yurivv
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It's a UK made Alphason Soundstyle ST515 rack. Quite nice and inexpensive. Looks nicer with the modern equipment on it.
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It's a UK made Alphason Soundstyle ST515 rack. Quite nice and inexpensive. Looks nicer with the modern equipment on it.
gary yeowell
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Yes Gary. It took a long time to hunt this gem down, but it was worth it.
Now it's time to choose a decent partner:
Very nice! Enjoy.
Patu
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Thanks!
They're Ecophon Master acoustic panels. Widely used in professional installations for public spaces here in Finland. I bought 10-pack of them and mounted two behind each speaker and six of them behind the sweet spot. They make good job eliminating unnecessary echoes.
More information: http://www.ecophon.com/uk/Product-Web/Master/
Hoopsontoast
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yurivv
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Lovely photos and looking system
Thanks Hoopsontoast.
mrlamonta
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No change in the main rig, still as it was last year aside from the Tannoys now have grilles to keep the dust of and protect them from the non-existant sun, plus I've rearranged things on the table (Apollo now by 301, Dac & 34/306 beneath). System #2 (TV/office/studio) is a bit different though:
Music kit mostly not pictured (Shergold bass, Moog Voyager, MiniBrute, Logic Pro X etc), MacBook Pro, Focusrite ADC/DAC, TV, Sony SACD player, Audio Synthesis PAS-02, Quad 303, Klipsch La Scala, 2 x BK XXLS400-DF subs. Still a work in progress as I intend to fiddle with the La Scalas crossovers etc a bit, but certainly promising.
Sorry to go off topic Tony, but I'd love to know how you're getting on with the Mini Brute. Do you like it? I do not have one but have been very tempted. The sound you can get from one little box is amazing.
Tony L
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It's superb, a real future classic IMO. Remarkably versatile for a single VCO mono-synth. It's main strength is that it's not trying to be an SH-101, MS10, Arp Axxe or whatever. It's a whole new take on the single VCO mono synth and has a unique sounding oscillator bank, a unusual and very characterful Steiner-Parker multi-mode filter, and tons of modulation options. In many ways the latter is it's real strength - it's got a proper multi-waveform LFO, and then entirely independent rate controls for the ultrasaw on the VCO, the vibrato rate and the arpeggiator, i.e. in real terms that's four LFOs, so no having to make a decision between say pulse-width mod, vibrato and arpeggiator / sequence rate, you can have all three independently! That places it well above the classic vintage synths I mentioned earlier, all of which are limited by a single LFO. Even the Moog Voyager only has one LFO, though you can drop OSC 3 down and use that as another. The comparison with the Voyager is really interesting as they both do things the other can't at all, as is always the way with synths. I'd say you can't go wrong with the MiniBrute, it's a great synth. The new MicroBrute looks fun too with a little patch bay.
mrlamonta
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Thank you Tony. And yes, the MicroBrute looks like a little stunner as well! That even has a step sequencer built in. I might save my money for the new Moog Sub 37 that is due in a couple of months. I've not got a Moog yet, I think this one might be for me.
Still tempted by one of the Brutes though.
jimification
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Crikey there's some nice stuff in here!
No system pics handy but here's one of my TT with newly installed tonearm enjoying Brubeck's "Gone with the Wind" (can't stop playing that album!)
No system pics handy but here's one of my TT with newly installed tonearm enjoying Brubeck's "Gone with the Wind" (can't stop playing that album!)
Kiriak,
I am glad to see one more system with Metrum Octave.
yurivv thanks, and I'm glad to see your loveley system, especially the speakers
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