Last contact from him was 26/7. He may well have gone on holiday since then.Originally Posted by Marco
The 223.5s are rather special but I need to do more listening before I commit to writing.
Last contact from him was 26/7. He may well have gone on holiday since then.
The 223.5s are rather special but I need to do more listening before I commit to writing.
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Yup, he's most likely on holiday. When you feel able to describe the differences between the 223.5s and your TQs, I'd be very interested in your thoughts
Marco.
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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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These look interesting Marco . Can't see them on his Ebay listings. Do you have a link for them . Ta.Yup, he's most likely on holiday. When you feel able to describe the differences between the 223.5s and your TQs, I'd be very interested in your thoughts
Marco.
Brian - mine are 223.5 Phono Litz interconnects fitted with WBT 0110Ag phono plugs and external earth leads at the destination end.
http://www.back-promo.co.uk/html/223_5connect-litz.html
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Thanks for the link Martin , these certainly look the part. I look forward to your and Marcos' findings.
Yannis 223.5 Phono Litz Interconnects
I've put about 20 hours on them so far, there's probably some more burn-in to go but I can confidently say that these cables are quite superb, every bit as much an uplift in sound quality as the 423.5 tonearm cable in my system.
Mine are 0.8m lengths, fitted with WBT 0110Ag plugs and earth tags at the destination end. They are fitted between SUT and phono preamp, with the earths connected to the phono preamp earth post.
Fine detail is released in a very natural way and soundstage width, depth and especially height are quite wonderful. There is a better sense of vividness and knockout dynamics, especially audible in the leading edge of transients - where the chest is involved, rather than the gut which feels bass.
Much to my surprise, the noise floor is further lowered indicating the effectiveness of the earthing arrangements. This makes very low level detail especially contrasted during quiet moments in the music.
They replace the TQ Black Phono cable previous used in that position. I'm still listening and will report back on any further improvements.
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I think that last sentence says it all, Martin! TQ for sale, anyone?They replace the TQ Black Phono cable previous used in that position.
Nice one. Yannis does seem to produce some genuinely top-notch cables. I look forward to your further thoughts and to hearing my own samples in due courseI'm still listening and will report back on any further improvements.
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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I'm Confused.
Hope I'm not being too nit-picky here but shouldn't that read, "any further changes" ? Otherwise it could be interpreted as a foregone conclusion, no?
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Power: Belkin PF40, Custom.hifi.cables Hydra and DC PSUs.
Sources: Self built HTPC with Xonar ST sound card, NAD T585 multi disc player, Sony BDP-S350, Squeezebox Touch, Techncs SL1210 (mod'd) + Nagaoka MP30, Thomson Sky HD box.
Amps etc.: 2 x Mini-T amps, MF-X10D Valve buffer clone, StanDAC 7520/Caiman (mod'd).
Speakers: Mission 774s with added super tweeters
Cables: best I can afford and likely to change except Homar's RF attenuated co-ax's and Mark Grant USB and HDMI cables. I also like silver i/cs and speaker cable.
Well, I don't think I agree with you Dave. I know how cables trend aurally in burn-in and they never go backwards. Therefore, if I've heard improvements since new then I will either hear no further improvements, or further improvements. QED
Well no, my objective was to find the best possible sound and, for the moment, I am very pleased. The TQ Black (with WBTs) is still good and has taken place in my DAC to preamp position. However, *that* standard TQ will go on sale shortly.
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