I used to love the buttons on my Teac VRDS 7. The were very industrial - reminded me of the large tape systems I used in a vibration laboratory in the 80s. Such a shame when the draw mechanism died.
I used to love the buttons on my Teac VRDS 7. The were very industrial - reminded me of the large tape systems I used in a vibration laboratory in the 80s. Such a shame when the draw mechanism died.
Rob.
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Yep, white buttons that illuminate are the best type.
I like orange power on lights too. A power on light should always be orange, manufacturers take note.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
My Yamahas have some pukka buttons:
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I'm Shane.
The Rega Planet MK1 CD Player has lovely looks. Well, to my eyes anyway! Gotta love the ''chargrilled'' pattern on the top.
S.
Turntable
Toshiba SR-370/Mission 774/Van Damme cable with MS Starline plugs/Ortofon Quintet Black
CD
Cambridge CXC transport/modified Musical Fidelity X-DAC/modified Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer
Network Player
Cambridge NP30
Amplifier
Denon HA-500 head amp/Nakamichi CA-5E pre-amp/Chinese passive RVC/Proton AA-1150 DMC power amp
Speakers
Mordaunt Short Signifer on original factory stands
Cables
Mogami with Rean Neutrik plugs/NVA LS5
Headphones
Sennheiser HD600/Sennheiser HD650/Koss Pro4 AA
Old stereo receivers from the 70's with their long FM dials, weighted chrome knobs, and real tiny light bulbs inside. No lamps needed during a late night session, they filled the room with soft light. Those had class.
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An analogue tuner with an analogue and digital display. I had a Sansui T80 - it might still be in my mum's garage.
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
MUSIC PLAYBACK
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables