Ok, noted.
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Ok, noted.
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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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I can shed some light on why the Yammies didn't sound their best.
Bothe the Croft and KIN Pre Amps reverse phase and in the scramble to assemble the system, which took well over an hour, I forgot to reverse the speaker cables.
They still wouldn't have been perfect as I know there is still work to be done, but they defo would have sounded better than they did.
I know Jimbo did the same thing at NEBO5 and forgot to reverse the leads for his Croft.
Lesson learnt, will do better next time.
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Hi Ken, appreciate your knowledge on that bit of local history[asked you about at nebo6].Internet searches didn't help very much,no substitute for local knowledge,much appreciated,cheers again
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You're a bad boy KenOriginally Posted by Qwin
I can shed some light on why the Yammies didn't sound their best.
Bothe the Croft and KIN Pre Amps reverse phase and in the scramble to assemble the system, which took well over an hour, I forgot to reverse the speaker cables.
They still wouldn't have been perfect as I know there is still work to be done, but they defo would have sounded better than they did.
I know Jimbo did the same thing at NEBO5 and forgot to reverse the leads for his Croft.
Lesson learnt, will do better next time.Go and sit in the corner and write 100 times I must do better next time
Well at least you found the problem mate and it's unlikely that you'll make the same mistake twice . I'll hopefully get to hear the Yamahas in all their glory at NEBO 7 .
Good to meet you BTW and get a look at your fantastic system
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Speaker cables : Western Electric 16AG
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It is generally accepted that absolute phase is not audible....
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Indeed, Jez. However, in my experience (with the Croft) it appears to alter its sound in a weird and unnatural way, why I've no idea, but I know where Ken's coming from.
Ken, don't worry, mate, I've done that plenty of times myself when connecting and disconnecting equipment!
The interesting thing is, I *always* notice eventually that something is up (but without knowing what it is) and that my system's off colour/not sounding right... You know that feeling, when you can't pinpoint anything majorly wrong, but you're just not enjoying the music?
Then I think, hang on a minute, did I reverse the speaker cables on the power amp... I go and check, and BINGO, find out that I hadn't. Then fix it, and instantly normal service is resumed!
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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Absolute phase on recordings is completely random.... so we'll have to agree to disagree on that one
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Sure. I can only report what I hear - and have heard repeatedly on numerous occasions
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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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Marco/Jez - I think they sound different when I swap the speaker wires round and better when reversed. I don't think I'm kidding myself about that but couldn't back it up in any way, just what me lug holes are telling me.
Mik Rik - Had a look at the site this morning Mick when I walked the dog, just to refresh my memory. It came down and straddled the stream. Engines were on full throttle and went 25 feet underground smashing through the main sewer. Wreckage and the fire ball crossed the stream and killed the horses in the field on the South bank. This field now has houses with Gardens backing on to the stream.
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In case anyone is wondering,in Jan 1971,an R.A.F. Vulcan crashed in Wingate[Station Town] Co.Durham.I was in school in nearby Peterlee - Ken was a helluva lot closer and was an eye witness.I have always wondered exactly where the crash site was [turned out to be a few hundred yds away from where I thought.Thanks to Ken for helping, just goes to show it's not only boring to some electronics you get to learn at these meetings.Sorry to divert the thread
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