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dpgals
05-03-2018, 10:52
Some pictures of my system
Deck Garrard 401 SME V VDH Colibri cartridge
http://davidgalsworthy.jalbum.net/Pictures%20of%20Hi-Fi/slides/14_Jan_001001.jpg
http://davidgalsworthy.jalbum.net/Pictures%20of%20Hi-Fi/slides/14_Jan_002002.jpg
http://davidgalsworthy.jalbum.net/Pictures%20of%20Hi-Fi/slides/14_Jan_004004.jpg
Lector Phonostage
http://davidgalsworthy.jalbum.net/Pictures%20of%20Hi-Fi/slides/14_Jan_006006.jpg
Old ARC SP8 preamp now replaced
http://davidgalsworthy.jalbum.net/Pictures%20of%20Hi-Fi/slides/14_Jan_007007.jpg
Passive pre-amp in Leak Varislope shell
http://davidgalsworthy.jalbum.net/Pictures%20of%20Hi-Fi/slides/14_Nov_002small.jpg
Leak Stereo 20
http://davidgalsworthy.jalbum.net/Pictures%20of%20Hi-Fi/slides/14_Jan_009009.jpg
QUAD ELS 57s - wonderful the best 500 pounds I ever spent !
http://davidgalsworthy.jalbum.net/Pictures%20of%20Hi-Fi/slides/14_Jan_010010.jpg
Listening room
http://davidgalsworthy.jalbum.net/Pictures%20of%20Hi-Fi/slides/14_Jan_011011.jpg
Records and CDs in an IKEA Expedit but now filled with vinyl after all the CDs have been ripped!
http://davidgalsworthy.jalbum.net/Pictures%20of%20Hi-Fi/slides/14_Jan_012012.jpg

The sound to my ears is glorious and beautiful and I have not heard much at all at shows that even comes anywhere close.

Hope you enjoy the picture

David
Firebottle
05-03-2018, 13:09
The sound to my ears is glorious and beautiful and I have not heard much at all at shows that even comes anywhere close.


Not surprised as your have some super kit. :) from another '57 user.
Macca
05-03-2018, 13:16
Great room and system. And a proper rug in the floor instead of one of those giant 1970's bathroom mats everyone seems to have gone for recently.
dpgals
05-03-2018, 14:00
The rug is as nearly as old as me - over 50 years old and still looks as wonderful as when I first remember it a long time ago!
Tim
05-03-2018, 14:05
Wonderful . . .

I just need your address now David, so I can pop round and 'borrow' your 57s

:D
Barry
05-03-2018, 16:56
Very nice setup you have there David - but I would say that having used no other speakers for the last 42 years (mine cost me £120). I did experiment with using a sub-woofer, but didn't get on with it - the results were too variable.

Like the rug - I have Kashmir rug and a Persian rug between my Quads and my listening position.

Most envious of your SME V/VdH Colibri combination. :)
Oddball
05-03-2018, 18:20
Thats superb!!:eek:
Parkie37
11-03-2018, 04:53
Very nice setup you have there David - but I would say that having used no other speakers for the last 42 years.

So, you haven’t quite made up your mind on keeping them or not yet eh?

:lol::lol::lol:
dpgals
11-03-2018, 07:35
Wonderful . . .

I just need your address now David, so I can pop round and 'borrow' your 57s

:D

You would be more than welcome to come round for a listen if you are ever in the York area but I don't think I will be letting these wondrous beasts out of my house I am afraid. It is no wonder they were voted the " hi-fi product of the centrury". I have not managed to get over the visual impact issue with my dear wife to get a stacked pair but I still dream of having four of them!!!! However, having said that some people think that stacking is not worth it in terms of the effort required.
Primalsea
11-03-2018, 08:11
If you just buy some and stack them up when she’s not in your wife might not notice. You never know...

Really great kit you have there, David.
Barry
11-03-2018, 13:35
You would be more than welcome to come round for a listen if you are ever in the York area but I don't think I will be letting these wondrous beasts out of my house I am afraid. It is no wonder they were voted the " hi-fi product of the centrury". I have not managed to get over the visual impact issue with my dear wife to get a stacked pair but I still dream of having four of them!!!! However, having said that some people think that stacking is not worth it in terms of the effort required.

Oh - its worth it alright, but the visual imposition sadly puts that option out for me.
dpgals
18-03-2018, 21:24
If you just buy some and stack them up when she’s not in your wife might not notice. You never know...

Really great kit you have there, David.

I have thought about doing that and I managed it when I first bought the Quads and got the boxes into the house without my wife noticing which was quite a feat! However getting the second pair in the house I think would be a bit tricky. You have got to have something to dream about haven't you! Regards David
Vinyl turner
19-03-2018, 00:05
Great system you have.
I notice you have a REL Strata sub (from your equipment list) and by chance I am just looking into the possibility of adding a sub to my system.

What is your experience - do you find it adds something that wasn't there beforehand ?

http://theartofsound.net/forum/showthread.php?57397-Compatibility-of-a-sub-woofer-with-a-valve-power-amp-pre-amp

Cheers, Mark
Spectral Morn
19-03-2018, 00:07
Nice setup :cool: