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What is your current system? part I

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Hi, just joined after some months lurking (not sure my system or I were flat enough!) so might as well reveal all from the outset;

LP12/Lingo/Akito/K18II/ringmat
Avondale Arcam Alpha cdp on Clearlight Audio RDC3 Cones with Kimber Timbre attenuated interconnect to;
Musical Fidelity A3 integrated amp with Kimber 4TC speaker cable to;
Castle Avon speakers

Fed from Russ Andrews supersocket, silencer mains block and yello power cables and sitting on a Quadraspire Q4 rack.

For AV hooked up to;

Panasonic TX32PK1 flat wide TV
Akai VS-A77EK vcr (the first ever with built in dolby surround!)
Manhattan DVD player
Nokia Media Master digibox
Harmon Kardon AVR-300 surround receiver, QED cables to
Castle Keep centre speaker
Mission 77D rear effects speakers
Infinity alpha sub

And for the home office/study;

Arcam alpha+ cdp wich chord chrysalis inteconnects and Musical Fidelity X10D "thingy" to Musical Fidelity B1 intergrated amplifier (when it comes back from the menders!) QED cables to Royd A7 bookshelf speakers

Would be interested to compare to a really flat system sometime - I'll bring the beer!

cheers

Antinchip
 
Welcome antinchip

Akai VS-A77EK vcr (the first ever with built in dolby surround!)
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Hey! I think I used to have one of those! Had a two channel amp in it to power the rears....
 
Thanks Jay,

yep, all of 8 watts per channel - glorious mono signal as well! It was the bees knees at the time (1988ish), cost me about £700!

Cheers

Antinchip
 
Below are my current Lounge and Bedroom systems.

System 1

Source

CD Player: Naim CDI
DVD Player: Pioneer DV-575A

Amplifiers

Pre Amp: Exposure XVII
Power Amp: Exposure XVIII
Headphone Amp: Rega Ear
Processor: Yamaha DSP-E800

Loudspeakers

Main Speakers: Epos ES-14 (Including Dedicated Stands)
Centre Speaker: Epos ELS-3C
Rear Speakers: Epos ELS-3

Headphones

Headphones: Grado SR-125

Visual

Television: Panasonic TX-32PS12 (32” – 16:9)

Cables

CD Player to Pre Amp: Chord Silver Siren (DIN-RCA)
DVD Player to Pre Amp: Chord Chrysalis (SACD & DVD-A)
DVD Player to Processor: Chord Codac1 Silver Plus
Pre Amp to Headphone Amp: Chord Chrysalis
Processor to Pre Amp: Cable Talk Broadcast
Pre Amp to Power Amp: Cable Talk Reference (XLR)
Power Amp to Speakers: Cable Talk Talk III (4mm Banana Plugs)
Processor to Rear Speakers: QED Micro (4mm Banana Plugs)
Processor to Centre Speaker: QED Micro (4mm Banana Plugs)

Equipment Stand: Alphason (10 Years Old – soon to be replaced)



System 2

Source

CD Player: Sony D-E401 (Walkman)
Tuner: Teac TR-400
DVD Player: Scan SC-2000

Amplifiers

Integrated: Audiolab 8000A

Loudspeakers

Speakers: Tannoy Mercury M2

Visual

Television: JVC AV21F1EX (21” – 4:3)

Cables

CD Player to Integrated: Tech+Link (3mm-RCA)
Tuner to Integrated: IXOS 104 Custom Connect
DVD Player to Integrated: IXOS 104 Custom Connect
Integrated to Speakers: Naim NA5 (4mm Banana Plugs)

Others


Mini Disc Walkman: Sony MZ-R91
Cassette Deck: Technics RS-BX404
Video Recorder: Panasonic NV-SD240
Games Console: Sony Playstation 2
Mini Disc Deck: Sony MDS-JE510
Speaker Cable: QED Bronze Special Edition (4mm Banana Plugs)
Speaker Cable: Cable Talk Talk III (4mm Banana Plugs)
Interconnect: Tech+Link (3mm-RCA)
Interconnect: Chord Calypso

Regards

Paul.



 
Originally posted by antinchip
Thanks Jay,

yep, all of 8 watts per channel - glorious mono signal as well! It was the bees knees at the time (1988ish), cost me about £700!

Cheers

Antinchip
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8 watts. Pumping!

That can't have been the model I had actually because I bought it about '93 I think? The flat was ecstatic at the time :p

It's done you very well if it's still going strong.

Jay
 
Meridian 507 cd
Plinius M16 pre
Plinius SA100 power
Proac Response 2.5
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Red

you gone and found the lord as well? Or is this a wind-up. Flogged off yer LP12?

There'll be more than one gentleman in Wellington scratching his head...

Rico
 
Rega Planar3 / Dyna10x4 edit got a new p5
Exposure 2010 cd /w Audio Note red interconnect edit gonna go soon
Exposure XV
Exposure speaker cables
Neat Mystiques
All electronics on some wooden shelves. edit got Hutters

I've been a very happy spinner for a year now. CD playback (same cost) is so much below my vinyl setup than seldom use this medium anymore other than for software availability reasons. And, even then, I have to force myself into it :( edit giving up cd for the time being

Next change: get a proper hifi rack. edit done.
Real target: the holy p9 :D edit well really happy with my p5 for the moment
 
Goldmund Studietto/Moerch UP4/Ortofon Jubilee or Garrard 301/FR64S/SPU Meister Silver --> EAR MC3 Stepup Transformer + EAR 834P MM PhonoPre (all sitting on a wallmounted console)

CDS2 via Chord Solid II

-->Goldmund Mimesis2 as Pre/Goldmund SRA as Power via custom build coax-cable into SBLs...

sounds great
ciao
bernie
 
Naim cd 3.5
2 x Chrome bumper Hi-caps, re-capped with Kendiel capacitors (Cheers Les!)
62 pre-amp (modified) Click here for internal pictures
250 power amp, Re-capped with Kendiels
Mk2 Linn Kans on Kan stands
Sound organisation rack
Home made Hydra
New Style Naim cables
 
Phono 1 - LP12/Armageddon/Ekos2/Prefix K/ Arkiv B
Phono 2 - LP12/Basik/LV111/Arkiv A, Prefix K/ Snaps

Nat 02

CDi

552

500

NBL

Fraim

Next upgrade - lots of 180/200g vinyl!
 
Mine plays mostly vinyl, but occasionally CDs. Stereo only - can't see myself going multi-channel

Platine Verdier TT
Schroeder model 2 arm/Allaerts MC1B cartridge
Hadcock GH228/original Garrott Bros Decca London Gold

Verdier Control B valve pre-amp with dedicated valve PSU
Quad IIs rebuilt by GT Audio

Leak Troughline 3 tuner

Avantgarde Duo Horns - current model
PHY-HP I/Cs
QED Genesis speaker cable

Oh and my trusty old Meridian 206B CD player

Listening Room approx 35x16 ft

Wife's system
Denon M31 CD Receiver
LS3/5as and AB1s
 
Wow great system.... valves and horns.... yummy!

The GT Audio Quad 11's are an unusual choice; do you know what changes are made to them?

Darren
 
Darren,

Thanks. My Quad IIs date back to my days selling hi fi with Ken Kessler. In fact I bought them off Ken back in the early 80s. I had them rebuilt in the early 90s by GT Audio. Graham Tricker hadn't yet started his Tron brand of high end tube amps and was getting a reputation for top quality valve rebuilds - Quads, Leak, Radford, Dynaco etc. He still does rebuilds.

I know that he replaced a lot of the old resistors and capacitors which were by then out of tolerance and knackered. However, you'll have to ask him what exactly he does. Nevertheless he did a great job.

The reason I've kept the Quads is partly sentimental. However, they still sound great. More importantly in my sytem, they're quiet. Hence my sensistive 102db/W Duos don't buzz or hum incessantly. Maybe one day I'll upgrade. I'll probably buy a new pre-amp and 300B amp from Tron though. They are unbelievably quiet - full volume on phono through Avantgarde horns and it's silent!!
 
Naim CDS2, BB, XPS on wood/ Spur wall shelves

Linn Sondek LP12 Valhalla , no base, Mana, Ittok, Troika, Kimber Silver Hybrid arm cable, Lingo,
Linn Linto
Linn Kairn
Kimber silver hybrid interconnects to
Naim 135 X 2
NAC5
Linn Isobariks on Mana stands+ Soundstages + Tenderfeet

Naim NAT101 + SNAPS
Electronics on Sound Org. Z560

CDS2 was recent aquisition and sounds well good.
 
Main system:

SME 20A/Lyra Helikon cardas arm cable (soon to be upgraded)
Tom Evans The Groove 100 Ohm
ATC SCA2 Pre amp
SONY SCD-555ES SACD Player
ATC 20 active towers
Townshend stands and cables

For films and tv:

Tom Evans A300R 'Full Monty'
Acoustic Precision Eikos FR1's
 
Well, my system is still the same, but I sold my Quadraspire Q4 2 days ago.
(I thought, what's the use of having a 4-tier rack when I actually only use 2 components.)

I found this old AV-table that I bought many years ago, which was only doing duty in my computer-room, stuffing piles of HiFi-magazines.

So, I've gone back to basics now.
It doesn't get more 'keep it simple' than this...:D

new_audiorack.JPG


Sonneteer Campion & Naim CDX (on 'masterbase' isolation blocks)

regards,
Alco
 
Modified LP 12, Aro, Troika

Avondale-modified Armageddon p/s

CDS2

Leak Troughline

Philips very cheap DVD player

NAC 52

ATC SCM 100 A SLs

On a bit of Mana:

System.jpg
 
Impressive setup Blzebub, but eh.... you must be single for sure, with all that mana in tha house :eek:
(if there would be a poll-topic: "Who's got the lowest WAF-system" I guess you'd make a chance ;) )

regards,
Alco :cool:
 
Given the prices this stuff goes for on Ebay am I right in thinking this is your way of saving for a pension?
 
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