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BTH K10A
24-06-2011, 22:14
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BTH K10A
24-06-2011, 22:58
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Marco
24-06-2011, 23:09
Wonderful pictures, Andy! And that's some collection of vinyl you've got!! :stalks: :respect:

If you're up for it, we must have a bake-off some time. I'd love to bring my Techy down and compare it to your EMT and Garrard, and listen to all your wonderful vintage gear!

Del and I are planning a trip to France in August, so perhaps we could cruise by for a bit on the way down to Dover, if you're not too far away? It would be good to meet up :cool:

Marco.
Thing Fish
24-06-2011, 23:20
Wow look at all that vinyl...:stalks:
BTH K10A
24-06-2011, 23:25
Sounds good to me Marco. If you go via the A2 rather than A20, I'm only 5 mins or so off route. :)

One warning though. After you hear my JBL Array 1400's life will never be the same. :lolsign:
Marco
24-06-2011, 23:31
Lol - sounds like a plan, then, Andy! I'll defo contact you nearer the time. Might be a good idea to PM me your number, so we can have a chat about directions, etc, before Del and I come down :cool:

Marco.
Mika K
25-06-2011, 08:47
Some mighty nice options you have there :)
Jonboy
25-06-2011, 09:00
Del and I are planning a trip to France in August,
Marco.

Us too see you there, 12 of us in one house:eek:




A very nice collection of kit you have there, i bet there's loads more to hidden away
keiths
25-06-2011, 11:11
Lovely. That's a lot of vinyl - about 4,000?
BTH K10A
25-06-2011, 15:16
Lovely. That's a lot of vinyl - about 4,000?

Something around that figure and there's as many again elsewhere in the house.

This is what I use to clean them
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f120/emttsd15/IMG_0695-1.jpg
Mika K
25-06-2011, 15:43
Nice RCM. I have also thought replacing my OkkiNokki with Loricraft sometime in the future. But the Loricraft part is easy - the EMT and the bigger LP collection than mine is the hard part making me green.. ;)
BTH K10A
25-06-2011, 16:16
Mika

The Lorricraft, although not cheap does work very well.

As for EMT's, the 938 is a bargain. They usually go for between £800 & £1,600 for a good one. If one looks at the current trend for modifying Technics 1200 & 1210 decks and the costs involved which, although reasonable considering the performance achieved, are still substantially more than a 938 would cost. :yay:
Mika K
25-06-2011, 16:45
I agree for that. Btw, have once spent few hours listening the EMT model ? with the 16" platter through top quality vintage system. Oh boy that was something that left interest to these machines..
BTH K10A
25-06-2011, 17:04
Thats the 927. Its an idler drive model. I have it's baby brother the 930 (idler wheel) and a direct drive 938.

What makes these so good is that the build quality was aimed at radio stations using the 24/7 and as the were a complete package from cartridge through to phono amp there is a perfect synergy between all elements.
neo.aureus
28-06-2011, 14:34
Hello Mr.Clark

Cant help but drool at ur vinyl collection!! im 36 yrs old and as a kid just grew up wanting a collection like that...ended up with CDs . Wonder what kindof music u listen to and how old they are..
Oh ! btw love the ladder !

Cheers
Nawin
BTH K10A
30-06-2011, 21:38
The vinyl is about 80% classical with the remainder being and eclectic mix of Rock, Jazz, Soul, Funk, Blues etc. The classical is mainly from the 50's to 70's. I particuarly like the simpler miking techniques employed on stereo classical recordings from the late fifties to the mid sixties. I also like fifties mono as the recordings are usually very good.
Yoga
30-06-2011, 22:05
The vinyl is about 80% classical with the remainder being and eclectic mix of Rock, Jazz, Soul, Funk, Blues etc. The classical is mainly from the 50's to 70's. I particuarly like the simpler miking techniques employed on stereo classical recordings from the late fifties to the mid sixties. I also like fifties mono as the recordings are usually very good.

If you had to pic one vinyl from your collection, which would it be? :¬)
BTH K10A
30-06-2011, 23:02
Difficult to pick one but this would be a strong contender

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f120/emttsd15/111-1174_IMG-2.jpg
BTH K10A
10-08-2011, 16:59
Not sure what my plans are for these BTH PX25 SET amps are now. I did intend to get them rebuilt but I'm happy with my current system so may shelve the idea

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BTH K10A
11-02-2012, 17:59
Connected up the Sonab OA5 Mk2's I purchased from Pete (phoenixpete) because I used to have a pair of the OA4's and had fond memories of them.

Sited about 1m apart and simply its amazing the width an depth of soundstage they produce. Connected them up to a 16 watt single ended amp that uses transmitting valves, a Cambridge C100 in active mode and a Sony PS1 SPCH 5552 as source.

Not quite in the league of my JBL's but the Sonabs would shame many far more expensive speakers.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f120/emttsd15/IMG_1238.jpg
jostber
11-02-2012, 18:27
Something around that figure and there's as many again elsewhere in the house.

This is what I use to clean them
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f120/emttsd15/IMG_0695-1.jpg

Cool, same as mine! :thumbsup:
BTH K10A
12-02-2012, 17:57
Put the WE 119C tranformers on the output of the PS1 and started some tube valve rolling.

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Had a couple of pairs of 687's to compare against the E182CC's I have been using. The Sylvania's were my least preferred but some ex NATO 5887's, not sure of the brand were very good. I'm pleased as I stumbled on a big stash of these.:)

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f120/emttsd15/IMG_1259.jpg

The Toshiba 6SJ7GT's I've been using were far superior to the Sylvania 6SJ7GRWA military verions and surprisingly the Ferranti 6SJ7's were as good as the Toshiba's. I think they are rebranded RCA's.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f120/emttsd15/IMG_1253.jpg

Changing the RF200/600 for an FW4/800 gave no noticable change. Swapping the Philips PE1/100 an Amperex branded version again brought no discernable change but swapping in an OS51 slighly softened the presentation.

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f120/emttsd15/IMG_1262.jpg

Whats good about this amp is that it has a quality of bass and transient attack that puts many push pull designs to shame. Maybe a few more tweaks I can try but I think it's ready to go in the breakfast room as a second system.