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Location: Staffordshire, England
Posts: 43,615
I'm Martin.
HOMER: 'But Marge, everytime I learn something new it pushes old stuff out of my brain! Remember when I took that home wine-making course and I forgot how to drive?Originally Posted by Andre
Well i've only got a very small area of my brain left, the rests full of crap i've filled it with over the years, i've gotta be very selective with what i use this space for these days
MARGE: 'That's because you were DRUNK!!!'
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.
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I'm WrappingALilacCurtainAroundMyBobby.
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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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ELP Fanboy
Location: Yorks
Posts: 16,643
I'm Nobody.
Just won a loverly pair of vintage ROSS RE-272 headphones, don't know what they are like but at £18 thought i'd have a stab, look loverly quality anyway,excellent condition.. certainly right up my avenue styling wise.. so that's a start..
Last edited by Rare Bird; 25-01-2011 at 02:38.
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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Posts: 111,026
I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Nice - they used to sell stuff like that in Laskys
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.
ELP Fanboy
Location: Yorks
Posts: 16,643
I'm Nobody.
I've tried a few headphone amps over the month, all sound pathetic which just about summs todays hifi, don't know why i even gave em the time of day tbh
I should have been from another time, i decided to try a few 70's intergrated amplifiers with tone controls
Last edited by Rare Bird; 03-02-2011 at 03:06.
ELP Fanboy
Location: Yorks
Posts: 16,643
I'm Nobody.
Just won another Trio 'KA2000' but an earlier one this time, £18.00..
Last edited by Rare Bird; 03-02-2011 at 03:06.
Drunken Administrator
Location: Staffordshire, England
Posts: 43,615
I'm Martin.
Beautiful.Just won another Trio 'KA2000' but an earlier one this time, £18.00..
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.
Practising Alcoholic
Location: Hove Actually
Posts: 3,947
I'm Imjustsurviving.
I sure i had one of those without the wood sleeve, i was my first seperates amp, i think mine had an orange power buttonI should have been from another time, i decided to try a few 70's intergrated amplifiers with tone controls
Jon
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.
Set up
Lafayette el84 power amp , Audio note M1 pre , Tannoy Sterlings, Garrard 301 , SME 3012 , puresound P10, Ortofon SPU, Cambridge CXN streamer
Micro mega Duo 3 cd transport ,
ELP Fanboy
Location: Yorks
Posts: 16,643
I'm Nobody.
What do you do when you desperatly want something you have been looking out for years, large weighs a ton (but within courior max weight restrictions) & is the other side of the country, worse the seller makes it so obvious he's not intrested n' has nay intentions in packing it properly??
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Location: North Cambs UK, Earth, Sol, Orion - Cygnus arm of galaxy
Posts: 11,165
I'm MadeOfDeadGiantStarsThatExplodedEonsAgo.
Hire a van & go & get it yourself if you can drive?
I wish i could quite often
Bests, Mark
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