System Pics 2020

[Amber Audio]

MacDonalds and Harp in the same sentence - but not referring to Harp Lager - who'd a guessed....

 

[monty]

Naim by Cautious Lip, on Flickr

 

[gingermrkettle]

this is the result:

Is the piano a Chappell? Looks a lot like what we had growing up.

 

[Cesare]

@Cesare - lovely piano! Why have we not got a pfm thread on all things keyboards/pianos??? The guitarists seem to have one.

Thanks Andrew - yes, lovely piano, and you are right, a piano thread would be cool.

 

[Cesare]

Detritus? Detritus is empty MacDonalds boxes, cans of lager on their sides, overflowing ashtrays... You have a nice piano and an effin' harp! (Not being mean but the slght incongruity made me smile). Looks a comfortable space to listen and make music in

Well compared to the photos that look like they're from a lifestyle magazine that I see on this thread, I think detritus in the right word! But yes, it's a great room for music making and listening. We usually have the wife's choir round each week but covid has put a stop to that.

 

[Cesare]

Is the piano a Chappell? Looks a lot like what we had growing up.

Nope, a Bosendorfer. Having a look online at photos, I think I see the sort of shape you are referring to. Our piano is from the 1920s, and I think it's quite typical of a number of the makers from around then (I have a friend with a similar age Bechstein which also has that square rather than turned leg profile). It was probably a very contemporary shape at the time, so I think lots of pianos avoided the florid turned legs which wouldn't have fitted into the art deco aesthetic.

 

[robbyd]

Naim by Cautious Lip, on Flickr

Do you change your records from stepladders?!

 

[monty]

Do you change your records from stepladders?!

I’m rather tall

 

[k90tour]

I'd love a Bosendorfer. Great pianos for chamber music.

 

[Darren]

@monty. I is loving the TT. Is it one of those with counter rotating platters you lucky man?

 

[Gervais Cote]

Naim by Cautious Lip, on Flickr

Naim NAP 500........my sweetest dreams on my wish list...........
If I may ask, what would you say differentiate this specific one from the lot of other brands of muscular amps ?

 

[ask]

Thank you, yes I’m quite pleased with it at the mo, might look at a different phono stage at some point.
Have you tried any other cartridge? The entry level Audio Technica (ATVM95C) might be worth a go for a comparison and it’s only £30. You can upgrade the stylus if it’s along the right lines.....just a thought.

Cheers will give it a go.
Phono stages are good places to find exdemo and second hand buys. Best of luck.

 

[booja30]

@monty. I is loving the TT. Is it one of those with counter rotating platters you lucky man?

Obviously it's a multroom deck so you can play two records simultaneously for two different rooms.

 

[Darren]

Obviously it's a multroom deck so you can play two records simultaneously for two different rooms.

Amazing!!

 

[booja30]

Amazing!!

Not only that, it takes two arms per level so you can spend ridiculous amounts x4 on cartridges and arms!

 

[Cereal Killer]

Jealousy is an ugly thing.

 

[MichaelC]

Naim by Cautious Lip, on Flickr

A Kronos?
How does that compare to other turntables that you have heard?
Intrigued, simply because it has been suggested I seek out a Dohmann Helix, but the looks of the Dohmann don’t tick Mrs Cs boxes.

 

[Wilson]

Old picture, but only change is Exposure 15 to Sonos Amp.

Where is the 15 now, John?

 

[John]

Where is the 15 now, John?

Boxed it up, in storage. Still using 13, 19 and 18 in main system.

 

[Wilson]

Boxed it up, in storage. Still using 13, 19 and 18 in main system.

Oh good! Worried we'd lost you there...

; )