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    Goodness, that's rather sexy!

    Is it heavy enough to balance on your knob, 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 Audio Al View Post
    It certainly looks the biz - lovely!
    Barry

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    The N7B's sound is however difficult to describe because there is no "sound" - just pure musical bliss.

    No greater compliment as far as i'm concerned. You just couldn't ask more of any piece of your kit
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Goodness, that's rather sexy!

    Is it heavy enough to balance on your knob, daftee?

    Marco.
    No sorry I can't manage it Marco ,
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    It need a bigger knob like you to fill that roll
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    Quote Originally Posted by Audio Al View Post
    Thanks Mark , Comments like yours make all the effort worth doing , Cheers
    You are very welcome Al - as you know, I’m pretty jaded when it comes to hi-fi but myself and my two friends all thought you achieved excellent results. I was really impressed with the way that John Wood amp of yours controlled the bass of the vintage Mordaunt Shorts. I meant to come back and listen to the Sony amp - but then completely forgot .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Barry View Post
    It certainly looks the biz - lovely!
    It's also been up to too two Mike Powell and had a £400 rebuild and upgrade ,

    All new caps , Upgraded binding posts and gold plated RCA
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    Smart move... I was about to ask you that. Did you get a chance to listen to it, before & after? If so, I'd imagine that the 'after' would've been markedly superior

    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!!!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Smart move... I was about to ask you that. Did you get a chance to listen to it, before & after? If so, I'd imagine that the 'after' would've been markedly superior

    Marco.
    This came from a heads up from a forum member , I won't say who as he had no knowledge of the amp working condition .

    When I enquired " Does it work OK ? " I was told the owner said " yes it does , but may benefit from a look at " I purchased the amp and low and behold straigt away it was obvious it had big problems , I stopped using it for over 2 yers , Then when I has some spare ££££ Sent it up to too two Mike Powel , Very pleased with the outcome now its sort of run in , Again faverable comments at the show , It is a plain Jane looks wise , I quite like it , does everything need to be in your face looks wise ?
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