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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    No, but there is a shoe box, to house the "listening slippers".
    What are you referring to as a shoe box, daftee?

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    What are you referring to as a shoe box, daftee?

    Marco.
    The black box in front of right speaker. Probably not your slipper carrier - I'm told yours is red velvet with a big "M" monogrammed on the lid.
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    yes , some lovely set ups marko , be nice to see another system like that this year
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    The black box in front of right speaker. Probably not your slipper carrier - I'm told yours is red velvet with a big "M" monogrammed on the lid.
    I thought it was a grounding box but turns out it's just a box on the ground.
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  5. #45
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    The black box in front of right speaker. Probably not your slipper carrier - I'm told yours is red velvet with a big "M" monogrammed on the lid.
    Can't remember what that box was for. It could've been mains cables or Steve's MusicWorks mains block. I'd don't wear slippers, just a little black négligée and a cheeky smile.

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by hifinutt View Post
    yes , some lovely set ups marko , be nice to see another system like that this year
    Cheers. mate. I hope you do, but it won't be mine. I've given up exhibiting at shows now. Way too much work and hassle, to do it properly, especially when you've done it a few times already and worn out the novelty factor!

    And, *especially* when you've got speakers that size and weight to lug about!! I had to hire a van, the time we demoed the Lockwood Majors, and what a ball-ache of a journey that was, driving at 50mph, tops, bumping up and down the place, from Wrexham to Melton Mowbray and back...

    But not as much of a ball-ache as it was lugging the speakers down the (very) narrow stairs, in my old house, from my listening room ["broom cupboard"] and into the van, then doing the same thing again on the way back, at the end of the day when you're knackered, not including also having to rebuild the rest of your system from scratch...

    So, never again! However, I hope you enjoy the day

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by hifinutt View Post
    you will be pleased to know paul , its changed venue now and no longer at scalford with all that parking malarkey !!!
    I do seem to remember it was going to change, something to do with Scalford not wanting it there. I'm kind of indifferent to it. I was lucky to have been at the first one and several others afterwards when it had a different atmosphere, not that the good people of the wam have changed that, it's more the involvement of dealers and the ownership.
    Last edited by Marco; 02-02-2019 at 14:53. Reason: Sorry, you can't use that word to describe people!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Cheers. mate. I hope you do, but it won't be mine. I've given up exhibiting at shows now. Way too much work and hassle, to do it properly, especially when you've done it a few times already and worn out the novelty factor!

    And, *especially* when you've got speakers that size and weight to lug about!! I had to hire a van, the time we demoed the Lockwood Majors, and what a ball-ache of a journey that was, driving at 50mph, tops, bumping up and down the place, from Wrexham to Melton Mowbray and back...

    But not as much of a ball-ache as it was lugging the speakers down the (very) narrow stairs, in my old house, from my listening room ["broom cupboard"] and into the van, then doing the same thing again on the way back, at the end of the day when you're knackered, not including having to rebuild the rest of your system from scratch...

    So, never again! However, I hope you enjoy the day

    Marco.
    Totally get ya !

    I've thought about this myself but only for literally a few secs as the realities of it all hit home.

    The whole idea of having to pull the system down, lugging, transporting and then having to set it all up again x 2 equates to pure hassle and stress.

    Doesnt help that It's so easy to knock the tonearm / cartridge out of sweetspot but a right PITA to find it back again in my experience
    My System:
    Amplification - Sansui AU-alpha 707 DR
    Turntable - Technics SP10 MK2-Technics EPA-250 Tonearm-Yannis Tome 423.5Plus tonearm cable-Eichmann KLEI Absolute Harmony plugs.
    Ortofon Cadenza Black moving coil cartridge-Fritz Gyger S re-tip. Panzerholz plinth.

    CDP - Pioneer PD-91
    Speakers - Spendor D7 on Soundcare SuperSpikes
    QED Silver Spiral speaker cable-airloc banana plugs
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    Quote Originally Posted by RobbieGong View Post
    Totally get ya !

    I've thought about this myself but only for literally a few secs as the realities of it all hit home.

    The whole idea of having to pull the system down, lugging, transporting and then having to set it all up again x 2 equates to pure hassle and stress.

    Doesnt help that It's so easy to knock the tonearm / cartridge out of sweetspot but a right PITA to find it back again in my experience
    Try carring a John Wood KT88 intergrated amp up the stairs from the car park and then spend the rest of the weekend knowing you have to do it again
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    Quote Originally Posted by Audio Al View Post
    Try carring a John Wood KT88 intergrated amp up the stairs from the car park and then spend the rest of the weekend knowig you have to do it again
    I can only imagine, about 37kg that thing, am I right ?

    My Sanui is just shy of 23kg and that is more than enough, moving that thing about
    My System:
    Amplification - Sansui AU-alpha 707 DR
    Turntable - Technics SP10 MK2-Technics EPA-250 Tonearm-Yannis Tome 423.5Plus tonearm cable-Eichmann KLEI Absolute Harmony plugs.
    Ortofon Cadenza Black moving coil cartridge-Fritz Gyger S re-tip. Panzerholz plinth.

    CDP - Pioneer PD-91
    Speakers - Spendor D7 on Soundcare SuperSpikes
    QED Silver Spiral speaker cable-airloc banana plugs
    Mains - Ultra Pure silver plated un-switched socket-Missing link EPS 500 silver plated plugs-Hi-Fi Tuning gold plated silver ceramic 13 amp fuses

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