andrews
pfm Member
My Holy Grail turntable!
My Holy Grail turntable!
http://www.kronosaudio.com/sparta.htmlEnlighten me what is it?
It looks good to me.
Solid in the manner of an SME .
Good luck stay safe.
Hi Ross is that A glider cartridge on the P8?Here is a current photo of the (rather messy) complete system.
Speakers are Graham LS6.
The dac in the picture is a Nagra Classic Dac and power supply, which is on loan while my Nagra HD Dac is being upgraded to a Tube Dac.
There are the P8 and PTP turntables, of course. Three phono stages - the Rega Aura, Whest 40RDTSE and Tron Convergence Signatyure/EAR MC4.
LFD integrated amp.
At the bottom is a Niimbus US4 headphone amp, with Audeze LCD4s hidden to the side of the turntable on the right. There is also an EAR HP4 headphone amp out of the picture.
Next to the headphone amp is a bunch of network gear not current connected - Etheregen, Optical Rendu and their power supplies.
Cables are all from a local maker called Aurealis.
Would love to get a nice cartridge for a P8 that sounds nice and doesn't require any fiddling with shimsNo, I pretty much gave up on Rega cartridges with the Apheta 2.
interesting wondering if my Hana SL would work sans spacerI don't use spacers with either the Benz Glider, the DV 20X2L or the Ortofon Cadenza Bronze. The arm height on the P8 and P10 seems to be higher than on the other Rega turntables. Also, I use the Collaro mat which probably accounts for about 1mm. The arm is level without spacers.
Finally an f-ing photo in the photo thread! I needed some eye candy after looking at the MQA thread for too long. I'll try to keep the ball rolling. Here's my vintage system which is a work in progress:
A different take on an open baffle design!Finally an f-ing photo in the photo thread! I needed some eye candy after looking at the MQA thread for too long. I'll try to keep the ball rolling. Here's my vintage system which is in progress.
- Sansui AU-717 amp that I overhauled last year.
- Sansui TU-517 that was sold as 'for parts or not working' but turned out to just have no working bulbs.
- JBL 4312A monitors that I'm in the process of restoring and re-veneering.
Note the face mask actually being used for something other than preventing the spread of Covid!
How’s the 717 sounding? Always fancied one of these! Was the overhaul just recaps or much much more?
How does it sound? It’s hard to tell because it hasn’t been hooked up since I tested it after the rebuild! It is too deep for the shelf in our living room so it’s waiting in the wings until Covid settles down and we move to our next city.How’s the 717 sounding? Always fancied one of these! Was the overhaul just recaps or much much more?
Thanks. They were made the year I was born, but I think they’ve aged better!PS, that amp and tuner very pretty indeed!