Another Dane

[r-l-b]

short version: I always loved music but its just these 6 last years that I have regained interest and possibilities to get some of that stereo gear I always wanted back in the 7oties when I couldn't afford it:

My primary Set up is a Garrard 301 Gray Greaser with a SME 3012 and Denon DL103 - Home made step up transformers cannibalised from two Luxman C120 - For Pre amp I now use a Luxman C-12 as my Luxman L58A is at the repair shop. For FM I use the Luxman T50A. For Power amps I have two EAR 549 and att he moment I have 12 Tannoy DCs in large 450 litres Duelund concrete horns. Very soon I will get a set of Lockwood Major boxes and will try them wit a Pair of Tannoy Monitor Golds 15" that have been lying around waiting for the right Box.

My secondary set up is the full range of Revox gear i bought as the first thing 6 years ago when i regained my interest in HiFI as it was one of the things I remembered from my youth as pretty cool. Its consist of Two Reel t. Reel B77, One B710 MKII, One B740 poweramp, On B750 MK II Intergreted amp used as Pre, One Tuner B760, one record player B790, one CD player B225 (CDs was unfortunately was not invented when the 700 series was produced) One Studer A 710 and a Set of BX 4100 Speakers (the ugly ones with 8 bass speakers in each box) and a Tascam CD recorder. I use this set up mostly when I digitalize analogue material.

My Mono set up is a LeaK Varislope III with a TL 25 plus power tube amp and a Lenco l70 with a Denon DL 102 mono pick up - and an old Philpis corner speaker cabinet with a Pioneer full range unit (mono with a good corner speaker is very underrated IMHO)

At my computer I use a USB dac, I Pioneer A-88X power amp and a Thorens TD 124 with ortofon arm and SPU gold pickup - Speakers on each side of my computer screen are Rogers LS3/5A 15 OHMS

I have different CD players and DACs but I mostly listen to LPs

I have a lot of other vintage gear - most of it at the house from were I run my office - and every time I see a chance I equip yet another room in the house with a set up.

The only (edit: new) gear - apart from Pick Ups - I have bought the last 6 years was a Cyrus CD s CD player that I sold as soon as I could get away with it (a lousy computer cd mechanism in an expensive box - IMHO)

regards
Ruben

[Folkboy]

Hey, welcome. Impressed with your dedicated mono setup, very cool.

[John]

Lovelly system Ruben What music do you enjoy

[Alex_UK]

Welcome, Ruben - I think you've got it bad! Wonderful assortment of equipment - would love to see some pictures if you can manage it sometime.

Enjoy AoS. :)

[r-l-b]

I listen to Jazz 70% of the time, Classical 25 % of the time and rock/pop 5%

I I'm not into Big Bands or Traditional New Orleans but listen to a lot of bob music - so mostly jazz from the 50ties and 60ties - but also new and more experimental Jazz. My favourites are all the old Icons like Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Ben Webster, Thelounious Monk, Dexter Gordon, Lee Morgan, Hank Mobley, Art Blackey.

I would rather be wiped with scorpions than listen to "The Modern jazz Quartet" is so "polite and boring" and in my optics nothing to do with Jazz

I also like Gypsy inspired Jazz when its is spiced up with a little ... don't know what to call it - but the French singer ZAZ that arrived on the scene last year - she is wonderful and so is the more "sing a song" Berry with her song Mademoiselle - check both artists out in unplugged versions on YouTube

I Like all Classical music but I'm not into modern compositions built on deconstruction and strange sound effects - My favourite composer is British Edward Elgar though it tends to get me into a very sentimental Mood

I do have a lot of the most popular rock and pop music from the 60ties and to now but when it comes to putting it on the record player - well not very often

I generally regard the 80ties as one of the worst periods of all when it comes to music - its often hallow and synthetic and an annoyance to the ear

My favourite records are

Classical: Elgar Cello Concerto
Opera: Turandot
Choir: Misa Criola - the original Philips version - not the one with Jose Carreras its to polished

Jazz: Duke Ellington and John Coltrane on Impulse
Jazz with song: Patricia Barber Café Blue
Jazz: Coltrane Giant Steps
...... the Jazz list could just go on and on

pop/rock
Elton John Captain Fantastic
David Bowie Heroes
Janis Joplin Still got them Cozmic Blues
Rolling Stones Exile on Main street

[r-l-b]

Here are some - but with my old amp the EAR 861 - I will post more when I get my Camera back from repair later in April

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/8264/soundwall.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/4332/monod.jpg

http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/2287/l70leak.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5013/leakvari.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7199/leak25plus.jpg

http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/418/tannoy15in.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/1096/stemning.jpg

http://nerds.dk/mitstereo/441_7.jpg

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/6581/001bpp.jpg

http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/8284/002zri.jpg

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/1606/bellariluxtrafo.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/6579/luxearmichell.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5353/eartrekvart.jpg

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5162/michell07.jpg

The EAR blew up, The Hydraulic Transcription .... with the Mørch UP 4 arm I sold ( the deck is beautiful but when it comes to punch and bass it does not even come close to the old Garrard, and the Ballari RIAA is used as back up RIAA - The two transformers from the Luxman c-120 are put in sand into Tea-cans - I could do with only one as it is stereo but I chose to use two - each parallel wound instead to give copper - and to better separate channels

[Alex_UK]

:stalks: what a gorgeous looking set up! :wow:

Thanks for posting them Ruben. Lovely!

[Marco]

:stalks: :stalks: :stalks:

I've just wet my pants!! Awesome stuff, Ruben, and just my sort of thing :respect:

What are the white speakers? In fact, a full list of system components would be good :)

Marco.

[Macca]

:stalks: :stalks: :stalks:

I've just wet my pants!! Awesome stuff, Ruben, and just my sort of thing :respect:

What are the white speakers? In fact, a full list of system components would be good :)

Marco.

You missed this:

'and at the moment I have 12 Tannoy DCs in large 450 litres Duelund concrete horns'

[slate]

Welcome Ruben

I assume that it is your fondness of turntables and english classics that brought you to this site; and not the current sad state of affairs on Hifi4all.dk :-(

For the locals I can add that Ruben is a very active member on the TT and vintage sections of the Danish fora; For example hauling equipment from Roskilde to the vintage meets at Hald Hovedgård.

[Marco]

Ah, thanks, Martin - yes I did miss that... Awesome! :)

Marco.

[r-l-b]

Slate: I found this place when Kim posted a Link on www.vintagehifi.dk to the thread here were Martin KBH shows his "new" Lockwoods (we are opening an English section on www.vintagehifi.dk in short time so people around the world can get help especially regarding old Danish gear

The Speakers construction is from a mathematics teacher and music/hifi nerd called Duelund - You can buy some very expensive electronic components with his name on from a company called duelund coherent audio

You can read about the speakers here: (http://www.muyiovatki.dk/duelund/duelund.htm)

and here is a exploded view

http://www.muyiovatki.dk/duelund/gif/plan_5.gif

they measure about 60 x 60 x 130 cm and are quite heavy - it makes the Luxman L58A look very small - even the 40 Kgs Garrard looks small compared to the speakers

[slate]

Thanks I know about www.vintagehifi.dk but as most of my equipment is still in its teens I only drop by once in a while.
I was considering going to the Hald meet some years back; but in the end I went to the Head-Fi meet in Esbjerg that particular saturday.

Actually there was a third event in Vejle that saturday. Otto was hosting a meet about picture and sound quality; people bringing PS3, various Blu-ray players and plasma screens.... so I had to make a choice

[Spectral Morn]

Welcome to AOS Ruben

Amazing set up (photos) and introductory post.

Enjoy the forum and have fun fun.



Regards D S D L

[r-l-b]

Welcome to AOS Ruben

Amazing set up (photos) and introductory post.

Enjoy the forum and have fun fun.

Regards D S D L

thanks, and I am sure I will - this forum looks great

[Reid Malenfant]

Hi Ruben, what a fantastic looking setup :wow: Welcome to AoS chap, i do hope you enjoy your stay! I'd also like to personally thank you for posting up an exploded view of the interior of the rear loaded bass horn. I'm not likely to ever make one, but it gives some idea of the horn length (which is pretty long :)) & this provides some kind of efficacy of the horn itself, i'm sure they sound wonderful :cool:

ATB to you!

[Rare Bird]

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5162/michell07.jpg


Larverly :)

[shane]

Do you take lodgers?

[r-l-b]

Do you take lodgers?

As long as the bring some nice jazz records

[John]

There a few guys here who like Jazz. Clive a big Jazz Fan and I like a lot of Gypsy Jazz, people like Birelli can certainly spice it up.
Really lovelly system, you can see how much love and energy has gone into it.
I am really looking forward to you sharing your knowledge and wisdom here

[r-l-b]

There a few guys here who like Jazz. Clive a big Jazz Fan and I like a lot of Gypsy Jazz, people like Birelli can certainly spice it up.
Really lovelly system, you can see how much love and energy has gone into it.
I am really looking forward to you sharing your knowledge and wisdom here

When in the right mood Gypsy Jazz can be ..... the best way to recharge batteries both mentally as well as physical - wonderful music

on knowledge and wisdom I'm not so sure but this sure does look like a great place to share our mutual pleasure for music and the way of reproducing it

I got my Lockwood Majors the other day and hopefully this weekend I will be able to do some side by side listening with the Lockwood's and my Horns

[Marco]

Looking forward to hearing about that one, Ruben, as I'm partial to a wee bit of 'Lockwood Major magic', myself! ;)

Marco.

[r-l-b]

Marco:

I see a link in your signature to the AOS library

I have a lot of manuals and schematics collected that I would like to share AOS - Do I send them to you or are the a upload page some were

I did try one of the links but i got a message with access deniedl

[Marco]

Hi Ruben,

Nice one - that's fantastic! :)

Please contact either Barry, Chris (The Grand Wazoo) or Nick (Beechwoods) and they'll advise you on what to do - thanks for that, mate :cool:

Marco.

[Barry]

Hi Ruben,

Sorry I am late in welcoming you, and your wonderful gear, to AoS.

Regarding the scans you are generously willing to have placed in the AoS Library, the best place to put them, along with a brief description of what they are, is in the "Library Café". Then one of the Librarians can assign them to appropriate parts of the Library.

Tak for Deres generøse tilbud og velkommen igen til AoS.

Regards

[r-l-b]

if you can't read the text in my avatar its here in a large scale

http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/9292/golds.jpg

hope she is within the limits of AOS Ethos:)

[Marco]

Most definitely - it's a brilliant avatar!! :)

Marco.

[s1977]

Ruben

That is some serious listening equipment that you have there....not to mention your library of LPs :)

Sushant

[Marco]

Hi Sushant,

Welcome! Don't forget to pop into the Welcome area and say hello (by creating your own thread and telling us what system you've got and what music you like) - cheers! :cool:

Marco.

[Mothman]

Welcome Ruben, I am sure you will enjoy it here. You gear is truly wonderful, I am very envious.

[lastnight]

really like the visuals here...nice set up

[r-l-b]

thanks :wave: