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Don't you get a sore neck with the tv way up there? And doesn't it get a tad hot when the stove is on?No change for 2013
I must get some decent pics taken and posted...
Don't you get a sore neck with the tv way up there? And doesn't it get a tad hot when the stove is on?No change for 2013
It's cheaper than LSD. Might trigger bad trips of its own however...You could improve the S/N ratio by at least 9db by having a less loud carpet !
I've just archived the 2012 thread into the reference room, so it's time to start a fresh one. Here's where I am at present:
System #1 is now about as simple as I can make it!
Vinyl: Garrard 301, SME M2-10, Ortofon 2M Black, slate plinth.
Digital: Rega Apollo R and DAC, plus Apple Airport Express and optical or USB connection to Apple Macbook Pro (not shown).
Amp: freshly serviced (thanks Rob!) Quad 34/306. I'm actually using the inbuilt phono stage at present as Rob tweaked it a little and set it up for my cart and it now sounds really nice (used to sound bloody awful, but that was mainly due to a hopeless capacitance mismatch with the Ortofon). I've also got an EAR 834P, but I'm not sure I'll be keeping it now.
Speakers: 15" Tannoy Monitor Golds in slightly altered DIY York cabs, the drivers and crossovers are completely stock.
Cables: Gotham GAC-1 interconnects and Mogami speaker leads.
2013 to do list: Try Quad ESLs, almost certainly ESL63s.
It's sounding really nice at present.
You could improve the S/N ratio by at least 9db by having a less loud carpet !
Can I ask, do you use the DAC with the Apollo? I heard the Apollo the other day as part of a demo and was quite tempted.
What legs/feet are on the plinth tony?
I need something to use myself.
Start of 2013:
Sony DVP-S9000ES
Puresound A10
Kef Reference 104/2
Kef Reference 104/2 by RSdesignUK, on Flickr
Still in the throws of building my second pair of these, so a bit of a mess with all the playing around but here is my set up as it stands, Acoustic Masterpeice Integrated amp (22wpc PP), Well Tempered TT with Reson Reca cart, Sugden phono and DIY Tannoy's.
Some nice pics so far!
Worth a mentioning the kit that i have had running this year at stages that stick out, Lampizator dac 4 very anologue sounding dac so saving pennies and also Hush isolation platform under the TT...marked improvement.
DSCN1048 2 by simon ms, on Flickr
DSCN1046 2 by simon ms, on Flickr
New Ply cabinets under construction,
DSCN1024 by simon ms, on Flickr
DSCN1026 by simon ms, on Flickr
Just listening to Grimes on this....
Cheers Si.
Warning: Contains some Naim bits. Haha!