That's the spirit - build yer system around your speaker cables.
........excellent. Don't ever let 'em tell you otherwise!
It obviously pays not to give a flying f**k.
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That's the spirit - build yer system around your speaker cables.
........excellent. Don't ever let 'em tell you otherwise!
It obviously pays not to give a flying f**k.
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I don't give a flying FUCK!!Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
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I noticed.
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Good.
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All is well then.
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No, they don't give a flying fuck.
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've always thought K20 & Naca4 are one & the same... Is that correct ? Tried some K400 but it wasn't anything to get excited about.
As Richard says, Cable talk 3
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It's been an interesting exercise recently, trying different cables, and I've found that for the 770ES it absolutely sings with Van Damme Blue - there's not a doubt in my mind there, in fact I may incorporate it into a quick cable-dem at Scalford. The Exposure sounds a little too bright and brash with V-D, but great with Talk 3. Hardly suprising as Kevin Edwards, who runs Talk Electronics (not to be confused with the earlier Cable Talk who don't exist now) used to work for Exposure in the old days.I've always thought K20 & Naca4 are one & the same... Is that correct ? Tried some K400 but it wasn't anything to get excited about.
As Richard says, Cable talk 3
Richard.
Round & round bits: LP12/Cirkus/Kore/Herc II/Roksan Nima/Hana EL
Megabits: Bluesound Node 2i/TEAC UD-H01 dac
Making it louder bits: Phonostage: Dynavector P75 Amp: Cyrus 8vs/PSX-R Speakers: Royd Sintra II
Connecting it together bits i/c's: Flashback Premier. Speaker cables: Van Damme Hifi
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The Van Damme 'blue' is brilliant, Richard - stupidly good for the money, in fact. I use it when connecting up my Celestion 66s downstairs. If it were produced by an 'audiophile' company, it would be WAY more expensive!
Use and enjoy it with confidence
How's the Exposure/Royd combo doing, now you've gotten more used to it?
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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Sadly not had a huge amount of time to listen to it yet Marco - grabbed the odd 30 mins now and then. However this week our little'uns are at my folks for the week so have some serious 'me time' to enjoy.
There's certainly a frisson, and a sense of 2 components working in harmony, where the Expo/Royds are concerned though. Of that there is no doubt.
I'm not entirely sure the electrical qualities of the V-D are ideal for the Exposure amp (remembering that JF's amps need low-cap stuff) but with the Sony it's just bloody brilliant, as it is with the Puresound A30. Less than 50 quid for a pair, very nicely terminated by Mr Grant? Crazy-good.
Been very happy with the MG i/c's too.
Richard.
Round & round bits: LP12/Cirkus/Kore/Herc II/Roksan Nima/Hana EL
Megabits: Bluesound Node 2i/TEAC UD-H01 dac
Making it louder bits: Phonostage: Dynavector P75 Amp: Cyrus 8vs/PSX-R Speakers: Royd Sintra II
Connecting it together bits i/c's: Flashback Premier. Speaker cables: Van Damme Hifi
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