Naturally. As stated earlier every component has a sonic signature and with proper system matching blaah blaah blaah..
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Naturally. As stated earlier every component has a sonic signature and with proper system matching blaah blaah blaah..
Loricraft / Garrard / SME / Transfiguration / Dynavector / Ensemble / Auditorium 23 / Shindo / RA / Audio Note / First Watt / Duelund / Altec
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Yup, as ever, synergy is the key
However, I like to start by using equipment that to my ears plays music in a way that I think sounds right (read as 'lifelike'/believable), and therefore have a system where every component is 'pulling together' in the same sonic/musical direction, than creating too many instances where 'counterbalancing' different sonic signatures is required, as otherwise it's easy to lose your way and end up going down the wrong path...
It's rather like following a cooking recipe, using too many different ingredients. The fact is, the best (and tastiest) dishes are often those that use the fewest ingredients......... Keep it 'simple, stupid' is always a good policy in hi-fi, as over-complication in any area more often than not destroys the music.
At the end of the day, however, as with anything in life, there's no substitute for experience - and in hi-fi, that's precisely what enables you to make more good decisions than bad ones!
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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More wise words Marco and the philosophy I follow. Again it links to knowing the sound you like and going along the theme then, with your choice of respective parts so to speak - You're on form todayOriginally Posted by Marco
Yup, as ever, synergy is the key
However, I like to start by using equipment that to my ears plays music in a way that I think sounds right (read as 'lifelike'/believable), and therefore have a system where every component is 'pulling together' in the same sonic/musical direction, than creating too many instances where 'counterbalancing' different sonic signatures is required, as otherwise it's easy to lose your way and end up going down the wrong path...
It's rather like following a cooking recipe, using too many different ingredients. The fact is, the best (and tastiest) dishes are often those that use the fewest ingredients......... Keep it 'simple, stupid' is always a good policy in hi-fi, as over-complication in any area more often than not destroys the music.
At the end of the day, however, as with anything in life, there's no substitute for experience - and in hi-fi, that's precisely what enables you to make more good decisions than bad ones!
Marco.
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I'm Mika.
WOOHOO!!!
Received the JBL enclosures from the local carpenter yesterday and despite still missing new WBT terminals and the backpanels, just had to put them together and to their own place. The woodwork is really nice with the cherry veneer and the cleaned front panel looks mighty nice. The aluminum JBL model plates are still under cleaning process but eventually they will be also added with some other finishing touches. Few pics of the Micro Seiki with the FR tonarm are also included as now all the main components of the system are there..
PS: Apologies for the crappy pic quality but broke my DSLR few weeks ago and have to manage with the pocket camera for a while..
Loricraft / Garrard / SME / Transfiguration / Dynavector / Ensemble / Auditorium 23 / Shindo / RA / Audio Note / First Watt / Duelund / Altec
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Lovely...!
cThey look very nice indeed. A perfectionist,, congrats, love the simple finish.
Sit back and enjoy, man.
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WOOHOO!!!
Received the JBL enclosures from the local carpenter yesterday and despite still missing new WBT terminals and the backpanels, just had to put them together and to their own place. The woodwork is really nice with the cherry veneer and the cleaned front panel looks mighty nice. The aluminum JBL model plates are still under cleaning process but eventually they will be also added with some other finishing touches. Few pics of the Micro Seiki with the FR tonarm are also included as now all the main components of the system are there..
PS: Apologies for the crappy pic quality but broke my DSLR few weeks ago and have to manage with the pocket camera for a while..
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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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He's made a nice job of the Speaker cabinets Mika..
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I'm Josie.
Roll your tongue in, it's embarrassing... lolNurse! Nurse!
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I'm Andy.
Great looking and no doubt sounding system.
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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It is... one of AOS's finest.
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