mostly Croft

[JohnJo]

Cool system, I like it because it's different

Those speakers look like they mean business!

[eksiil]

Cool system, I like it because it's different

Those speakers look like they mean business!

many thanks. the speakers do mean business. they weigh 59 kilos each counting the cast iron support. for some reason film music coming off my Mac Airbook sounds particularly convincing bass-wise, even if its hifi credentials may be questionable.

[Mark Grant]

to pictures:

the system (the planks have warped, but all the heavy DIY wood has brought a serious improvement to the sound. i'm looking at replacing the planks with 300 year old oak. seriously.):

Looks great and I really like the rustic rack.

Some really old oak would be great and wont warp.

[eksiil]

Looks great and I really like the rustic rack.

Some really old oak would be great and wont warp.

many thanks again. the planks are ash, which should be no slouch (it's heavy). it was, however, planed too early obviously. the oak I'm hoping to end up with (I've seen it...) was felled in the time of Peter the Great (him of St Petersburg fame which was erected on sunken oak trunks mostly felled in Estonia).

[Frazeur1]

Thanks for sharing your system, very nice! I think system pics are really a great way to see some very interesting setups, words don't always cut it!

[Wrackandruin]

Hi Eksil,

I too was interested in some Croft gear. I'm not far off my fiftieth so I might treat myself.

I experimented with shelving material and had great results with a birch ply and end grain balsa sandwhich.

Sounds lovely under my turntable's especially.

Cheers,

Al

[eksiil]

Hi Eksil,

I too was interested in some Croft gear. I'm not far off my fiftieth so I might treat myself.

I experimented with shelving material and had great results with a birch ply and end grain balsa sandwhich.

Sounds lovely under my turntable's especially.

Cheers,

Al

Croft is perfect for my tastes.

my TT sits on a kitchen worktop cutout (composite oak) so probably not too far from a ply sandwich.

[eksiil]

the whole shebang now sitting pretty on oaken planks cut from a tree planted by Peter the Great between 1718-1723 (got a certificate) and felled (as an act of mercy I take it) 16 years ago. (the speakers rest on classic 20th century chairs)


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[Jimbo]

Woohoo, I bet that system sounds fab. Well done putting together a splendid set up. Like your thinking with wood, it must have some bearing on the overall sound signature of your system?

[eksiil]

thank you for the kind words. I am a convert. what the equipment rests on, I believe, affects the sound more than any cable change I've gone through. obviously the TT is the main beneficiary, but anything containing valves has also benefitted audibly (3D feel & increased weight to the sound are the two things that immediately leap to mind).

Woohoo, I bet that system sounds fab. Well done putting together a splendid set up. Like your thinking with wood, it must have some bearing on the overall sound signature of your system?