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The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 14:00
Just taken some pics of the system as it goes into the new year

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww282/hamish_gill/_DSC9634.jpg

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww282/hamish_gill/_DSC9632.jpg

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww282/hamish_gill/_DSC9630.jpg

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww282/hamish_gill/_DSC9636.jpg


Electricity
It has its own dedicated mains circuit with a socket for each speaker, one for the pre amp and one for the linn majik. The TV, blu-ray, wii and mini pc (hidden behind the tv) are fed by a Belkin Pure AV mains conditioner (bottom left of stand)
All the mains cables are Mark Grant dsp2.5 cables apart from the bluray which is a dsp1.0

Audio Sources
The linn majik dsi (top right of the rack) is the hub of the system, it is connected by LAN to the mini PC (hidden behind the tv) for streaming files up to 24/192. The blu-ray player is connected into one of its digital coax inputs for playing cds as well as for the sound from dvds/blurays.
The mini pc is also connected to it via a usb external soundcard and coax into one of its digital inputs for playing the sound from spotify etc (you can see the soundcard on top of the majik, its the white thing on the left)
The current turntable is the new Pioneer P600x with a phono pre amp made by Paul Lange the turntable is as standard and is currently sporting a my Phillips gp412ii cart

Video sources
The Sony BDS550 and mini pc are both connected to the Panasonic TH37PX80 tv via HDMI
We also have a wii

Amps and speakers
My Pre-amp AOS classic series Tube distinctions grounded grid pre ...
The Speakers are fully active Adam Tensor Epsilons tuned slightly to my tastes and the room by adjusting the top and bottom end down slightly

Cables
All interconnects both digital and analogue are Mark Grant G1000HD's and as i said the mains cables are also Mark Grant

The rack is a Ikea 'Lack' tv stand that cost £40 :)
The turntable stand is a old wooden box
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 14:01
a virtual pint to anyone who can identify the dvd playing! ;)
Thing Fish
29-12-2011, 14:04
Very nice Hamish.

DVD top picture is Ruth Underwood playing with Zappa...:scratch:
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 14:09
Cheers! :)

It's all the same DVD and its not that ...
Puffin
29-12-2011, 14:12
Lovely set up. The re-furbed room looks excellent!

The DVD, Phonejacker (the guy who wants a "Doovde" :lol::lol::lol:
kininigin
29-12-2011, 14:15
looking good hamish.

Do you miss the technics at all?

And can i have first refusal on the adams pretty please? :)
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 14:27
Cheers Rob!
Ooo so close on the DVD ;)
Ali Tait
29-12-2011, 14:30
Does it sound better now than it did before then?
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 14:36
I still have one Darren!
But no, not really, to much fuss in te end for me ... To much temptation for upgrades!
The townshend and this pioneer both sound better to me than the techie did... But that is very possibly a psychological thing down to me not thinking about the god damn upgrade path!
That and the fact that nowadays I think I have a much much better phono stage!
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 14:37
Fisrt refusal ... You can have them now for £4000 if you want them ;)
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 14:38
Does it sound better now than it did before then?

Different ... Much more lively!
I've tweaked down the highs and lows on the eq on the speakers to compensate a little ... I'm happy with how it sounds!
kininigin
29-12-2011, 14:47
Fisrt refusal ... You can have them now for £4000 if you want them ;)

erm,well,yeah ok i'll refuse first :lol: One day i'll have a pair....maybe!

I know what you mean,on the whole upgrade path,im happy where i am with mine atm though.
Mr Nad
29-12-2011, 17:14
Glockenspiel... there are two 4 pieces of music I know of that include a glockenspiel.

Love Cats by the Cure, and
Tubular Bells, TB II, and TB III.

I don't think the video is Love Cats, so could it be something by Mike Oldfield. I'm guessing TB III.
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 17:35
nope and nope ...
Maybe a clue is needed :)
Jonboy
29-12-2011, 18:06
looking good Hamish, I like the old trunk under the turntable:)
Spectral Morn
29-12-2011, 18:11
Looking very nice Hamish


Regards D S D L
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 18:39
Cheers guys ...

Minor upgrade today, put a AT headshell I had knocking about on the TT
Not sure if it's a good idea of not, but sounds fine an looks a lot better

http://i728.photobucket.com/albums/ww282/hamish_gill/4dbb900b.jpg
Mr Nad
29-12-2011, 19:25
:cool:
I'm teetotal, so I'd turn down even a virtual pint :lol:

Nevertheless, give us a clue...

Nice setup by the way.
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 19:30
I'll find a suitable emoticon for a teetotaller :)

They are from a cold supermarket

Cheers :)
Reid Malenfant
29-12-2011, 19:34
Sugarcubes?
Thing Fish
29-12-2011, 19:35
Meat puppets...:lol:
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 19:41
sugarcubes is on the right track!
Meat puppets ... Nah...
Reid Malenfant
29-12-2011, 19:42
Bjork? :D
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 19:46
Another clue ...

Planet earth
Reid Malenfant
29-12-2011, 19:50
This is a lot of work for a virtual pint :eyebrows:

How about GusGus, my final offer :)
keiths
29-12-2011, 19:53
Sigur Ros - Inni?
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 19:54
No good ... Here ...

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The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 19:56
Sigur Ros - Inni?

Close enough ... Heima ...
You get the pint
This is you look -> :cool:
keiths
29-12-2011, 19:58
:cool: *GLUG*

Cheers!
Alex_UK
29-12-2011, 20:39
Looking good Hamish - not sure it is very "Connie proof" yet though! ;)
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 21:43
Not yet ... I'm going to build a a shelf for the tt I think ...
Maybe some heavy bigger speaker stands ... Dunno, taking it as it comes a bit really :)

How's your second brewing?
Alex_UK
29-12-2011, 21:58
All good so far Hamish, thanks - wife making the most of it of course and getting me to run round doing everything for her. Come to think of it, no change there! :eyebrows:

Must admit I will be very protective over my Spendors when #2 arrives and is mobile - probably get some small bookshelf speakers to have for general background music and then stick the SP1s in the cupboard and only bring them out for personal listening sessions... I suspect more headphone listening will be in order too. Of course I wouldn't change it for the world. :)

Hope everything is going well with Connie and you are loving being a Dad - it only gets better, I can assure you. :)
The Vinyl Adventure
29-12-2011, 23:50
I couldn't get mine to sit down, she was sanding the fireplace surround and painting walls 7 hours before she went into labour ... Nutter!!

Glad all is going well matey! When's due date?

I have to admit, I'm enjoying it a lot more now Connie does things ... It's daft to say realy, but tiny baby's aren't awfully interesting after a point ... There is the 'oooo she's mine' stuff and that is lovely of course, but now I can make her giggle at me by pulling silly faces at her and stuff she's a lot more fun! :)
Alex_UK
30-12-2011, 00:12
June - so still a bit of freedom!

Totally with you on the baby thing (think most blokes are) - the cooing and ooing is ok to start with, but it gets a lot more interesting when they start doing things - and "fun" when you have to start fishing things out of your bass ports and forget to check the volume when you turn on your amp, and notice it is at maximum just as you are about to hit Play... :eek: (Make the most of her being in one place and knowing she will be where you left her!)
The Vinyl Adventure
18-04-2012, 07:02
Was going to update this with a picture of the turntable ... But I have actually gone full circle and am now using the one in the photos again ...
I think my hifi has now found its final config!