and as we are now -
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and as we are now -
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Latest addition -
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Enjoy. I bloody love mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
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Cracking phono stage on it Geoff !Quote:
Originally Posted by oldius
Yes there is!Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
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You have it set on reverse polarity I think. Have a look at the mode dial and it'll sound even better!
I don't know whether you know but the phono stage automatically adjusts the gain required for each MC cartridge.
I figured out the reverse polarity Geoff and you were right !Quote:
Originally Posted by oldius
No, I didn't know that the MC stage auto adjusted, but it would explain a lot. Well impressed.
Bloody built to last but have a good look at the forty year old caps. The other interesting point is that the headphone amp is a stormer.
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Update, after a fair few speakers. These
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then these
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finally (and extremely happily) settling on these -
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Those are some handsome speakers! (The last one) And I love the crossovers in the cigar box, that gives me ideas for my own design I’m hoping to build some day soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
Russell
I bet "Transient Random Noise Bursts With Announcements" sounds good through your system! :)
:lol: You could well be right Baz.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
The tweeters are incredible @alphaGT and the cabs are layered ply with the front baffle and rear panel being Corian. Totally inert.Quote:
Originally Posted by alphaGT
Amazing. High tech materials, (does Wilson Audio make their entire cabinets from Corian?) but using it just for the front baffle is a great idea. My design also uses lamination technique, but I’m leaning more toward MDF. Anyway, I’m sure they are as awesome as they look!Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
Russell
Upgraded the arm
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Most :D of the TT
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Audiomods arm? That's tasty. That's what I was going to get for my SL1200. Dom at NWA reckoned it was the one to go for.
He's not wrong. A superb arm and if I did t have the PMAT, I'd have One of these. I love the bling factor but they sound superb.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
It is a very synergistic match for the Technics DD Martin and a far bigger step up from the OL Silver II than I expected.
I'm very pleased.
Lovely! Bet the Audiomods arm sound exquisite! I just changed the arm on my Techy too, have a look in my Gallery-thread! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
The Audiomods arm was quite a surprise tbh Mike. Really good.
I took a look at your thread; nice bit of work that. How's it sound ?
Been playing with a Pass F5 clone
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It's huge :eyebrows:
Very nice amp.
I agree Wayne; having had it a while now, I'm really rather impressed by it. A definite keeper.Quote:
Originally Posted by crimsondonkey
Reading around, the F5 is supposed to be more detailed, open and nimble than the other PASS Amps, and from what I am hearing, I would agree.
"Bit unconventional but sounds good to these ears ................... :)" .....the most important part of your rig...
Looks like a really nice system to me and I'll wager it sounds very fine.....;)
Love the PMA 850 by the way....cracking amp....
So you can play Australian Albums :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Lawrence001
Thanks Alan, it sounds spot on to these ears.
The Denon ? Yes, an amazing thing, absolutely amazing. I never believed the hype, but it has seen off many amps, some costing many times it's price, and now looks like it will be doing the same to my Pass F5.
Madness ! 😀
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New arrival. Bought a few months ago but only just arrived :D
As my set up currently stands. The pre out of the Denon feeds into a Pass F5, out of shot
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Under the hood shot. Not at all bad, for 40+ years old.
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Built to last in those days. I've still never heard one.
They certainly were Martin.
Shame you're not nearer, you could have borrowed it.
The Denon PMA-850 has raised many an eyebrow at my bakeoffs, seeing off a lot of high end kit, as it did my own. It is a class act.
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It is but I remember reading a review that mocked the over engineering of the power amp stage in the Denon. They were saying there was simply no need for the effort that was made! I laughed at the reviewer rather than the engineering.Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
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The thing is, I am equally impressed with the phono stage, MM and, unusually for any sanely priced integrated that I have heard, MC too !Quote:
Originally Posted by oldius
Someone I know uses it as a phono stage only in a high end system. He daren't try it against his amps though!
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Absolutely love this combo. SP-10 now sold 😀
If you preferred the G99 combo over the SP10, that is an interesting and significant commendation for the Goldring. :) I assume it is the use of the G99 with the Techno arm that has swayed you.
Over the years I have had a couple of G99s in my system, both fitted with SME 3009s, but good as they were they didn't replace my Thorens 124/IIs.
The G99 and G88 are very nice. I've owned both and preferred them to the Garrard 401 I had.
I do prefer the G99 combo Baz and it was the Technoarm that swung it. I preferred the SP-10 to the G99 with the OL Silver.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
The SP-10 is a superb deck, no doubt, and a total joy to use but the quality of bass and harmonics reproduction / tonality just gave the G99 the edge. The SP-10 speed stability, timing, frequency even handedness (transparency) are legendary and quite rightly so but, the G99 is a bit more foot tapping and emotionally involving. Yes, it is a touch coloured / mid forward but it seems to bring the music alive.
I also prefer the G99 to the 401 I had. At about half the price of the 401 and less than that of the SP-10, the G99 is something of a bargain.
....anyone owned a Rock? (I seem to recall Messieur Montesquieu having a De luxe one?) I always loved the engineered concept of anchoring the front end -of the arm.
Preferred it to a Linn.
Never owned one but always liked them when I've heard them.Quote:
Originally Posted by hornucopia
Glad you are enjoying the G99 Mike.
How do you think the L75's compare once they are in decent plinths?
Do you have a preference when it comes to the G.99 and G.88?
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I do wonder if that is a general characteristic of idler designs - a sense of 'drive' and purpose: the closest I get to understanding what "PRaT" is all about.Quote:
Originally Posted by Idlewithnodrive
Well done on finding your ideal arm/deck combination. :)
I should mention that my current Toshiba SR-370 is every bit as involving as my G99 was. It's a turntable that gets overlooked by many.
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Nice looking TT's.
Yes, pleased to say that I really like the G99. Oddly, I prefer it without the Tenuto, using just a rubber mat and Achromat. I thought the Tenuto on the SP-10 made a significant difference.
I've had GL75's in heavy slate, heavy wood and composite plinths and never got one to sound 'right', good, but always a little unrefined.
I've never owned a G88, so can't comment.
Nice combination Geoff. Is that a ZYX cartridge in use?Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Yes Barry. An R100.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
I did spend a fair bit of time looking for a nice condition SR-370 but gave up in the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I did spend a fair bit of time looking for a nice condition SR-370 but gave up in the end.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis