In avoidance of the naughty step!

[wobbleu]

Hi

Here's some rushed pictures to comply with the Grand Wazoo's suggestions - the naughty step sounded cold and my mum always said I'd get 'bottom problems' if I sat on cold steps.

Full system - bit blurry, can and will do better later on


Speakers in the mist - well lens flare actually

electronics


systemdek



A60 - was black ash until I got it - needs one more application of beeswax - sounds great, is a late model



A60 no 2 - early model, not touched yet needs new smoothing caps (burst)


downstairs



No doubt you'll have noticed tidyness is not my strongpoint!. Because we have pets, and I like to look after my stuff, the main system is built into a wardrobe which is fastened to the wall, so no footfall problems. The Focals are covered when not in use, and the front room is closed if we're not in it.
In the new year I'm re-configuring the upstairs to make a better listening environment - I'm planning to keep a log of this, and will try out some room treatments as part of the process
regards C

[Marco]

Hi Chris,

Nice pics. Could you embed them so that they appear automatically rather than having to go through a link?

{Edit: s'ok, I've done it for you}

Marco.

[wobbleu]

Marco

Thanks - I should've read the excellent guide to embedding photo's in the stickies...

I've always thought posting pictures to forums was a bit hit and miss - I can now see where I was going wrong

Chris

[DSJR]

great systems there, although the flexible cartridge mounting on the Systemdek goes against my Linn conditioning - coupling the cartridge TIGHT to the tonearm to maximise energy conversion into electrical signals.

Having said the above, I've found that by adding a lead "cartridge" weight to the "microphonic" MM carts I have seems to minimise the handling "noises" on some cartridges I own.. As long as the counterweight can balance this weight out I don't have warp-wobble issues - the loaded M3D/N21 is amazing in this respect, even with added mass.

[The Vinyl Adventure]

Its more tidy than my house!

[Marco]

Marco

Thanks - I should've read the excellent guide to embedding photo's in the stickies...

I've always thought posting pictures to forums was a bit hit and miss - I can now see where I was going wrong

No worries, Chris. It's all part of the service! Incidentally, you no longer have to type "Chris" at the end of your posts as it's been added to your signature

Love the A60, btw!!

Marco.

[Alex_UK]

Very nice kit, Chris. Is that one of those robotic cleaners in the downstairs pic? I've always thought they are cool, well, for a hoover! I need a replacement amp for my study system, I keep thinking A60 - they're still so cheap, and I want something compact - you obviously like them!

[Marco]

They're damn good, Alex. A few minor updates to caps and resistors inside would probably see it outperform most modern designs up to about £500, possibly more.

It's a veritable classic

Marco.

[Beechwoods]

Interesting looking system Chris. And is that a copy of the Nick Drake 'Fruit Tree' box in the first pic? You lucky chappy.

[DSJR]

The A60 always was a good amp, retail price and quaint styling eventually killing it off in favour of the Creeks, Nads and Cyrus models that came after, not forgetting the slightly dearer Onyx and Ion amps so beloved of the first wave of flat-earthers.

As Marco says, it responds well to cap updates etc and Rob Holt has given chapter and verse on PFM how to do it.

£600 is what the A60 would cost now, but I don't know how much better the equivalent Rotels, Creeks and Cambridges are. the latter amps are hugely good at what they do though.

If you all love the A60 as I do, check out any Myryad MI120's that come along. Same designer, similar warmth of tone, tons more power and an add-on phono stage of good quality option. We loved the styling too and the amp was as safe as houses with short circuits etc, unlike the A60, the output tranny's of which protecting their fuses by blowing first.........

Good make Myryad - came along a few years too late to become the classic it should have done. I believe they're still trading but don't know much more than a recent glowing review in HFW on their all-in-one system..