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What hifi equipment do you currently own?

TT - Rega RP8 with Michel counterweight and Lyra Titan Cart
MBP running Audirvana 2+ with 15TB Synology NAS w/ BU
DAC - Auralic Vega and Chord EX w/ Paul Hynes LPS
Pre Halcro DM10
Power 2 x MBL 9008A
Speakers - B&W 800Di2
Power Management - 4KVA BOT + Franke 1500 Power Bank and Shunyata V-Ray

It sounds good

In the cupboard
Naim 32 and 110
NHT 2.5i speakers
 
Main system:
Primare BDP32 (CD / DVD / Bluray / network streamer)
Tag Mclaren PA20R (tweaked by the Audiocellar)
Quad 606II (re-fettled by Baker Audio)
Chord signature cables to
Quad OT ESL63
plus:
Sharp Minidisc player
Michell Gyrodeck (and Rothewell phonostage)
Tag T32R FM / DAB tuner (on the end of a Ron Smith aerial)
Fransat satellite TV box via Tag DAC 20
Dell laptop via HiFace (MkI) to Dac 20.
RFC Venus analogue interconnects
Belkin Pure AV PF40 mains filter

Front room:
Oppo 103
Cambridge NP30
Aston Fransat satellite TV box
LG DVD hard disc recorder
Tag McLaren DPA30
ATC SCM20ATSL speakers

By the router:
WD 2TB network connected hard drive.
 
Here's mine

Linn LP12(replinthed in Oak)/Ittok LV111/Denon DL103R
Linn MajiK CD
Naim 72/140/HICap
CA StreamMagic 6 (v1)/JRiver/JRemote control point from IPad mini 2

I don't like admitting this, but I like playing around with the CA setup with Spotify being added recently

;)
 
In use:

Technics SL-DL1, P27 with Jico SAS stylus
Sony CDP-XB930
Densen B100
Yamaha NS-1000M

Lurking awaiting suitable partners, repairs etc...
Lenco GL75 with Ortofon AS212 arm
Technics SL-7
Technics SL-1210
Fisher valve receiver
Croft micro pre
Crown D75
Leak Stereo 20
Quad 405
JBL L40
 
Thorens 124mkii with Audio Technica 1503mkiii tonearm, Jim Campbell solid plinth, acrylic armboard, various cartridges, current one in use Lyra Delos.
Technics PS 490 CD player
Albarry MCA11 battery powered head amp
Albarry AP11 pre-amp with mm stage
Albarry M1108 Mono-bloc power amps (awaiting upgrade to Series 2 status)
Allison 3 corner speakers
MusicWorks Revo stand with some peek bits
2nd stand Acrylic Quadraspire stand
MusicWorks mains block and leads
All cables including 4mm mains radial cryogenically treated.

Yamaha KX530 Cassette deck (not in use)
Allison 6 speakers (standby)
 
This thread needs pictures.

In particular I'd like to see DIY JBL clones and such.

JBL 2206/2435HPL/SAM1 horn

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Comp driver;

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3" Be Dia coated with Aquaplas;

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JBL tend not to skimp on baskets/magnets..

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9800 'clone' JBL M3150H15" Bass mid/H9800 horn/2452 Comp with 4" Truextent Be diaphragm.

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OK here goes

In the snug (small sitting room as explained above by formbypc)
Oppo 981 cd /sacd / dvd player ( mods by EVS in CA – www.tweakaudio.com ) 5.1 analogue out
Technics sl7 with OM30 into a Trichord Dino with NC PS and fancy power cable
Arcam AVR 350 driving Gales 401 cabs with aftermarket drivers (Mickey Mouse 401s per Dave Smith http://www.vintagegale.com/ ) and
Omega (http://omegaloudspeakers.com/home.html ) single driver rears
Arcam Alpha 9 bi-amping Quad L centre
Omega Hemp Cube Sub (NOT required for music)
Atlas Hyper 3 to front, Nordost flatline to rear

In the dining room

Transcriptors Hydraulic Reference with RB 250(rewired, technoweight etc. by Dom at NWA) and AT F3 into
Quad 77 ‘stack’ comprising –
mains powered CD
bus powered tuner,
pre / power / 707 power bi-amping Quad 77 – 10Ls
Chord Odyssey

In the big room

Oppo 105 5.1 analogue out (mods by Audiocom http://www.audiocominternational.com/ disbelievers need not read)
Amazon Fire TV via HDMI into the Oppo
Pioneer PL71 (need phono stage)
Audiolab 8000T
Audiolab 8000AP 7.1.pre (all processing defeated in setup)
Quad 99 monos driving (real) Gale 401s or ESL 57 according to mood
Quad 99 stereo power biamping Quad L centre
Quad 77 stereo power waiting to drive MA BX sats at rear (not wired in yet)

I have a number of 'superceded' items which I wouldn't part with including

Quad 33 / FM3 / 303 serviced by Rob at Amplabs
Dynaco PAS 3 pre and FM3 tuner hand built by a chap called Bill Thomas (believed to be deceased) The amp build is described here http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?topic=58900.0 but the tuner build photo links have disappeared
Red Wine Audio items -
Clari-t integrated (re-boxed and battery powered)
Clari-t battery power amp
Battery powered Dac based on the paradise Monica of yore
Puri-t passive pre

Jim
 
Maybe some of the posters on this thread could form an AA group, audiophiles anonymous, to start a 12 step program aimed at thinning their hoards.

Ignore me, I'm jealous really :)

Sony PS-6750 / Dynavector DV-20XH
Sony TC-K81
Pioneer TX-9500
Marantz CD-73
IFI Nano iDSD
Kenwood Model 500
Tannoy Berkeley
 
Very simple, but effective enough for me. Was cheap too. :)

Sources:

Sony PS6750/Benz Micro ACE SL
Sony CDP-X303ES
Teac UD-H01 dac

Amplifier:

Sony TA-F770ES

Speakers:

Royd Sapphire

Cables by NVA - Soundcord i/c's and LS6 speaker cable.
 
Densen DM10
Sony CD X 707 ES
Sony ST 505 ES
Sonus Faber Concerto mk1
Pro ject 2.9 wood / Ortofon 2m red
Cables AQ Amazon, AQ Sterling; VDH First Ultimate
 
Gyrodec SE, Tabriz, Rondo Bronze MC
MF X-LPS v3 & X-PSU v3
MF A308
Roksan K2 cdp
Piega TP5

Quad 9L Active off the pc in the study
 
JBL 2206/2435HPL/SAM1 horn

Thanks a lot. A year ago I was getting tempted by big JBLs, but due to their challenged availability over here and my inability to tackle a large DIY project nothing happened, and then the ProAcs walked through the front door ...
 
I keep a track of my purchases on an Excel spreadsheet as it currently includes 24 turntables and about 11 pairs of speakers. I can copy the text here if anyone cares!
 
Living Room:

Sony PS-6750 Turntable.
Sony CDP-X555ES CD Player.
Sansui TU-717 Tuner.
Vortexbox Music Server.
Caiman MKII DAC.
Squeezebox Touch.
Accuphase E-302 Integrated Amplifier.
PMC GB1i Speakers.

Bedroom:

Squeezebox Touch.
Temple Audio Bantam Gold Amp.
Rega RS1 Speakers.
 
CDX2 with Teddy XPS and Hiline
Sony Tuner SE500
Sony Mini disc JE530
Teddy PR1
NAP250.2
B&W 803S

In wardrobe
Pioneer A400
Rotel 965BX CD
NAC202 and Teddy Cap
Pioneer Equaliser
 


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