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Thanks for the warm welcomes to the forum.
I have 2 hifi set ups in my workshop, big and little.
The big one currently has 3 speakers connected, NS1000m's for reference, Radford B/N 180/50's, and a pair IMF Transmission lines.The Radfords are a big rediscovery for me, quite dry sound, but very accurate. Lovely mid range....it should be, with all those mid and top range units! A pair of Chartwell PM400's are always near to hand, lovely sound.
Currently using my first foray into Americana, a McIntosh 2205/C32. Lovely rare Revox CD player, the C221, and am also using a very impressive multi CD changer, the Nakamichi MB3A. I'm sure it will break down soon, but so far so good. Ive got a Yamaha CT7000, plugged in at the moment, that is moving out for a Sansui TU9090 soon. Deck is a 401 refurbed and repainted by the Classic Turntable company, SME 3012, and just received a Nagaoka 200 from Japan....very excited about that. 401 is in a suberb solid plinth made by Carl Ellis in Manchester, an unsung hero of Hifi IMO.
The small one, is on my work bench, so is kind of a reference system used endlessly for testing and auditioning new pieces. Small too, so it is kind of suspended over my work area. Quad 306/44 and a delightfully reliable battered pair of B&W DM5's. Musical, accurate, and full sounding, undoubtedly (IMHO) an unheralded classic. Blows the occasional fuse when setting up a new howling TT, but a pleasure to use. And an early Marantz CD player from the '80's the 273 (Special edition!!!!) first Cd player I ever bought; it has daily use and has never let me down!!
I don't buy modern stuff, I probably couldn't afford it anyway, and the above list is almost totally from the 80's or earlier. I'm happy with this historically orientated collection.
I hate arrogance, and will never indulge myself in some of the arrogance that I see in some Hifi circles. It is a collection, and it is there purely for the better appreciation of great music. But i do love gadgets!!
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Some more "droolable" items you have there, Terry.
I am pleased to see someone else using a Revox C221 CD player as well as a 401/SME 3012 combination.
But what has happened to the Quad 57s you said you were using in your workshop? They are far too good for a workshop; unless that is, your partner objects to their looks and need for careful positioning.
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Well I use a 301/3012 combo and a 401/SME V-12 combo. The 301/3012 gets more airtime. ;)
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I bought the Quad electrostatics the day before lockdown. innocently thought I'd service them, then realised ...especially with all the high voltage involved, that Quad would have to have the trade. When I eventually got them back 6 months later, I realized their uncanny resemblance to doors...I faced the option of flogging them, or storing them in the loft. The house was never an option!! So inspired by some pictures of them stacked one above the other, I realized that with some canny design originality, I could build a new frame, and keep them in my workshop. They are detachable, so they can become 2 identically mounted frames, on castors, but stacked in storage, they come to about 6 foot high with a small footprint. I have chains on them and "belay" them onto the ceiling for safety ! Sounds wacky but it means I can keep them and roll them out when I fancy a blast. A friend comes round every few months and we sit and stare at them in disbelief! Shame about the stereo imagery, I usually don a Phil Spector "back to mono badge"and swallow my pride. If we have a summer, I might roll them outside and have a party.
I have always yearned for a 301, but its out of the question now. The 401 style has grown on me, the paint job makes it more attractive. But...a confession .. Its never been my favourite deck. Never loved it. It sounds ok, it has lost its rumble after the refurb, but it represents asizeable investment now so I'm kind of committed to getting value out of it. I admire it, but can't love it.
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Hi Terry,
great intro post, like the cut of your Jib.
Enjoy every Sandwich here man, it’s a good place to hang out.
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Hi Terry, I like your style Sir, welcome ����
