end of 2003 is in sight, and I've been upgrading ever since I was a child ...
well, at least since I was sure that the children had left, and I could play at volumes I could never condone and not have to complain or leave the room when my-not-like stuff was on offer.
I'm now into enjoying the music, but Christmas is coming. In my letter to Santa I'm asking for more music. I also could ask for something to feed the upgraditis. So comments & suggestions welcomed.
After various diversions, my upgraditis has led me to:
AS Transcend CD transport (converted in a Sony chasis)
AS Dax Decade
AudioLab 8000S
Celestion Ditton 15s
sitting on a 4 tier Mana stand.
All but the Dittons were s/h or bought at factory gate prices. The Dittons I bought new for £110 in 1976, and now sound better than ever. They are on the 3 legged (4 spiked) Target stands I bought at the time, but now with MoPads between box and plate. The latter removes some of the reverburb I found after having the floors sanded.
I've a Blue silver digital interconnect taking the Ncode from the transport to the dac, and similar for the interconnect to the AudioLab which I use in power amp mode as the Dax Decade is both dac and pre-amp.
The speaker wire is not notable, and the longest run needed is 4.5m.
So what do you think should be on my list to Santa?
- and what's going be on yours?
well, at least since I was sure that the children had left, and I could play at volumes I could never condone and not have to complain or leave the room when my-not-like stuff was on offer.
I'm now into enjoying the music, but Christmas is coming. In my letter to Santa I'm asking for more music. I also could ask for something to feed the upgraditis. So comments & suggestions welcomed.
After various diversions, my upgraditis has led me to:
AS Transcend CD transport (converted in a Sony chasis)
AS Dax Decade
AudioLab 8000S
Celestion Ditton 15s
sitting on a 4 tier Mana stand.
All but the Dittons were s/h or bought at factory gate prices. The Dittons I bought new for £110 in 1976, and now sound better than ever. They are on the 3 legged (4 spiked) Target stands I bought at the time, but now with MoPads between box and plate. The latter removes some of the reverburb I found after having the floors sanded.
I've a Blue silver digital interconnect taking the Ncode from the transport to the dac, and similar for the interconnect to the AudioLab which I use in power amp mode as the Dax Decade is both dac and pre-amp.
The speaker wire is not notable, and the longest run needed is 4.5m.
So what do you think should be on my list to Santa?
- and what's going be on yours?
