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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Completely agree.
For me, it's all about SPPV, and that's where quality vintage hi-fi has the edge on its modern counterparts - even more so when the former is judiciously modified with the best modern components, thus getting the best of both worlds
Take something that's intrinsically well-engineered and just allow it be the best that it can. That's my mantra, and when done well, it's an approach that's difficult to beat.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and 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. 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.
Senior Member
Location: Bristol
Posts: 7,308
I'm Justin.
What's for sale here? I seem to see 3 speakers?Originally Posted by Macca
Plus Keith. I have a book signed by Ron Wood in person at Selfridge's department store. Just sayin'.
Proof.
Drunken Administrator
Location: Staffordshire, England
Posts: 43,423
I'm Martin.
That's cool.
Fairly sure the ad's for two speakers but agree it's not 100 percent clear.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.
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Location: Essex
Posts: 37,883
I'm openingabottleofwine.
I agree it is ambiguous - the title says "speaker" (singular), whereas the images show two or three speakers. The close ups appear to be of one speaker only.
Can't imagine why anyone would want a single speaker.
Barry
Senior Member
Location: Bristol
Posts: 7,308
I'm Justin.
Exactly what I thought.I agree it is ambiguous - the title says "speaker" (singular), whereas the images show two or three speakers. The close ups appear to be of one speaker only.
Can't imagine why anyone would want a single speaker.
Site Owner/Administrator
Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Posts: 110,675
I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
A mono set-up?
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and 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. 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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Location: Sunny Suffolk, UK
Posts: 18,545
I'm WrappingALilacCurtainAroundMyBobby.
They're not Acoustic Research, they are RAM, but they are certainly a bargain, even though they need a refurb on the cabinets.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/307190732...2973&recoPos=1
Alex
Main System: Digital: HP Laptop/M2Tech Hiface/Logitech Media Server/FLAC; Marantz SA7001 KI Signature SACD Player and other digital stuff into Gatorised Beresford Caiman DAC Vinyl: Garrard 401/SME 3009 SII Improved/Sumiko HS/Nagaoka MP-30
Amplifier: Rega Brio R. Speakers: Spendor SP1. Cables: Various, mainly Mark Grant. Please see "about me" for the rest of my cr@p! Gallery
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Location: Staffordshire, England
Posts: 43,423
I'm Martin.
Not sure where I am with this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/198649883066?
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.
Wants Macca's Babies
Location: Chorley Lancs
Posts: 19,435
I'm Steve.
I don't like it. It's like nailing an iPad to the dashboard of your car to make it look more modern. You can buy separate VU display units that look pretty cool and don't cost a lot. Someone on this forum got one a couple of years ago, can't remember who.
Like this one, £150 off the Amazon.
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
T/T: Inspire Monarch, X200 tonearm, Ortofon Quintet Blue. Phono: Project Tube Box CD: Marantz CD6006 (UK Edition); Amp: Musical Fidelity A5 Integrated.
Speakers: KEF Reference 3, REL T9i subwoofer. Cables: Atlas Equator interconnects, Atlas Hyper 3.0 speaker cables
T'other system:
Echo Dot, Arcam A75 integrated, Monitor Audio R852 MD speakers
A/V:
LG OLED65 G56LS, Panasonic Blu Ray, Sony a/v amp, MA Radius speakers, REL T9i sub.
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Location: N E Kent
Posts: 51,650
I'm Geoff.
Meters have never appealed to me. They don't improve sound quality and analogue ones are too slow to give real time info.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
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