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  1. #121
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    A new Quad. So new it is actually a prototype, designed by the chap in the shot below, who I had a chat with. I didn't learn that much apart from some talk about frame bracing and the position of the bass, mid and treble drivers.

    Can you handle the blue?

    Nice chap to talk to, but when I showed him a shot of my Apogees, he didn't know what they were, and thought they were ESLs. Kinda worrying?

    Out in September, maybe. It's pretty big and tall.




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    Quote Originally Posted by User211 View Post
    Can you handle the blue?
    It looks like an ironing board cover!

    Marco.
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    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.

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    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

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    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.

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    Talking of ESLs, some blue Finals.

    Could be a new trend...

    This'd all be coming in a lot quicker but OneDrive is being a pain in terms of response time.


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    Excellent pictures as ever Justin . Thanks for taking the time to post them
    Regards
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  5. #125
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    Thanks Brian. I'm missing loads as the camera kept failing on me. It is truly screwed,

    It is a shame because some stuff I wanted to talk about just isn't on the memory card. Bummer.

    Anyway, Pass Labs latest Minion amps as I call them. Well, I've never really liked any Pass Lab amp, but these Minion design (TM) seem to sound really quite good. Both an integrated and the power amps.

    The Paradigm speakers worked well on the end of them. The rep was trying to impress a group of trade guys and cranked it. Result.

    OK I give up OneDrive has become intolerable. More tomoz.




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    Quote Originally Posted by brian2957 View Post
    Excellent pictures as ever Justin . Thanks for taking the time to post them
    Yeah, +1. Justers is da man (and also Edward)

    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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    Aye , thanks Edward
    Regards
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    Amplifier : Sony TA FB740R
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    Very grateful for all the work in sending the pictures, thank you.

    However deeply disturbing to me, has Hi-Fi lost its way? Aren't we supposed to choose Hi-Fi on the basis of its sound, and not on its looks?

    Loads of material, colours, 3D shapes - bling to me, and the quad ironing boards, what are they thinking?
    (Peter Walker turns in grave.)

    Maybe this is a reflection of the decay of modern society, the way societies rise, become decadent, and then collapse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Ha - I do believe it, Lee, and I'm not at all surprised, because I know from experience how speakers like that can sound!

    Although the price, if true, is just crazy. The unsurprising thing though is that they produced the best sound of the show, which is often how I feel returning from hi-fi shows, and listening to my 1965 Tannoys...

    Progress, eh?

    Marco.
    Yes mate they were truly remarkable and as for progress from what I heard at the show there is really that much, if your happy with your 1965 Tannoys mate then stick with them
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    The Total Dac room was making some decent noises when I popped in, I made the mistake of asking the guy the price of his fruit bowl looking speakers, 40,000 Euro was the response, oh well time to move on

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