Yeah!Originally Posted by Macca
Senior Member
Location: Glasgowshire
Posts: 9,805
I'm Gary.
Yeah!
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4 (Modded)
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge (not Modded)
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
CD PLAYBACK - Shanling ET3 CD Transport over i2s to Dac + MOVIE PLAYBACK Oppo 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac)
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Shanling via Airplay 1 (losslessly) and onwards to Dac via Wireworld Silver Electra 7 i2s HDMI cable
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Biwire from Meridian 557 amp to speakers - Duelund DCA10GA on both bass and treble runs
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
Sounds pretty good!
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
Posts: 13,765
I'm inthescottishmafia.
Looks good mate!
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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Location: Glasgowshire
Posts: 9,805
I'm Gary.
Incoming...
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4 (Modded)
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge (not Modded
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
CD PLAYBACK - Shanling ET3 CD Transport over i2s to Dac + MOVIE PLAYBACK Oppo 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac)
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Shanling via Airplay 1 (losslessly) and onwards to Dac via Wireworld Silver Electra 7 i2s HDMI cable
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Biwire from Meridian 557 amp to speakers - Duelund DCA10GA on both bass and treble runs
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
Sounds pretty good!
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
Posts: 13,765
I'm inthescottishmafia.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
Senior Member
Location: Glasgowshire
Posts: 9,805
I'm Gary.
Heh
Not quite that big a bang, in fact won't change the sound quality at all...
Very very cool tho,
Definitely adds to the system.
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4 (Modded)
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge (not Modded
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
CD PLAYBACK - Shanling ET3 CD Transport over i2s to Dac + MOVIE PLAYBACK Oppo 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac)
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Shanling via Airplay 1 (losslessly) and onwards to Dac via Wireworld Silver Electra 7 i2s HDMI cable
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Biwire from Meridian 557 amp to speakers - Duelund DCA10GA on both bass and treble runs
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
Sounds pretty good!
Senior Member
Location: Glasgowshire
Posts: 9,805
I'm Gary.
This thing is very cool, real electromechanical meters, work in real time with no lag.
Can run it as a 4 way switch box, but not interested in that, only its BIG VU’s and inbuilt microphone.
Can adjust both the microphone gain and the meter delay, so have it tweaked ‘just so’.
Company used to do McIntosh blue meters which I wanted, but their sales guy said they received a cease n desist letter from their Lawyers a couple of years back
Damn,
would have loved one of those, most of the other kit has blue LEDs.
Ah well.
Sitting with the tunes on, definately adds something I love it.
Don’t like the 4 pushbuttons along the top, will get some black cap covers for those as it takes the look away a bit.
Last edited by Gazjam; 26-09-2024 at 20:50.
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4 (Modded)
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge (not Modded
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
CD PLAYBACK - Shanling ET3 CD Transport over i2s to Dac + MOVIE PLAYBACK Oppo 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac)
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Shanling via Airplay 1 (losslessly) and onwards to Dac via Wireworld Silver Electra 7 i2s HDMI cable
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Biwire from Meridian 557 amp to speakers - Duelund DCA10GA on both bass and treble runs
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
Sounds pretty good!
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
Posts: 13,765
I'm inthescottishmafia.
Can’t beat a nice VU meter!
Probably easy enough to change the lights to blue mate.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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Location: Essex
Posts: 33,532
I'm openingabottleofwine.
What is the point of it? I would find the flickering meters, regardless of the colour of their backlighting, highly distracting.
But each to their own - enjoy!
Barry
Senior Member
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 7,034
I'm James.
Very cool!
Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2
Senior Member
Location: Glasgowshire
Posts: 9,805
I'm Gary.
Many people say...
It's been scientifically proven by men in white coats, that VU meters are known to make the music sound better.
Bought purey just for the vibe,
Same meters as I had on my old Marantz tape deck when I was a kid, kinda going full circle.
Long listening session last night, enjoyed the warm fuzzzies.
Last edited by Gazjam; 27-09-2024 at 09:02.
AC POWER
Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4 (Modded)
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge (not Modded
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
CD PLAYBACK - Shanling ET3 CD Transport over i2s to Dac + MOVIE PLAYBACK Oppo 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac)
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Shanling via Airplay 1 (losslessly) and onwards to Dac via Wireworld Silver Electra 7 i2s HDMI cable
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Biwire from Meridian 557 amp to speakers - Duelund DCA10GA on both bass and treble runs
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
Sounds pretty good!
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