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vinyljunky
06-02-2017, 20:06
I went to mikriks gaff recently to catch up and listen to some tunes on his kit .Mik has some interesting kit at the mo.He has a Prometheus tvc as a volume control running into a Yaquin ms12b pre amp with a built in phono going into a radford sta15 mk3 power amp.He's using a pioneer direct drive deck model escapes me Mick's also using a vintage pioneer er420 receiver and all those loverly tunes come out through his apogee centaur speakers these are ribbon speakers with high sensitivity and 6 ohm impedance in his sweet spot they are sublime.He has his listening chair facing away from the speakers and this works really well.Here are some pics to drool overhttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170206/3e64804410ac863adb86ab413cd6f59a.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170206/5ba063c6d51292d230236e4cf9c1b017.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170206/3256781a23f326f08763a2d439350038.jpg



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mik_rik
06-02-2017, 20:38
Hi Steve-pleased I tidied up before you came over, these photo's will get me shot if the better half sees them.[just happens that corner is out bounds to everybody inc the hoover].Joking apart enjoyed the afternoon.Only trouble is too much talking goes on ,hard to do any listening.You are always welcome,will even get the biscuits out next time Mick

vinyljunky
06-02-2017, 20:47
Always good crack Mick bringing a friend next timehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20170206/d8d3e1926f2883262be1bad1b6dc3dc4.jpg


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vinyljunky
06-02-2017, 20:50
Only joking Mick seriously you've got a very listenable sound there mate about time you got the passport out and came up north

mik_rik
06-02-2017, 21:01
G-almighty -thought that was Trumps ugly sister ,was going to ask for early warning so I got a good head start,daren't ask what the gloves are for!:eek:.Jest apart,my t/t is a Pioneer pl-630 with a Technics 207c mm[soon to be replaced] feeding into the Yaqin ms-12b used as a phono stage Volume pot set to max effectively removing it from the signal path ,the o/p is then fed to the tvc which is better than the stock vol pot on the yaqin.

vinyljunky
06-02-2017, 21:08
Yeah Mick the volume pots on the tvc are miles better than those Chinese yaquin the chinese tend to do volume on or volume off not much attenuation

vinyljunky
06-02-2017, 21:10
The gloves are only needed if you have constipation

walpurgis
06-02-2017, 21:14
Yeah Mick the volume pots on the tvc are miles better than those Chinese yaquin the chinese tend to do volume on or volume off not much attenuation

Can't see any benefit in having a TVC and volume pot in the signal path.

mik_rik
06-02-2017, 21:22
Yaqin is basically used as a phono stage,as its vol control is set to max it is effectively out of the signal path therefore the tvc is used for vol .May or may not be ideal but is temporary and it works. Mick

struth
06-02-2017, 21:27
Didnt know the Yaqin had a volume. is it a adapted one Mick

mik_rik
06-02-2017, 21:42
Didnt know the Yaqin had a volume. is it a adapted one MickYeah ,the vol pot is on the top ,behind the front panel so it is a bit obscured from front on view .It's not modded but it is "improved"with Russian ex mil caps.Opened it up and the vol pot is cheap looking ,not enough room to upgrade the pot so hooked everything up as described Mick

mik_rik
06-02-2017, 22:00
Not wishing to sound too hard on the Yaqin ,I took it one of the NEBO's as a pre in its own right and it was favourably received, i.e nowt wrong with it ,especially for the price.Just the tvc is better Mick

struth
06-02-2017, 22:02
Not wishing to sound too hard on the Yaqin ,I took it one of the NEBO's as a pre in its own right and it was favourably received, i.e nowt wrong with it ,especially for the price.Just the tvc is better Mick

had a tvc myself.. a promethius.. excellent preamp.
Had a big yaqin integrated too and it was very good too in triode mode.. enjoyed it thoroughly

mik_rik
06-02-2017, 22:38
had a tvc myself.. a promethius.. excellent preamp.
Had a big yaqin integrated too and it was very good too in triode mode.. enjoyed it thoroughly

Mine is a prometheus also and I agree ,they are very good and were a lot cheaper than other marques .Bid on a couple of Yaqin valve integrateds back in the days when Chinese gear was a lot cheaper . Yaqin are one of the better companies from China.