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  1. #251
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Along with supporting Rangers, lol?

    Marco.
    only an interested bystander these days. They wont be Rangers until they have a team worthy of the jersey. I know that may sound heresy to some but until that happens then there is no old firm for me(and it may never be judging by what is selected)

    As to music, well I just listen to tunes now and dont really worry much about how I can improve it anymore. Sounds decent enough for me.
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  2. #252
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    Fair do's, muchacho

    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.

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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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    I think some of you have somewhat 'lost focus' on why we do (or should be doing) what we do!

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    No, seriously do not think that this is the case. As I have said before, my only interest is in emotion derived from the music which is derived from the hi-fi and the way it is reproduced. I am not interested in how accurate or not the system may be. With that in mind though, I certainly would not want a PA in my lounge. Hell, there's a thought

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Yes, but some undoubtedly make music sound more 'real' than others!

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    Quantify real...?

    A fully electronic band is only as real as the PA system which will change from one gig to the next. There is no real.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimbo View Post
    So you don't want to make your system as realistic as possible? I thought this was the whole idea of an audiophile hifi set up, the goal being to make vocals, instruments and music sound as realistic as possible.
    The point of MY hi-fi system is to make a sound that I find emotive and therefore highly acceptable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Haselsh1 View Post
    Quantify real...?

    A fully electronic band is only as real as the PA system which will change from one gig to the next. There is no real.
    Not talking about electronic music, Shaun, which I agree is a separate entity, but rather the reproduction of acoustic instruments and voices - and I've already outlined how I do that... "Real", according to my judgement criteria and experience

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    Think I might

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Not talking about electronic music, Shaun, which I agree is a separate entity, but rather the reproduction of acoustic instruments and voices - and I've already outlined how I do that... "Real", according to my judgement criteria and experience

    Marco.
    OK Marco, that is a totally different thing to which I do not partake.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Not talking about electronic music, Shaun, which I agree is a separate entity, but rather the reproduction of acoustic instruments and voices - and I've already outlined how I do that... "Real", according to my judgement criteria and experience

    Marco.
    Yeah and 'emotional' according to my judgement criteria and experience

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    So what steps do you take to make your system present music with the required "emotion"? Essentially, how do you factor that into your system-building process?

    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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