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  1. #1
    Join Date: Jul 2013

    Location: Cheshire

    Posts: 76
    I'm Tim.

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    Hi all,
    Just a couple of pics of my gym set up consisting of:
    Cambridge audio azure 540 v2 amp
    Ipad or macbook air feeding amp via either headphone socket or airport express from apple tv or 'i' device
    Fisual super pearl 2.5mm speaker wire
    Monitor audio br2's now with home made speaker jump leads from same speaker wire.
    Toshiba 40" lcd tv (freebee off parents as the speakers in it gave up)
    Apple tv providing the pic to tv
    All on wifi - airport express as a wifi booster from my home wifi.

    On route is a little bear p5 valve pre amp to try an if you look close you can see the better mullard ef95 5654 tubes above the macbook ready for replacing the cheap chinese 6j1 tubes that it will come with!

    And yep i built the gym myself from ground up with 3 tonne of hardcore to start with! Just need to finish painting the interior wood so i can put a wallpaper type backing to give a nice finish! oh an ignore my little dudes ride on car its in for charging!!
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    Amp: Rotel A11 Tribute

    Sources:
    Mac mini 2011 and 2014 both ssd’s

    Dac: ifi zen blue

    Leads: tacima’s, Lapp/supra Lorad power leads (home made with mk silver plugs etc), audioquest golden gate rca,

    Speakers: Triangle Borea BR03

  2. #2
    Join Date: Oct 2011

    Location: Charente, France

    Posts: 3,531
    I'm Nodrog.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TimJ View Post
    Hi all,
    Just a couple of pics of my gym set up consisting of:
    Cambridge audio azure 540 v2 amp
    Ipad or macbook air feeding amp via either headphone socket or airport express from apple tv or 'i' device
    Fisual super pearl 2.5mm speaker wire
    Monitor audio br2's now with home made speaker jump leads from same speaker wire.
    Toshiba 40" lcd tv (freebee off parents as the speakers in it gave up)
    Apple tv providing the pic to tv
    All on wifi - airport express as a wifi booster from my home wifi.

    On route is a little bear p5 valve pre amp to try an if you look close you can see the better mullard ef95 5654 tubes above the macbook ready for replacing the cheap chinese 6j1 tubes that it will come with!

    And yep i built the gym myself from ground up with 3 tonne of hardcore to start with! Just need to finish painting the interior wood so i can put a wallpaper type backing to give a nice finish! oh an ignore my little dudes ride on car its in for charging!!
    Nice one Tim.

    We don't have a dedicated gym so the exercise bike is in the main music room with the Quads. The weights are upstairs with a nice big pair of speakers on steroids to pump us up. Now we are retired, we have the time to make sure we do a daily workout.

  3. #3
    Join Date: Jan 2008

    Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK

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    I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.

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    Love it, Tim. Nice to see that not all of our members are couch potatoes!

    Like how AoS is the inspiration that keeps you going, too.... Quality.

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    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

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  4. #4
    Join Date: Jul 2013

    Location: Cheshire

    Posts: 76
    I'm Tim.

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    Thanks for the comments guys, yes like to keep myself busy. If im not workin or spending time building train tracks or out riding, walking with our 3 year old boy i like to be in the gym when our son has gone bed! Bit of my time an space helps me chill out!
    Amp: Rotel A11 Tribute

    Sources:
    Mac mini 2011 and 2014 both ssd’s

    Dac: ifi zen blue

    Leads: tacima’s, Lapp/supra Lorad power leads (home made with mk silver plugs etc), audioquest golden gate rca,

    Speakers: Triangle Borea BR03

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