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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Yes, and all it means is that Neal's existing cable is also as good as one available commercially for £100!

    Anthony,

    I'm sure you would be most welcome. You could stay at mine for a bit if you wanted and then go from there. It's a fair old treck direct from where you are.

    Marco.
    sounds good,
    and thanks marco for your kind offer, we will have a chat about it.
    anthony...

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    Quote Originally Posted by lurcher View Post
    You would be more than welcome.
    thanks...

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    Have a look at this video as found by JC, it is quite fascinating.

    http://translate.google.com/translat...hl=en&ie=UTF-8

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    That's that mad French fella making his own valves innit? Impressive stuff!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ashley James View Post
    Have a look at this video as found by JC, it is quite fascinating.

    http://translate.google.com/translat...hl=en&ie=UTF-8
    ash,
    if you have seen my site, you would have seen this, as there is a link on the first page to it, has been for a while now, good though ehh...

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    Some more pics from Owston here:

    http://www.audio-talk.co.uk/phpBB2/v...er=asc&start=0

    For those interested you'll see my Croft preamp, Yaqin, and the inside of my Sony DAC

    Thanks to Simon on audio-talk for the excellent pictures.

    Marco.
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    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.

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    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.

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    i think i would like to come along to the next one of these events!
    Me too and i'll even help carry that BIG COPPER AMP!.

    Now, you should know better Ian :-)
    Teeheee sos Nick just couldnt resist.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post

    P.S All we need now is Philip and Dave the Bass to join the party
    Hi!

    Better late than never I s'pose

    DTB

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