Yep, you can watch that lovely blue glow pulsate in time with the music. (And it will give some something else to worry about - health hazards of CdS in LDRs is just so last month!)Originally Posted by User211
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Yep, you can watch that lovely blue glow pulsate in time with the music. (And it will give some something else to worry about - health hazards of CdS in LDRs is just so last month!)
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They used to have a display of enormous ones at The Science Museum when I was a kid. They looked amazing when fired up.
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WE212s monos all 22wpc of them & amps with castors are so cool
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Man, that is just awesome beyond words!
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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.
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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.
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.
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I posted this link over on PF the other day when this very same topic of horns came up. Check out Oswald's Mill Audio, similar over the top but interesting designs: http://oswaldsmillaudio.com/ Eye-wateringly expensive, but certainly way cool even if one doesn't care for valves and horns...
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People certainly manage to turn out some ugly gear.
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I think its great that people can and do make things like this for the lotto winners in life
I would buy a system if my numbers come up big time
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I think what is even more important, even if we cannot afford this type of stuff, we can still appreciate it for what it may be, the hand-made finishes, the care that went into making it and hopefully the stuff sounds damned good to boot.
I used to think some of this stuff was butt-ugly, but after looking at it and thinking about it, there is a certain amount of beauty in it that is hard to ignore. Well, for me anyway. And certainly, if my lotto numbers came up, goodness knows what setup(s) I would buy, and I am sure some of it would be just as brutally ugly/beautiful as some of this gear!
Now off to buy me some lotto tickets....
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You don't like the WE212s, Geoff? I think they look awesome; just the sort of 'old science lab', 'industrial chic' aesthetics that I love!!People certainly manage to turn out some ugly gear.
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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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Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!
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