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    Join Date: Oct 2008

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    Tonearm upgrade later in the year then She's done.
    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

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    jolly good old chap. love it
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    Looking good mate . Hopefully I'll get over to get a listen to it tomorrow.
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    Brian

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    Must say I do love the look of the Gyrodec and that one is very pretty Like the sound too


    Regards Neil

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    Ruddy Nora that looks fine.
    System; Michell Gyrodec SE/ Orbe Clamp/ Gert Pedersen armboard mod/ HR PSU/ SME V / J7 Tonearm cable/Ortofon Cadenza Black// Jez Arkless Turbo nutter B------ /Trichord Dino+

    Amplification and loudspeaker set up is at the moment being split into two groups, comprising the following;


    1. Same sources as above; SONY TAF-770ES/SONY CDP761E/Cable Talk 3.1 loudspeakercable/ Harbeth Compact7ES2/ Stands

    2. Virtue Audio Sensation M451battery PSU, ClarityCaps upgrade/ Sensation M901/Russian PIO caps with Teflon bypass caps upgrade/ JT Dynamic PSU with various tweaks/ Connex Audio 5N Litz loudspeaker cable, Impulse H6 Loudspeakers.




















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    Wow!! super looking deck Gazjam, I'm sure it all sounds great.

    Enjoy your music

    cheers Al
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    Very nice Gaz!
    “Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”

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    Love it!... looking very shwexy!

    Is that a custom paint job? I loved my Orb SE.... a stunning TT.
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    Very nice , my only comment is why the gloss tonearm spacer / base and the rest is satin ?
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    Thanks Peeps.
    The deck when I got it originally looked like this:

    So have done a fair bit of work to customise it!

    Originally looking for a black Gyro/Orbe and the one above came up for a great price so was rude not to.
    Finally getting around to making it the way I want it, its cool to have something custom I think?
    Replaced stock parts silver for black where possible, had a local car spraypaint outfit spray the chassis the same satin black as Michell uses and fitted the Orbe double spider and feet. The satin/gloss look is the way Michell do their black decks so wanted to keep it "legit".
    The deck when I bought it was "pre-Orbed" so had a few upgrades already done as well as having the HR PSU, which is a lot better than the standard wall-wart.

    Latest change was replacing the Orbe platter with the spinny weight Gyro one?
    Looks better and gives the deck a different character, looks and sound-wise which I like.
    The Orbe and the Gyro are different sounding decks and fitting the Gyro platter adds some of the Gyro's sparkle and detail, which works well in my setup.
    Managed to sell on the Orbe platter so that went towards the cost of the Gyro one, practically a straight swap.
    The Orbe platter IS an upgrade over the Gyro one, but system/ preferences dependant I think, so happy my old one is a good upgrade for someone else.

    Only problem was with the addition of the double spider and slimmer Gyro platter, I had to raise the motor unit up an inch or so to get the belt pulley in line.
    I didn't want to stick a stack of coasters or a slab of marble under it and waste the look, so got a black armboard plate from Michell, (same as whats fitted already under my tonearm) which exactly matches the dimensions and finish of the motor unit, and raises the motor up to the perfect height for the platter.
    Sorted.

    Just the arm upgrade later in the year (black natch...) and she's done.
    Last edited by Gazjam; 06-08-2015 at 07:41.
    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

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