Letting Jonathan Billington drop his MFA Reference MM Phono off for a demo after I mentioned to him I was interested in hearing an LCR topology PS.
Then being stupid enough to actual put it in my system and switch it on.
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Location: Chichester, West Sussex UK
Posts: 368
I'm John.
Letting Jonathan Billington drop his MFA Reference MM Phono off for a demo after I mentioned to him I was interested in hearing an LCR topology PS.
Then being stupid enough to actual put it in my system and switch it on.
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Location: gone
Posts: 11,519
I'm gone.
Regrets?
I can't say I'm beating myself up about anything.
Am I on the lookout for gear I've owned before? (That sounds like a decent definition of "regret").
Nope.
Onwards!
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Trade: Magazine Journalist
Location: Hampshire, UK
Posts: 3,665
I'm Adam.
Selling my mint, boxed EMI EPU-100 arm complete with both pick-up heads.
The fact that grandad and I couldn’t muster £30 between us at the car boot sale when I was about 14, for the “old record player arm” that I recognised as a very early 12” round gimbal SME 3012 with Ortofon SPU attached to it.
Selling my first pair of Leak 2075s
Not buying a Sony PS-8750 for £130.
Engineers: fixing problems you didn't know you had in ways you don't understand.
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Location: South Yorkshire
Posts: 418
I'm Glen.
Yes! Selling my entire system last year because I was skint at the time... what an idiot! Luxman, Harbeth combo that I’m unlikely to ever own again. Haven’t listened to much music since. Gutted.
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Location: N E Kent
Posts: 51,625
I'm Geoff.
There's not much I'd have again of all the gear that's passed through my hands and that's an awful lot of equipment.
I should have hung onto the Decca London Export Grey, that was the best sounding all round Decca cartridge I've used.
And I should have kept the tiny Aureavox Arcana 82 valve monoblocks, they were great little things.
I still have a soft spot for Tannoy Eatons, shame I sold the last pair.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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Location: Gravesend and France
Posts: 1,498
I'm paul.
Like old girlfriends, enjoyed them and moved on. Now settled in the main, with the odd dabble. Mrs P has stayed the course and couldn't afford to dabble in that area.
Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers
Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house
Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck
System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.
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Location: Seaton, Devon, UK
Posts: 13,266
I'm Adrian.
Audio Innovations 500 tri-wired
Pair of mint Snell Type J's with the really heavy for pillar stands
Pair of mint KEF Reference 3.2's
My original Meridian 508 CD player 24bit (replaced now)
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
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Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
The AI 500 is a super amp for the money , I have oneOriginally Posted by AJSki2fly
Audio Innovations 500 tri-wired
Pair of mint Snell Type J's with the really heavy for pillar stands
Pair of mint KEF Reference 3.2's
My original Meridian 508 CD player 24bit (replaced now)
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Location: Seaton, Devon, UK
Posts: 13,266
I'm Adrian.
Yep, it was one of the best in its day and probably better than a lot of amps around today tube or not, unless you are going to spend thousands.The AI 500 is a super amp for the money , I have one
Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
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Location: London/Durham
Posts: 6,882
I'm Lawrence.
What are you using now? If there's one thing that's surprised me it's how close you can get to high end gear with low outlay (in musicality terms more than smoothness, resolution etc). Sometimes it's a psychological block that prevents you giving it a chance. Using a (superficially) second rate system for background music rather than critical listening for a while can help you get used to it.
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