Originally Posted by
Made in 1968
I quite like that, i had no idea im out of touch with new stuff. What was up with the Gyrodec?
Nothing Andre,
it just wasn’t getting played as much as it used to after upgrading my digital.
I’d I lost the urge to go through the ritual of putting on a record, the sound quality just wasn’t there...and that was with the full Orbe upgrades and an SME V on it.
In comparison, the Rega is “alive” and puts you in the room with the musicians.
Just makes you want to play more vinyl, which is something the Michell had lost for me.
Interestingly, it doesn’t sound anything at all like traditional vinyl with its warmth and cosiness, closest I’ve heard to it is a sorted reel to reel playing master tape.
And no clamp or spring bounce to faff about with, stick a record on...boom.
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