Nice one, Jerry. I'm glad that more and more people are starting to discover just how good that Technics is. Enjoy it, for as long as possible, until you swap it for something else!
When you do, I suspect there'll be no shortage of buyers
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Nice one, Jerry. I'm glad that more and more people are starting to discover just how good that Technics is. Enjoy it, for as long as possible, until you swap it for something else!
When you do, I suspect there'll be no shortage of buyers
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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Martin, with a few key mods carried out, it would worry your Ayre - I kid you not!Originally Posted by MartinT
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.
I wouldn't be bothered either way, it's a machine I've wanted to play with for a while and I would at least get my money back were I to sell it on. Just imagine what Audiocom could do with one, though.
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Indeed - it was an Audiocom 'breathed upon' version I was referring to. With that, it could become something *really* special. The fact is, there's as much merit in modding an SL-P1200 as there is in doing so with its analogue relative...
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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This is a bit silly.
System in use at the moment is along the top shelf ....
Technics SL-P1200 CDP and Audio Innovations Alto integrated amp - total cost to me less than £400.
(The speakers cost just a little bit more, even the cables cost me more than that!
)
And this is quite possibly the most enjoyable (does that mean the best?) system I have ever had.
Sure, there's a bit of emphasis to the treble and imaging hasn't got huge depth 3D-wise and the bass from the MBLs can be a little bit more powerful, but .... I've had all sorts of excellent high end gear costing many £k powering my MBLs, and I'd put this budget priced electronics duo up against any of them and smile with confidence.
Funny old game.
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Box swapping still had a few surprises up its sleeve for you even after all these years
By the way, is the Alto mk1 or mk2 ? I believe there were some large circuit differences between the two depending on whether it was manufactured by Audio Innovations or Audio Partnership.
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"Funny old game"
You are dead right Jerry.
My current system has cost mere peanuts compared to what I used to spend on the boxswapping antics, but this humble little system in my tiny listening room gives me SO much pleasure
Amp and speakers came to less than £300 and the CD player was a freebie that needed repair.
I only fire up the Puresound A30 a couple of times a week for reliability trials for Guy. It isn't my amp and will have to be returned one day.
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Having just returned from Jerry's place I can attest as to just how good that little Alto amp sounds with the Techy CDP driving the MBLs. I've challenged Jerry to source some smilarly priced speakers, take the lot to Scalford next year and embarrass a few high end systems
Anyone doubting just how effective a well designed and built but modest amp can be with a top flight CDP (no ultra modern stand alone 24-bit DAC needed) owes it to try something like this. Sound is excellent. The only thing lost to much more expensive kit is that the image is a tad 2-D and as Jerry says, the HF can be provoked with some recordings but that aside, it's sensational! I've known people to spend more than £400 on a handful of LPs.
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It would be interesting to get a quote from Audiocom and see what a 'breathed upon' would set you back.Indeed - it was an Audiocom 'breathed upon' version I was referring to. With that, it could become something *really* special. The fact is, there's as much merit in modding an SL-P1200 as there is in doing so with its analogue relative...
Marco.
DIY is fine and dandy, but just try selling it on!
Nathan.
My fully Audiocom modded SCD-1 cost a good bit (couple of grand if I remember correctly). However, you can do a lot less and get great benefits - often just the clock and op-amp upgrades.
Anyway, having just pushed the button on an SLP-1200, I shall find out soon
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