Did someone call?Originally Posted by jandl100
As Andy / Tarzan would say ...
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Location: Essex, UK
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I'm Andy.
Did someone call?As Andy / Tarzan would say ...
System; Michell Gyrodec SE/ Orbe Clamp/ Gert Pedersen armboard mod/ HR PSU/ SME V / J7 Tonearm cable/Ortofon Cadenza Black// Jez Arkless Turbo nutter B------ /Trichord Dino+
Amplification and loudspeaker set up is at the moment being split into two groups, comprising the following;
1. Same sources as above; SONY TAF-770ES/SONY CDP761E/Cable Talk 3.1 loudspeakercable/ Harbeth Compact7ES2/ Stands
2. Virtue Audio Sensation M451battery PSU, ClarityCaps upgrade/ Sensation M901/Russian PIO caps with Teflon bypass caps upgrade/ JT Dynamic PSU with various tweaks/ Connex Audio 5N Litz loudspeaker cable, Impulse H6 Loudspeakers.
Me so horny- Impulse H6 Horny
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Location: Essex, UK
Posts: 3,439
I'm Andy.
Jerry you are spot on (again), l too have a "little system" that cost next to nothing ( well the electronics anyway) that simply blows away any mid to high end kit l have ever had in terms of musicality and pure enjoy of music rather than sound quality, will do a review of it one day- great music making equipment does not have to cost the earthThis 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.
System; Michell Gyrodec SE/ Orbe Clamp/ Gert Pedersen armboard mod/ HR PSU/ SME V / J7 Tonearm cable/Ortofon Cadenza Black// Jez Arkless Turbo nutter B------ /Trichord Dino+
Amplification and loudspeaker set up is at the moment being split into two groups, comprising the following;
1. Same sources as above; SONY TAF-770ES/SONY CDP761E/Cable Talk 3.1 loudspeakercable/ Harbeth Compact7ES2/ Stands
2. Virtue Audio Sensation M451battery PSU, ClarityCaps upgrade/ Sensation M901/Russian PIO caps with Teflon bypass caps upgrade/ JT Dynamic PSU with various tweaks/ Connex Audio 5N Litz loudspeaker cable, Impulse H6 Loudspeakers.
Me so horny- Impulse H6 Horny
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Location: Mid Lincs
Posts: 1,445
I'm Buffet-blower.
I'm proud (ashamed?) to say my 'little system' is my main system.Jerry you are spot on (again), l too have a "little system" that cost next to nothing ( well the electronics anyway) that simply blows away any mid to high end kit l have ever had in terms of musicality and pure enjoy of music rather than sound quality, will do a review of it one day- great music making equipment does not have to cost the earth
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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Nice... I shall follow your progress with interest. More people should be made aware of how good these players are!
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 Tom.
The earlier Alto with the "hammerite" case sounds better
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Damn- so mine sounds crap after all.
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I'm Tom.
I can't remember if you were at my bakeoff or not when we did the blind mains cable test Jerry?Damn
We used the grey Alto amp for the test and Guy said it was way ahead of the later chrome version
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Location: Devon
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I'm stu.
I used a £20 cd player at scalford last weekend.
Sounded fantastic i thought.
Still of the belief if your using a digital front end only it is well worth throwing the majority of money at the speakers.
301/Puresound 2A3/quite large Grf cab horny ones.Eminence/Coral/Le cleach
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Location: Leixlip, Ireland
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I'm Martin.
The early ones were available in both black and chrome.
The later ones have a series of lights around the volume control which gives them away.
Analogue: Technics SL1210 M5G, AN Arm One/II, Blue Angel Mantis MC
Amps: Devialet 200
Speakers: Usher Mini 2 Dancer DMD
Cables: Supra, Mark Grant, Reference Fidelity
DIY System Audiosector Gainclone, Salas DCB1, AudioSector MC Phono stage
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No lights and no RJwotsit remote socket -- So mine might not be crap, after all?
Does my system sound great or not?
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