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Marco.
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Nope, I spy niento here, amigo... Get 'em fixt!
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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Ok Marconian here's the freakin' porn hardcore styleee....Others see earlier few posts.
Ex-owner's mobile pics... he only heard them once at my place. Really.
What they really look like...
Really quite bottom heavy...
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gonna cost a few bob to revalve those beauts.
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I'm Geoff.
I hope you're not in a flood risk area Justin!
If so, you'd better get some floats for all that tube stuff!
Geoff
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I'm Martin.
That is some serious tubeage.
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I'm Justin.
There's some silicon and code in them. When you power on the amps calibrate themselves according to the bias tests that are conducted every time you switch them off. It takes a couple of minutes to turn them off, and they take about the same before listening is allowed.
As per the 211 amps next to them, they are Austrian. So they must be goodIt's cold there, so they like valve amps I figure.
Despite the 400 Watts, they really didn't sound powerful. Very polite, not particularly dynamic i.e. balls out transient led, refined, and even handed. I keep thinking that. Even handed. The best term there is to describe them.
The 211s, on the other hand - more balls, more excitement, less refinement, faster bass, apparently more extended bass as measured by the dubious earbaiting device, and, well, not even handed. Bass is the name of the race with those.
I'll miss the Ayons a bit. Not that much. But a bit. Good amps. And they should be at the price.
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I'm Stephen.
I have the integrated and that sounds similar. Great space around instruments but again polite and detailed.Originally Posted by User211
There's some silicon and code in them. When you power on the amps calibrate themselves according to the bias tests that are conducted every time you switch them off. It takes a couple of minutes to turn them off, and they take about the same before listening is allowed.
As per the 211 amps next to them, they are Austrian. So they must be good
Despite the 400 Watts, they really didn't sound powerful. Very polite, not particularly dynamic i.e. balls out transient led, refined, and even handed. I keep thinking that. Even handed. The best term there is to describe them.
The 211s, on the other hand - more balls, more excitement, less refinement, faster bass, apparently more extended bass as measured by the dubious earbaiting device, and, well, not even handed. Bass is the name of the race with those.
I'll miss the Ayons a bit. Not that much. But a bit. Good amps. And they should be at the price.
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Lol - they look amazing! But...
....nah, I'd suggest 'all fur and no knickers'! Amps for pee-soaked weenie-boys...
Something's defo not right there though, perhaps how the amp is biased (not much output in Class A), traffos not up to the job, or whatever, as they should be blowing your mind!
The four KT150s in the Copper amp, producing 50W Class A, produces a very big and powerful sound, but then that's not with (hard to drive) Apogees... Would be interesting sometime to hear the Copper amp with your speakers, to see whether it falls apart driving them or not.
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!
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I'm Justin.
The amp self-checks and in that respect is more advanced than any valve amp I have ever come across, so it was as it should be. Cyclopse came round and had a listen and will confirm they were OK.Lol - they look amazing! But...
....nah, I'd suggest 'all fur and no knickers'! Amps for pee-soaked weenie-boys...
Something's defo not right there though, perhaps how the amp is biased (not much output in Class A), traffos not up to the job, or whatever, as they should be blowing your mind!
The four KT150s in the Copper amp, producing 50W Class A, produces a very big and powerful sound, but then that's not with (hard to drive) Apogees... Would be interesting sometime to hear the Copper amp with your speakers, to see whether it falls apart driving them or not.
Marco.
Copper amp - what can it dump as a peek power output? Any idea? Bear in mind I have heard it and I agree it is dynamic - but that was with KT88s IIRC?
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