Pilgrims system

[Pilgrim]

Hey all , thought i'd get around to sharing my system with you .
Bit of a box swapper and been building it up as and when funds allow. Total system has stood me in about a grand i guess.
Puresound A30
Bewitch 8000
Royd RR2 speakers
Pro-ject RPM5 into Phono box se
Just a cheap dac to add so i can run the sky and ps3 through it.
Excuse the picture quality , camera phone.
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/031-1_zpscbdfeeb2.jpg
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/033-1_zps62019f75.jpg
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http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/034-2_zps5151d2ea.jpg

[Idlewithnodrive]

Welcome aboard Adrian.

What a fabulous system; that looks to be built for it's musicality.

I bet it sounds fabulous.



P.S. first dibs on the Royds should you ever feel the need :)

Happy New Year !

[Slawts]

Yer clearly love your speakers and why not? they look great!

Happy New Year!

Steve:ner:

[vandergraafuk]

Lovely looking system. Bet it sounds great too

[jandl100]

A system of that quality for a grand? :eek:

:thumbsup:

[Idlewithnodrive]

A system of that quality for a grand? :eek:

:thumbsup:

Frightening isn't it ?

[istari_knight]

Very nice system! Wanted to try some Royd revelations but the only ones I've seen have been on ebay & it always turns into a bidding frenzy... for good reason I guess :)

Have you tried the analogue outputs from the PS3 by any chance ? I compared mine blind & level matched with a DPA bigger bit & couldn't tell a jot of difference... Its certainly not as crap as people would have you believe (when set up right, 44.1khz sample rate / type 3 bitmapping)

Type 3 bitmapping is actually Sony's own "super bitmapping algorithm" originally designed for CD mastering use, using unique processing it realises 24bit quality from 16bit sources... According to Sony.

[Pilgrim]

Didn't realise there was anologue outputs on the ps3?
Do you mean the lead that lets you connect it to the tv without using a hdmi?
Anyways , put a deposit on a dac in a local second hand shop before xmas , will probably pick it up in a couple weeks. A cambridge dacmagic .

[istari_knight]

Didn't realise there was anologue outputs on the ps3?
Do you mean the lead that lets you connect it to the tv without using a hdmi?
Anyways , put a deposit on a dac in a local second hand shop before xmas , will probably pick it up in a couple weeks. A cambridge dacmagic .

Yep, I just use that cheap & nasty cable that comes with it. In the sound menu there is an option for "multi out" once selected it will output sound through hdmi,analogue & optical all at the same time which is handy for comparing against a dac :eyebrows:

I'm sure the dacmagic will be ideal overall as you've got the tv going into it aswell... I'm using a FIIO D3 for the tv & it sounds bloody awful!

[jason]

Very nice set up Adrian, I too like those royds.

Jason.

[istari_knight]

You have a PM :)

[Thing Fish]

Very nice Adrian...:)

[sirAndy]

Very nice - and all for a grand!? You must be bloody pleased! ;)

[Yomanze]

A system of that quality for a grand? :eek:

:thumbsup:

Yes, puts it into perspective really this system looks like it'll sound better than a lot of high five figures systems out there.

[Pilgrim]

Bit of a change around. ( in fact there has been quite a few changes since the Royds left )
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/019_zps89edaf30.jpg (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/age136/media/019_zps89edaf30.jpg.html)
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/018_zps84acdd4c.jpg (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/age136/media/018_zps84acdd4c.jpg.html)
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/020_zps0fc0ecdb.jpg (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/age136/media/020_zps0fc0ecdb.jpg.html)

Quite enjoying the Rega , will be looking to maybe try some other speakers but its difficult to find something that'll work in my tiny room.

[istari_knight]

Rega R1's ? :eyebrows:

[Pilgrim]

http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/065_zps5044a290.jpg (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/age136/media/065_zps5044a290.jpg.html)
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/053_zps5fc65ba6.jpg (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/age136/media/053_zps5fc65ba6.jpg.html)

Loving this system at the moment .
The xeros are fantastic for their size and money .

[Pilgrim]

Picked this one up on the way back from bristol at the weekend .
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/stereo%20stuff/image_zpse958e3e6.jpg (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/age136/media/stereo%20stuff/image_zpse958e3e6.jpg.html)

[agk]

That cd is a funny colour and the transport could use a wipe ;-)

Starting to look at those newfangled vinyl things myself now.

[istari_knight]

0.5g tracking force seems a little low ?

[Pilgrim]

Wasn't set up at all when I took the picture . All sorted now.
I've even give it a dusting :)

[Pilgrim]

There you go . All dusted . Sort of ;)
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/rack/004_zps6a4f186e.jpg (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/age136/media/rack/004_zps6a4f186e.jpg.html)
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/rack/005_zpse9e0bb38.jpg (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/age136/media/rack/005_zpse9e0bb38.jpg.html)
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/rack/007_zpse67bc118.jpg (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/age136/media/rack/007_zpse67bc118.jpg.html)
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/rack/015_zps2755af8d.jpg (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/age136/media/rack/015_zps2755af8d.jpg.html)

[Pilgrim]

I've some of these away being repired at the moment so i've borrowed my old pair from a mate to play with over the weekend .
http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab98/age136/rack/002_zpsa4b331d5.jpg (http://s853.photobucket.com/user/age136/media/rack/002_zpsa4b331d5.jpg.html)

[Pilgrim]

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