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I'm Chris.
Things get tricky when people inevitably ask about parts, but I quite understand why you'd want to keep a lid on it. It is after all a commercial venture. It must be difficult to guard against some bugger taking one apart and spraying photos all over the net.Originally Posted by Gazjam
Chris
Stuff
1. Linux PC with onboard HDA SB/ALC892 24/192 optical S/PDIF and/or USB > TC-7520 (Gator + LM4562NA) > Quad 306 > AVI Neutron 3
2. Rotel RCD 965BX > TC-7520 ( Gator + LM4562NA) > Hd595
3. Rpi B+/HifiDigi B+ (with isolation transformer) Running "SqueezeOnArch" - https://github.com/SqueezeOnArch
Nonsense
1. Belkin Pure AV (white) phono, Belkin Pure AV (silver) USB, QEd 79-strand speaker cable.
2. MG belden digital co-ax
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Location: Glasgowshire
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I'm Gary.
Thanks Chris for understanding.
Gaz.
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I'm David.
Well I'm going to give one a listen...
If it works or me it will mean I can take quite a few boxes out of my rack!
Always a bonus, especially if it sounds good
Both Gaz and David have been very helpful in specifying the thing so far too ... Cheers chaps!
CS Port TAT2 - Benz LPS - Funkfirm Houdini - DS Audio Vinyl Ionizer - CS Port C3EQ - Kondo G70 - Kondo Gakuoh II - Maxonic TW1100 MKII - Isol-8 SubStation Integra
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I'm Brian.
I've heard this server Hamish . Just go and draw the money out the bank now mate
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Hi Hamish,Well I'm going to give one a listen...
If it works or me it will mean I can take quite a few boxes out of my rack!
Always a bonus, especially if it sounds good
Both Gaz and David have been very helpful in specifying the thing so far too ... Cheers chaps!
Nice to see you popping in again! How's it going? I hope you're well and that life has been treating you good. How's little Connie? She must be getting big now!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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Location: North Down /Northern Ireland/ UK
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I'm Neil.
Interesting and no fan, passive cooling so silent.
For me I would want something like this but no blu ray functionality and with esata connectivity as well as USB3, spdif out and windows 7 (no 8 in this house). Native DSD I assume is an interesting addition.
There is another UK company building something similar but if I recall right with nowhere near the functionality at the MCRU price. Theirs is a passive cooled design too, identical case to the MCRU one - though it might be slightly less tall. Can't recall the name of the company though.
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Location: South Wales
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I'm the'greatunwashed'.
Quiet PC Streacom Fanless Media PC
Could this be it Neil?
"People will hear what you tell them to hear" - Thomas Edison
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I'm Neil.
Yes that's it
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Location: Glasgowshire
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I'm Gary.
That's a nice case, there's a version of that with no drive slot I've planned for the next version of my own music source.
Though Streamcom do a half width one ( same as yours Tim?) that might fit in better looks wise with my Rega kit.
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Location: Glasgowshire
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I'm Gary.
Thats the chappie.
Didn't know Paul did an internal supply, any info Tim?
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
MUSIC PLAYBACK
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
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