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Thread: What Is Your Favourite Bit of Kit?

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    Join Date: Apr 2012

    Location: N E Kent

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    I'm Geoff.

    Default What Is Your Favourite Bit of Kit?

    This is a hard one for me. I love my whole system.

    The Tannoys bring me huge pleasure, as does my amazingly capable Monarchy Audio gear. I'm very fond of the remarkably good Pioneer PD-S505 Precision CD players. The 774 arm is a class act on my turntable.

    The recently purchased Quad 306 power amp and vintage KEF Corelli speakers have proved to be excellent.

    Hmm, It's got to be the irreplaceable MingDa MC-9 TVC pre-amp I think. What this does with music astonishes me each time I connect it into the system.



    What are you favourites?
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Join Date: Jan 2009

    Location: Essex

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    I'm openingabottleofwine.

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    Impossible to say - like you, I love my whole system.
    Barry

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    Thats a tough question.

    The thing that brings me the most satisfaction is the Pioneer CS-77A speakers. They looks so good but sound even better. I must admit, the graft it took to get them up to scratch probably lends a lot to my feelings towards them.

    The Firebottle Monoblocks and FB-OTP are the biggest jump in quality.

    The one item I wouldn't be happy parting with though is the TT.

    The Mission arm is an absolute beast and I am convinced ot cant be beat for sensible money, the ZYX is the best cartridge ive either owned or heard. And the Toshiba SR370 just looks the bollocks and does everything right. Ill never let the TT go so thats my fave.

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    Join Date: Sep 2014

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    I'm jamie.

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    and me,i love my turntable
    My System
    John Wood KT88 Amp.
    Paradise Phono Stage
    Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
    PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
    Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
    Sony X555ES Cd Player
    Yamaha NS1000m Speakers

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    Join Date: Feb 2012

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    Like you guys i am very pleased with my whole setup right now.
    But if i only got to keep one particular piece it'd be the power amp, my Karan KA S270. The most hard to give up item would be my Orbe SE!

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    Join Date: Apr 2012

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    I'm Geoff.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigman80 View Post
    Ill never let the TT go so thats my fave.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Join Date: Sep 2009

    Location: Bournemouth

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    Bit of tough one

    Everything i have i love - The Sony La Scala system with Electrostatics - sub £2000 when new
    Tannoy 615 MK2 - Rare Beasts not seen often
    Audio Note ANJ/D
    Aristons - RD 80 & 40's both with Linn tonearms
    Both Rega's - Both Precision Pioneers
    Thorens - TD 125 - SME Arm & Plinth - Sony TA&ST 88 - SS-70's
    Collection is substantial and i adore and very lucky to own - i have a lot more too see signatures for details

    But very fond of the lower end market too which i love to play around with amazing what you can do if you search for it
    Receiver
    Marantz 2225
    CD Transport & DAC & PSU
    Marantz 6005 , Beresford Caiman , Paul Hynes SR4
    Turntable
    KAM DDX 1000 with Goldring G800 Cartridge
    Loudspeakers
    Mordaunt Short M10

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    I'm Matt.

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    My Graaf GM50 amp. The only thing I've heard that beats it is a Vitus Audio amp at a price I doubt I'd ever be able to afford.
    Mind you, my Orbe would also be nigh-impossible to replace.
    And then my Modded Jolida DAC makes digital music sound spot on.

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    I'm Phil.

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    my speakers currently . they have been a Godsend after being forced to relinquish my beautiful martin logan summit x
    ou might slip, you might slide, you might
    Stumble and fall by the road side
    But don't you ever let nobody drag your spirit down
    Remember you're walking up to heaven

    Don't let nobody turn you around
    … Walk with the rich, walk with the poor
    Learn from everyone, that's what life is for
    And don't you let nobody drag your spirit down

    Eric Bibb

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    Join Date: Apr 2016

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    I'm paul.

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    I am content with my complete set up but as I built my turntable plinth and arm board, then it has to be the Denon DP80 with Stax UA-70 arm.
    Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers

    Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house

    Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck


    System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.

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