Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.
AI S500 coming tomorrow thanks to nice man at AOS bringing it all the way from Cornwall to Littlehampton for me. Earlier version with Hinkley transformers, hope I like it with the AN Ks, they weren't great with the JVC amp which will soon be on its way to its new owner, fabulous looking amp, but not right for me at this moment. I'll see how I get on with valves, the s500 has its own phono stage, wonder whether i'll use that or stick my Slee through a line input. If the sound grows on me then i'll look to get the amp modded to get the most out of it. Still got my 909/croft 25|Chario set up, which I've started leaving on when I go out, return 4 hours later, and I swear it sounds a fair bit better after being left on. Though as someone said on an earlier thread Quad is pipe and slippers, which I've come to realise now, after extensive listening, there are times to want the sound to blast out and no matter how high you turn the volume it just doesn't do it, still, quite pleasant for normal listening volumes.
Current system 1210 GR. CDP - Meridian G08. Amp -Sugden A21I - Sig. Wharfedale Lintons.
Why get it modded? The 500 was voiced to sound a certain charming way. Just a clean level headed service, is all it needs.
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Shane Lonergan.
Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
My 500 needed
New higher quality on off switch
New highar quality volume control , noisey / crackley
Remove the balance control , noise / crackley with drop out
5 new gold plated valve sockets , Original coroded and very loose
Replace aged caps and some transistors
I could go on , I think you get the idea
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Location: London
Posts: 313
I'm David.
And you could add to that my choke conversion which removes a major heat source from inside the amp, and improves overall SQ adding to the charm of the amp with no downside.....
There's not many reliability issues frankly. The screen resistors can be increased for a bit more reliability or one can add in separate cathode resistors to the shared version but they're pretty sturdy overall
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Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.
Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner
Digital:- Marantz SA-KI Pearl CD player, RaspberryPi/HifiBerry Digi+ Pro, Buffalo NAS Drive
Amplification:- AudioValve Sunilda phono stage, Krell KSP-7B pre-amp, Krell KSA-80 power amp
Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones
Cables: Tellurium Q Ultra Black II RCA & Chord Epic 2 RCA, various speaker leads, & links
I think I am nearing audio nirvana, but don’t tell anyone.