Tha5 the one with the Nakanichi amps (I think?)
Lots of boxes anyway.
Hears it m'self at that venue,
Damn impressive.
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Location: Glasgowshire
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I'm Gary.
Tha5 the one with the Nakanichi amps (I think?)
Lots of boxes anyway.
Hears it m'self at that venue,
Damn impressive.
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
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
MUSIC PLAYBACK
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
INTERCONNECTS
All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
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Location: County Durham, UK
Posts: 151
I'm Gordon.
Thanks guys - yes there was a ridiculous amount of boxes back then. The whole thing is a lot simpler now - a single multi-channel Apollon amp and a single multi-channel Okto Research DAC with x-overs/eq done in JRiver if I'm using the digital setup. I also have a Linkwitz ASP 2.0 analogue x-over/eq box if I'm using my TT. So, all digital or all analogue. Oh, and the speakers have a new Magnesium lower mid driver. which has lower distortion and better power handling than the old polypropylene driver. Whether at my age I can hear a difference is another matter.Originally Posted by Gazjam
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Location: North East
Posts: 3,678
I'm Steve.
Well, that's Christmas over, better start thinking about Nebo and getting me arse into gear. Really looking forwards to it.
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Location: London/Durham
Posts: 6,887
I'm Lawrence.
I think that's around school half term and I plan to take a few days off work so hopefully it will work out I'll update when I have a definite plan.
The Supernatural Anaesthetist
Location: North East
Posts: 3,678
I'm Steve.
Excellent.
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Location: London/Durham
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I'm Lawrence.
Turns out half term is a week earlier this year (so 2 weeks before NEBO) so I won't be in the NE with the kids as hoped. I'll still try and look at options to come though.
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Location: North East
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I'm Steve.
I hope you can join us Lawrence
The Supernatural Anaesthetist
Location: North East
Posts: 3,678
I'm Steve.
Less than a month away. Better get me arse into gear!!
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Location: Carlisle - UK
Posts: 1,985
I'm Ken.
Forget the change of plan Steve, I'm bringing the ATC's and subs.
Just can't bear parting with the Yammies, so I've withdrawn them from Sale.
Last edited by Qwin; 12-02-2024 at 16:19.
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Location: Easington Lane
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I'm Vince.
Myself and Steve, (Vinyljunkie) will be there. Really looking forward to this Steve, been a while for me.
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