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    Join Date: Sep 2014

    Location: brighton uk.

    Posts: 4,737
    I'm jamie.

    Default my journey so far........

    I think i joined AOS back in 2014,id just got back into hifi since the 80's.
    ive always posted separate threads on things i have bought over the years,so i thought it was about time it was under one thread so you can see my journey so far.

    So it all started with a very modest turntable,amp and speakers.
    Sansui SR-212,very much in the same vein as the pioneer pl-12.



    I had some JBL control 1's back in the 90's in my cabinet making workshop,they always impressed me for their size so i bought these again new.



    The amp was a Sansui 555,a great started amp,i think i paid £80 for it,sorry no pictures

    The first thing i bought for the TT was a new AT-95 cartridge which sounded very good for its modest price,little did i know the upgrade bug had started
    Last edited by karma67; 19-04-2018 at 15:47.
    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: Sep 2014

    Location: brighton uk.

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    I'm jamie.

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    After a few months my record collection started to grow and to go with it a pair of Celestion Ditton 15XR speakers were purchased,they brought to the mix some added bass that the dear little JBL's couldn't deliver.

    Later on down the road i realized it wasn't a passing nostalgia phase and decided to treat myself to a new TT.
    This time i went with a Revolver TT with a Linn Basik tonearm,very pleased i was too and to top it off the seller sold me a nice rack to put them in.
    Also i had upgraded the stylus on the AT-95 to the H.E version,hyper elliptical.


    You can just see my Sansui amp below as well.

    Last edited by karma67; 02-04-2018 at 17:13.
    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: Apr 2016

    Location: Gravesend and France

    Posts: 1,498
    I'm paul.

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    So more to follow Jamie....
    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.

  4. #4
    Join Date: Sep 2014

    Location: brighton uk.

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    I'm jamie.

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    Yes mate,im having to trawl through old photobucket accounts and download pictures 1 by 1.
    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: Jan 2008

    Location: gone

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    I'm gone.

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    There has been a free fix for the Photobucket issue for a while.

    Just insert 'Photobucket fix' or similar into the search engine of your choice and it'll give you the links.
    Works fine for me. All my old Photobucket pics are back up.
    .

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    Join Date: Oct 2015

    Location: Woodmancote, West Sussex

    Posts: 1,629
    I'm Ian.

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    You've had a really nice selection of progressively better equipment and through trial and error and learning and listening you have now got yourself a seriously good system.
    Also thanks to your enthusiasm and help my own system aint bad either. Top work mate.
    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

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    Join Date: Sep 2014

    Location: brighton uk.

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    I'm jamie.

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    Cheers ian,we have both gone forward since those days,in the right direction too!
    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: Sep 2014

    Location: brighton uk.

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    I'm jamie.

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    The ditton 15XR's were recapped,the start of my fiddling had begun!
    Each crossover only had 1 cap and after recapping they still sounded a bit flat in the top end.
    Enter a fantastic little speaker,the Mordaunt Short Pageant series 2.
    i bought these from gumtree,the lady owner kept them in wonderful condition and even had the original bill of sale.

    Last edited by karma67; 19-04-2018 at 15:47.
    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: Sep 2014

    Location: brighton uk.

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    Well i was happy for a good while with these speakers,in the meantime i saw a for sale thread on here selling a Sony 700ES amplifier,with a bit of trepidation i arranged to meet the seller in Gatwick Mcdonalds car park
    He also mentioned on the phone he had a rather nice AR The Turntable for sale too

    Oh well he who dares and all that,the deal was done and i now had a new amp and turntable
    it was in october 2014 to give some idea of time scale.





    My first big upgrade,the Sony destroyed the Sansui amp as did the AT turntable with the Revolver,both were sold to recoup some funds
    Last edited by karma67; 19-04-2018 at 15:48.
    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: Sep 2014

    Location: brighton uk.

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    I'm jamie.

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    The AR proved to be a very good turntable,it some respects i wish i had kept it instead of getting.....hang on im jumping the gun lol
    Some more fiddling/upgrading in the shape of a new tonearm an RB300.I also made a new tonearm board,the first of many for this deck in ebony and also in lacewood and both were a good upgrade over the standard mdf one.



    Last edited by karma67; 19-04-2018 at 15:48.
    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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