Indeed, 'tis a popular place
I think folks enjoy the entertainment we provide
Marco,
Indeed, 'tis a popular place
I think folks enjoy the entertainment we provide
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.
Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!
Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!
I'm guessing a lot of viewing came from overseas members and guests, who like me assumed that "tossing the caber" involved chucking logs. Grant's posts must have been a real eye-opener
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
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I feel the same way, I feel it should only be given to individuals who they can verify has an actual chemical imbalance in their brain. But family doctors prescribe this stuff as if it were Valium, to anyone who’s had a bad day. I’m no brain surgeon, but it would seem prescribing this stuff to people without a chemical imbalance would give them a chemical imbalance?
On the TV commercials for prescription drugs, I notice a growing number who make the disclaimer that it may cause suicidal thoughts, including meds for fibromyalgia, to quit smoking, and sleeping pills. Does anyone know what part of the brain is responsible for suicide, and which part is responsible for homicide? I don’t think there is a difference! Are they creating mass murderers on purpose? I saw an article that claimed that 98% of all mass murderers of the past 30 years were on some kind of antidepressant! I went back later to find the article to share with someone, and it was gone! When it comes to the powers that be, and the news we are fed, the only thing I’m sure of is that nothing is as it seems. I don’t want to come across like a conspiracy nut, but at this point nothing surprises me.
Russell
I used to work with a youth who was on anti-depressants. He showed me the leaflet that came with his pills. There was a list of potential side-effects as long as your arm. In addition to constipation, insomnia, loss of appetite, loss of energy, headaches, sensitivity to light and so on, was listed 'depression'.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Changing the subject, to all the musicians in the group, I recently got a wireless for my bass guitar! It’s made for regular 6 strings guitars, but claims 20Hz to 20KHz signal. The X-Vive guitar wireless, is just two small key fob sized devices with 1/4 inch plugs on them, they have 4 channels, so many can be on the same stage, or you could put a set on either side of your pedal board.
But for my bass it works wonderful! (Fender P bass with Seymour Duncan pickups) A strong, clean signal, in fact it sounds cleaner than a 20 foot cable! Has built in rechargeable batteries, that works with any USB charger. They claim to run 6 hours on a charge, and my phone charger topped them off in 45 minutes. They cost $150 for the set, and I could kick myself for not buying them years ago! No more getting tangled in my wire, or pulling my guitar off the stand. I can walk to the recording gear without taking my bass off. I don’t know how I got by without it?
Russell
As long as they don't pick up Air Traffic Control like Nigel Tufnel's did.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.
Ernie! Ernie! I think someone's spiked me drink!
Oh wait, it's just Marco having fun with my Avatar again
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: Zu Omen Def, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Amptastic Mini One,Arcam A75 integrated, Celestion 5's, BK XLS-200 DF
A/V:
LG 55" OLED, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL Storm sub
Forget the past, it's gone. And don't worry about the future, it doesn't exist. There is only NOW.
KICKSTARTER: ENABLING SCAMMERS SINCE 2009
Now that is a great piece of kit Russell, nice and compact too. I had a Nady years ago which worked well but had a monstrous appetite for batteries. I also had a wireless headset mike for vocals but couldn't get on with it, ended up going back to my trusty old Shure SM58.
Turntable
Toshiba SR-370/Mission 774/Van Damme cable with MS Starline plugs/Ortofon Quintet Black
CD
Cambridge CXC transport/modified Musical Fidelity X-DAC/modified Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer
Network Player
Cambridge NP30
Amplifier
Denon HA-500 head amp/Nakamichi CA-5E pre-amp/Chinese passive RVC/Proton AA-1150 DMC power amp
Speakers
Mordaunt Short Signifer on original factory stands
Cables
Mogami with Rean Neutrik plugs/NVA LS5
Headphones
Sennheiser HD600/Sennheiser HD650/Koss Pro4 AA