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Lee Henley

22-09-2010, 19:51

Just a basic set up which does for me at the moment

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff129/bootlegboy1/Image0050.jpg

Nait XS / Sonic Bliss / Macmini/HiFace / Dacmagic / Naim CD 3.5. Speakers are Jamo Concert 8 not shown, will upload some pics when I take some!

Welder

18-10-2010, 15:32

Cool, hoping to see more "basic" systems show up as file audio gets more common.
It's the sound that comes out of the boxes that's important, not the number of boxes and the probabliity the central heating got made redundant :lol:

Lee Henley

03-12-2010, 20:22

Jonboy

03-12-2010, 20:39

System has all changed since the original picture, just brought me a Luxman L505u, and now Im completely Naimless !!!

Naimless aint a bad thing :sofa:

A very nice looking amp Lee

Lee Henley

04-12-2010, 09:16

Naimless aint a bad thing :sofa:

A very nice looking amp Lee

Indeed Jonboy, 13 years with Naim was a bit to long so it was time for a change, next will be the Dacmagic but I aint sure what to get hold of and what will work best with the Luxman. The DM is quite a special piece of kit for the money but with rega and Audiolab bringing out new stuff it might be worth a try, or even a Dac with a tube out put stage.

Lee

Jonboy

04-12-2010, 10:06

, or even a Dac with a tube out put stage.

Thats the way to go ;)

DSJR

04-12-2010, 11:32

The Jamo's can sound truly lovely for a passive speaker but when choosing matching gear, watch their bass reproduction, which can be a tad under-damped and "fruity" if you get it wrong ;)

Bazil

10-12-2010, 21:03

Hi Lee
I've got that Sony DVD player have you tried an audio disc through the Dac magic.
Any good ?

Lee Henley

11-12-2010, 12:07

Hi Lee
I've got that Sony DVD player have you tried an audio disc through the Dac magic.
Any good ?

Hi Bazil

It sounds quite decent to be honest through the DM, worth a try IMO

Lee

Lee Henley

07-08-2011, 16:47

Even more changes, hopefully no more!

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Amp is the Eastern Electric M88 all valve, wonderful piece of kit, Dac is the Young and the speakers are Audio Physic Yara II Classics.

All in all its the best sounding system Ive put together to date, I never realised that valves were this good, spending on average at least 3 hours a night listening to music

keiths

07-08-2011, 16:51

Great looking system Lee.

worthingpagan

07-08-2011, 17:51

System has all changed since the original picture, just brought me a Luxman L505u, and now Im completely Naimless !!!

Must admit this amp is a wonderful piece of kit.

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff129/bootlegboy1/IMG00069-20101128-1532.jpg

Mini Mac / HiFace / Dacmagic / Luxman L505u / Sony DVD Player / Jamo Concert 8 Speakers

I've had quite a few Luxman amps over the years, they are really special. Did you buy yours from an authorised outlet? Hopefully not ebay! You've got me thinking again, I was offered the Class A (ex display) a while back for £2k and like a fool I turned it down. Wow, i'm green with envy now ;)

Lee Henley

08-08-2011, 13:08

I've had quite a few Luxman amps over the years, they are really special. Did you buy yours from an authorised outlet? Hopefully not ebay! You've got me thinking again, I was offered the Class A (ex display) a while back for £2k and like a fool I turned it down. Wow, i'm green with envy now ;)

I brought it from a guy on the Wam, I must admit my new EE amp sounds much better than the L505u

worthingpagan

08-08-2011, 13:15

I brought it from a guy on the Wam, I must admit my new EE amp sounds much better than the L505u

Are you likely to sell the Luxman in the near future now you have a better one?

Lee Henley

08-08-2011, 15:49

How'd you know he was gay :lol:

Are you likely to sell the Luxman in the near future now you have a better one?

The amp has already been sold in a p/x for the Eastern Electric M88

The Black Adder

09-08-2011, 19:58

Love the Luxman... I want some VU's now! :)

Lee Henley

21-10-2011, 17:26

Latest addition to the family

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff129/bootlegboy1/DSC_0457.jpg

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff129/bootlegboy1/DSC_0458-1.jpg

Lee Henley

18-03-2012, 16:00

Latest change at Casa Henley Towers, out with the Audio Physics and in with the Totem Forests. These are a fantastic speaker and if anyone wants to hear what they sound like then feel free to drop me a PM and pop round

Lee

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff129/bootlegboy1/DSC_0514.jpg

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Tim

18-03-2012, 18:37

Those are very attractive speakers Lee :eyebrows:

Reid Malenfant

18-03-2012, 18:40

Bass/mid drivers look like Dynaudio units, I guess that's why they sound pretty reasonable :)

As Tim said, they look very nice :D

Alex_UK

19-03-2012, 21:40

Love the feet - remind me of booster rockets!

Lee Henley

03-10-2013, 19:29

Latest speakers to have a play with, always fancied a pair of these

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff129/bootlegboy1/null_zpsca367bf5.jpg (http://s242.photobucket.com/user/bootlegboy1/media/null_zpsca367bf5.jpg.html)

Tarzan

03-10-2013, 19:53

Audionote K's?:scratch:

Lee Henley

03-10-2013, 20:04

Audionote K's?:scratch:

Indeed AN/K's, its the SPe version, Just toying with the idea of getting some silver bi wire speaker cable, cant afford the audionote version, way too much money for me

Sovereign

03-10-2013, 21:41

How are you finding the Jolida DAC lee, I've kind of had this in my radar.

Lee Henley

03-10-2013, 22:26

How are you finding the Jolida DAC lee, I've kind of had this in my radar.

For the money mate they are awesome, they really are, absolute no digital harshness and very analogue sounding. These Dacs IMO punch well above their weight

Tarzan

04-10-2013, 06:10

Indeed AN/K's, its the SPe version, Just toying with the idea of getting some silver bi wire speaker cable, cant afford the audionote version, way too much money for me

Tee hee, saw the grill cover as l was typing:lol:, interesting to see what you think of them Lee.

Lee Henley

04-10-2013, 07:54

Tee hee, saw the grill cover as l was typing:lol:, interesting to see what you think of them Lee.

In a nutshell mate they are great speakers, the midrange is to die for. I took a chance on them as I brought them secondhand and did not get the opportunity to listen to them in my room. I did hear a pair at the whittlebury show the other week being demod in a non AN system and fell in love with the sound they produced, plus Ive always liked the AN sound when its being demo'd at shows all be it in a full AN system. My other intention was to buy them with a view to moving up thhe scale to J's but in all honesty these work pretty well in my 12'x12' room and I think the J's would be too much.

Just need to sort out the speaker cable, what was the Connex cable like that you used with yours?

Tarzan

04-10-2013, 15:31

Reply later Lee, l am off to the pub now, have a Audionote J/ Harbeth Compact 7/ speaker cable testing session going on...... and on and on:cool::eek:

Sovereign

05-10-2013, 17:44

For the money mate they are awesome, they really are, absolute no digital harshness and very analogue sounding. These Dacs IMO punch well above their weight

Thanks for the info, I have an MDAC, what have you been able to compare the Jolida to?

Lee Henley

06-10-2013, 11:08

Thanks for the info, I have an MDAC, what have you been able to compare the Jolida to?

Quite a few actually, here goes

CA Dacmagic - OK sounding DAC, good for the money
Naim Dac - Over priced, not that much better than the Dacmagic!
M2Tech Young - really nice sounding dac, very smooth
Audiolab CDQ - Nice DAC but nothing special IMO
Northstar Esentio - Didn't sound very good in my system, bit flat and uninvolving
Metrum Octave - Again bit flat, just couldnt get it to work in my system for some reason

All of the above all had that digital sound to them that i wasn't looking for, when I heard the Joilda I brought it the next day, this was THE SOUND I WAS LOKING for, might not be want you want though, it is very analogue soundig, probably as close to vinyl Ive heard in my system!

Lee

lewis

06-10-2013, 12:49

I heard the Jolida dac at Lee's recently - sounded bloody good.

Sovereign

06-10-2013, 14:30

Really interesting, I've kind of had my eye on one of these for sometime.
Where did you buy yours from lee?

Lee Henley

06-10-2013, 16:49

Really interesting, I've kind of had my eye on one of these for sometime.
Where did you buy yours from lee?

I brought it from a dealer in Wolverhampton but I believe you can only buy them from Paul at RFC nowadays

Lee Henley

29-10-2013, 07:39

Finally got round to sorting out the stands for the Audionotes

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff129/bootlegboy1/DSC_0568_zpsef083175.jpg (http://s242.photobucket.com/user/bootlegboy1/media/DSC_0568_zpsef083175.jpg.html)

Tarzan

30-10-2013, 06:58

Looks good Lee.:)

Lee Henley

03-04-2015, 10:58

Latest additions to the family, a nice pair of twin girls :)

http://i242.photobucket.com/albums/ff129/bootlegboy1/9EEEE5B5-DD40-4427-A3C0-999AB0E7FDC1_zpsjjtbn7zc.jpg (http://s242.photobucket.com/user/bootlegboy1/media/9EEEE5B5-DD40-4427-A3C0-999AB0E7FDC1_zpsjjtbn7zc.jpg.html)

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struth

03-04-2015, 11:26

very nice children Lee:D

Parkie37

10-04-2015, 04:43

andrasszamek

13-04-2015, 09:28

nice nice nice. how is the LDR pre?

Lee Henley

13-04-2015, 21:18

nice nice nice. how is the LDR pre?

Fantastic piece of kit mate

southall-1998

13-04-2015, 21:28

Hello Lee,

I'm liking the look of those Audio Note Empress Silver Mono's!

Are they auto bias?

S.

Lee Henley

14-04-2015, 12:22

Hello Lee,

I'm liking the look of those Audio Note Empress Silver Mono's!

Are they auto bias?

S.

Yes they are and FWIW they sound better than they look :)

Parkie37

14-04-2015, 23:13

Yes they are and FWIW they sound better than they look :)

Lee,

I've never had SET tubes in my system until my recent change to the Meishu Silver. I am finding that the 9 watts that it produces with my temporary speakers, Epos M12 (8 ohm/90 db efficiency) will definitely go as loud as I need in my listening room/family room. Do you find the Empress Silver using 2A3 tubes gives you sufficient power for your desired loudness levels, through the AN-K/SPes?

I ask as I have heard several people say that they are the most beautiful sounding tubes of all, but that you need really efficient speakers to run them. Of course, Audio Note design them to run together, just wondering whether you feel like you have enough power or could use a bit more?

Lee Henley

15-04-2015, 09:24

Lee,

I've never had SET tubes in my system until my recent change to the Meishu Silver. I am finding that the 9 watts that it produces with my temporary speakers, Epos M12 (8 ohm/90 db efficiency) will definitely go as loud as I need in my listening room/family room. Do you find the Empress Silver using 2A3 tubes gives you sufficient power for your desired loudness levels, through the AN-K/SPes?

I ask as I have heard several people say that they are the most beautiful sounding tubes of all, but that you need really efficient speakers to run them. Of course, Audio Note design them to run together, just wondering whether you feel like you have enough power or could use a bit more?

Hi Don

There is ample power mate, I use a passive LDR Preamp, I rarely go past the 9 o clock setting which fills the room (12' x 12')easily, also the K speakers are only rated at 90db which is quite low for Audio Note.

Hope this helps

Lee