his leaks and onions.