Drunken Moderator
Location: Staffordshire, England
Posts: 38,066
I'm Martin.
They try too hard. In fairness in the flesh their stuff does look better, you can see there's some serious build quality going on even if the look is a bit marmite.Originally Posted by CageyH
Pretty much anything from Chord.
I mean, have a look at this beauty - https://chordelectronics.co.uk/fr/product/ultima-pre
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Senior Member
Location: Gloucestershire
Posts: 989
I'm Ian.
I watched a rerun of Close Encounters the other day and I'm sure I saw this flying around in that movie.this is pretty horrific and you get it all for just short of £100,000
As for steam punk - every summer here in Stroud they have a steam punk festival and we like to go down to the Farmer's Market on a Saturday and sit with a coffee to watch all the steam punkers wandering around. I've come to quite like it
Drunken Moderator
Location: Staffordshire, England
Posts: 38,066
I'm Martin.
Talking of record players the McIntosh one is pretty bad. I appreciate it has to match the look of their other stuff but they could have made a better fist of it
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Senior Member
Location: Southampton, United Kingdom
Posts: 621
I'm Paul.
Talking of record players the McIntosh one is pretty bad. I appreciate it has to match the look of their other stuff but they could have made a better fist of it
Looks like something these two would cobble together from bits found in a shed ..
Linn Sondek LP12, Ittok, AT-F7
Schiit Mani MK1 Phono Pre-Amp
Nobsound NS-08P Bluetooth pre-amp
Marantz CD5004 CD Player
Pure DAB tuner
2 x Meridian 205 monoblock power amps
Tannoy T225 "Mayfair" speakers
www.paulridgeblog.com
Wants Macca's Babies
Location: Chorley Lancs
Posts: 14,841
I'm Steve.
Not a fan.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
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Wants Macca's Babies
Location: Chorley Lancs
Posts: 14,841
I'm Steve.
Looks to me like something Gomez Addams cobbled together from bits he'd found under Uncle Fester's bed.
Looks more like something found in the kitchen of a high-end restaurant than an amplifier.
I realise they're probably seen as iconic, but I think the entire Macintosh range just looks really kitsch and dated.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
KICKSTARTER: ENABLING SCAMMERS SINCE 2009
Wants Macca's Babies
Location: Chorley Lancs
Posts: 14,841
I'm Steve.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
KICKSTARTER: ENABLING SCAMMERS SINCE 2009
Fount Master & Moderator
Location: Essex
Posts: 32,236
I'm openingabottleofwine.
Well it does look pretty posh for bathroom scales.
Barry
Senior Member
Location: London/Durham
Posts: 6,894
I'm Lawrence.
Nice raw cabinets though.
Senior Member
Location: Out on the wild and windy moors Lancs / Yorks Border
Posts: 594
I'm Andy.
Some of this equipment puts me in mind of some of the watches you chaps are so fond of.
Analogue
401 / PU7 / AT33ev
Longdog Audio Quartz turntable PSU
Longdog Audio MCJ1 - Prototype Phonostage
Digital
Innuos Zen Mini Mk 3
Topping D50s
Caiman Seg & Dorado
Cambridge CXC
Amps
Tron Seven Linestage
Bel Canto Set 40 or Nick Gorham built 300B Set Monoblocks
Speakers
Tannoy GRF Memory.
Tannoy ST100.
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