System Pics 2021
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Some better photos
Buchardt S ... ?
Nice
Nagraboy
Ausculta fili
Leak Stereo 20 now in use with the Croft 25. The Sony Mindisc recorder has been a fun diversion lately too. Got a new Mogami right-angled interconnect for the Leak yesterday too:
Finally put a picture on the wall but it’s only a temporary stop-gap I got from the charity shop I work at for £4 - incidentally, former defence minister Geoff Hoon donated some things to us yesterday and bought a James Taylor LP. Also filled up the old fireplace to reduce echoes.
Finally put a picture on the wall but it’s only a temporary stop-gap I got from the charity shop I work at for £4 - incidentally, former defence minister Geoff Hoon donated some things to us yesterday and bought a James Taylor LP. Also filled up the old fireplace to reduce echoes.
Darren
So gentle when he tries to understand.
Fresh, clean and modern. Love it!Some better photos
Waxxy
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Pulled the ProAc D38's out of the basement and into the main system. Driving them with a single-ended el-34 amp and Zero autoformers. Using the 4x connection on the autoformers so the amp "sees" a 16 ohm load. An unlikely combination, but it sounds wonderful! Great transparency and frequency extension, and enough volume for all but the most head-banging listening sessions. Apologies for the terrible photos.
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Pulled the ProAc D38's out of the basement and into the main system. Driving them with a single-ended el-34 amp and Zero autoformers. Using the 4x connection on the autoformers so the amp "sees" a 16 ohm load. An unlikely combination, but it sounds great! Great transparency and frequency extension and enough volume for all but the most head-banging listening sessions. Apologies for the terrible photos.
Never mind about the photos, it's the rug that bothers me, did you purchase it for a dare
James Evans
Bedroom Bodger
I've got visions of you slow motion tripping over those dining chairs as you sprint from the turntable after lowering the arm to try and catch the first few bars in the sweet spot
Waxxy
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Never mind about the photos, it's the rug that bothers me, did you purchase it for a dare
I will NOT justify my rug to ANYONE!
Waxxy
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I've got visions of you slow motion tripping over those dining chairs as you sprint from the turntable after lowering the arm to try and catch the first few bars in the sweet spot
I'm not really a sweet spot kind guy...I like to fill the room with music that can be enjoyed anywhere. But I do still trip over things, even when not sprinting!!
Gervais Cote
Predator
WOW ! Some A&R Cambridge amps with ATC speakers as a desktop system, can’t ask for more !My work desk... now a nicer place with baby ATCs on the ends of it!
They both have the grilles back on now!
Very glad to see I’m not the only one crazy.........euh, I meant passionate about music.
I spend enough time sat there I may as well have enjoyable tunes! It could do with a bit more low end IMHO, might try a more beefy amp first.
Gervais Cote
Predator
Agree 100%, the amplifier I use in my office system is a Naim NAP 250.2 driving some custom made isobaric monitors.
No compromise on low end for me.
A vintage Sugden A88 would give you what you need while keeping a similar sound you have now..........
Very tempted to the A48 mk2 up the road in Redhill on here!
I'm half way through building a Greg Ball SKA150 which should hopefully do the trick!
Failing that I have some big old JBL subs I could box up.
halvis
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Very interesting, what is the valve amp?
I have been trying valve amps with my ProAc R2.5s. An SE 15W EL84 was powering them pretty well, a really sweet sound out of them. Not much bass though.
Also a 35W Unison Research Unico EL34 amp. Much bigger sound, just a little too woolly.
I was thinking of getting both the EL84 and a solid state amp with a bit of power to it to cover all bases.
Waxxy
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The amp is a Nelson Image SE-8...see the included link. Single ended el34 with 6sn7 drivers. No preamp section, just a simple switch for the two inputs and a volume control. Designed by Nelson Ho (RIP) who was selling high-end amps in Asia long before the western world discovered Chinese tube amps. I've had it for about 15 years and have tried it with plenty of speakers. It can also sound a little thin or wooly powering the wrong speakers, but the autoformer really helps out with that...bass is deep and tight.
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