Show us Your Kit!

Just come from the Groovehandle and pleased to be one of the first members of this new Forum. Congratulations on setting it up so quickly and good luck.

As a first post it is perhaps worth listing my kit:

Naim CDSII/XPS/Nac 52/Supercap/Nap 250/KEFKIT 3

How about others doing likewise until the ideas start coming for new threads.

By the way anyone interested in discussing 70s KEF speakers or drive units (or just speakers of any kind) are welcome at:

SpeakerTalk

Terry

 

new update....

Music:
PII 400 music server with 0.5Tb of storage.
Slim Devices Squeezebox 2
Audio Synthesis DAX Decade
Vincent SP T-100 Valve / Solid State hybrid monoblocks
Home made IPL s5tl monster speakers.

Cables:
Maplins Mains Hydra.
Eichmann terminated shark digital i/c
Eichmann terminated dual shielded studio i/c
Short Chord odyssey2 bi-wired speaker cable - bare wire termination.
all cables home made (except the odyssey2 obviously)


Movies.
Toshiba D-R1 multiregion dvd recorder
NTL Cable box.
Cheap panasonic av in a box with sub/sat speakers totally seperate from the hi-fi.
Panasonic 4:3 21 ish inch tv.

stands etc.
1x Alphason 5 shelf stand
2x argos granite chopping board / mitchel tenderfeet concoctions




Speaker build diary
cheers

julian

 

Simaudio Eclipse CD player (on Seismic Sink)
Audio Research CA50 Integrated
ProAc Response 1SC speakers
Townshend Isolda DCT Interconnect
Kimber 8TC/4TC
RA Reference Powerkord
RA superpurifier

 

never done this before, but here goes..

SPEAKERS
Living Voice Avatars, with custom bracing and finish.

CDP
Micromega T-Dac T-Drive
XLO balanced cable

TT
Gyrodec (black/bronze)
Helius Scorpio
Ortofohn Kontrapunkt A

PHONO STAGE
Conrad Johnson Premier 6 Nuvistor MC-MM
EAR 834P

LINE STAGE
Audio Innovations L1

POWER AMP
Lectron JH50 (50w push/pull valve)

SPEAKER CABLE
Goertz M2

INTERCONNECTS AND CABLING
BIY Silver cable, soon to be Goertz too.
Power Cables/mains block
BIY silver/copper mix and foo foo

RACK
Target glass/alu

 

Arcam Alpha 9 CD Player
Squeezebox
TVC and Rogue Audio Stereo 90 power amp
Denon 3805 AV Receiver
Pioneer 626D DVD Player
Tannoy D700 speakers
Sound Organisation Z560 Rack

Notice the perfect fit between the power amp and rack.



Second System:-

Terratec sound card >> Entech 205.2 DAC >> DIY Amp >> Tannoy SRM10B.


My new toy:-

 

AV SYSTEM

Arcam........................FMJ DV27 (DVD)
Krell .........................Showcase (processor)
Bel Canto...................eVo 6 Gen II bridged (front + center)
Bryston......................PowerPac 120 x 2 (surround)

Loewe........................Vitros 32" (TV)

SPEAKERS

Sonus Faber................Electra Amator II (front)
................................Signum (surround)
Proac.........................Response CC2 (center)
REL............................Strata III x 2 (subwoofers)

CABLES

Apogee.......................Wide-Eye, Neutrik XLR (IC balanced)
.................................Wide-Eye, Neutrik Profi (IC digital DVD)
Deltec (DPA)................Black Sixteen, WBT midline (front + center speakers)
Cable Talk...................3.1, WBT midline (surround speakers)
Monster Cable..............YM2F-H (splitter subwoofers)
Audioquest..................G-Snake (IC subwoofers)
LAT International..........VI-6 Mark II (component video DVD)
Siltech........................HF-7S, AQ silver (IC digital cableTV)
Chord..........................SCART RGB (cableTV)
QED............................Broadcast RVR (RF cableTV)

MAINS

HMS...........................SSDR (wall socket)
Audio Agile...................8 way block
Van Den Hul.................Mainsstream (power cables)
Russ Andrews...............Silencer
.................................PowerPac II (cableTV)

SUPPORTS/TWEAKS

Standesign..................DTV 36 + acrylic shelf (rack)
Stillpoints....................cones (Arcam + Bel Canto)
.................................ERS (Arcam + Krell)
Sonus Faber................Iron (stands)
Soundcare...................Superspikes (Sonus Faber + REL)

Room.........................15'x 9'x 24' (golden ratio)

 

Hi People...

My Kit.....

Pioneer DVD 696
Jungson JA1 Pre-amp.
Jungson JA99C Power amp.
Apogee Duetta Signature speakers.
Vertex AQ Kinabalu Platforms.
Vertex AQ Solfonn interconnect.
Vertex AQ Moncayo Speaker Cable.
Vertex AQ Jaya Mains Filters.

Thats about it.....

 

No.1 system:

Linn Mimik CD player
Linn Wakonda Pre-amp
Linn LK85 and 100 power amps
Linn Keilidh speakers (two-way active)
Luxman twin cassette deck (daughters' property))

- plus -

Panasonic S75 DVD player
some insignificant little Grundig TV (smallest stereo model they had)
JVC VCR (number forgotten, no, actually never known)

- all held together by -

Linn interconnects (the ones that came with the stuff
QED Profile Silver 12 speaker cable (bought only because of wonderful skinniness - fits under little Swiss skirting boards)

No.2 system

Linn LP12/Ekos/Klyde with Creek OBH-9SE phono stage
Meridian 588 CD player
Quad 44/303 (303 with Net-Audio* modification) and EAR 834L/Quad 606 (switchable between the two and used as alternatives - CD plays through both, everything else plays through EAR)
Graham Slee "Solo" headphone amp into Grado SR-125 or Beyerdynamic DT880 headphones
Sony cassette deck (number forgotten)
Rogers LS3/5A
Linn Sizmik 10.25 subwoofer
+
Naim NAIT 2 into Quad ESL57 (Meridian only)

all connected with whatever happened to be lying around at the time.

 

Mine,

The Main setup:
Sondek LP12, Ittok LVII, Denon DL-103R, Modified Lingo
CDi
NAC72
HiCAP
NAP140
ES11
KanII

Headphone setup:
Etymotic Research ER 4S
Bang & Olufsen A8
Sony MDR-7506
Sony MDR D66SL Eggos
Monster META42 built by JMT and modded heavily by KurtW
iPod 1st Gen
Sony D-303
Sony DE905
Sony D-777
Meridian 206B



Edit: Xerxes replaced by Linn Sondek LP12 and Beyerdynamic DT880 is history

 

AV Setup

Amp Denon AVC10SE
Speakers M&K Professional MPS1510
DVD Player Pioneer 656A
Subwoofer SVS 20-39 PC PLus
Cables Loads of

 

Yet more stuff to add!

CD: Transport: Micromega T-Drive
DAC: TAG AV32R - bp192
POWER AMP: Bel Canto eVo 6
SPEAKERS: Meadowlark Osprey (modified by Coherent Audio)

Mains: Trichord Researsch 500VA Mains block, Olsen Sounds Fantastic 8-way, Coherent Audio Connoisseur mains * 2, Black Rhodium 13 *2, RA yello 6-way
I/C: LAT di20II , Transparent Audio "The Link"
SPK C: Kimber 4TC

AV:
DVD: Denon 2900
SPK: Monitor Audio Silver 10i Centre, Silver 8i rear,
I/C+ Cable: QED P75, QED Original, QED SQUART
+ Toshiba 36" PF2

 

CD Player:

Wadia 860x (modified by Coherent Audio Systems)

Turntable:

Acoustic Signature Samba MK II / SME V tonearm / Van Den Hul The Frog cartridge

The Funk Firm Achromat

Pre amp:

Bel Canto Pre2P (with built-in phono stage) - modified by Coherent Audio Systems

Power amps:

Bel Canto Evo2 Tripath Monoblocks - very extensively modified by Coherent Audio Systems

Speakers:

Focal JM Lab Electra 1027 Be

Interconnects:

Coherent Audio Systems Connoisseur speaker cables & interconnects

Vertex AQ tonearm interconnects (on loan)

Stands/Isolation/Tweaks:

Townshend Audio VSSS (Versatile Seismic Sink Stand) equipment racks & speaker platforms

Stillpoints and Risers

Shakti Stones

Mains:

Audio Magic Eclipse mains conditioner

Coherent Audio Systems Connoisseur power cables

TV/Movies

Panasonic TH42PV500 plasma
Denon DVD-2910 DVD player
Toshiba DR1 DVD recorder
Telewest Pace cable TV receiver (also used for radio)

Bedroom system

Denon RCD-M35DAB micro system



Last updated: 16 December 2006

 

Puresound Bewitch A8000 CD Player
Rega Planar 2 > Ortofon 520 cart & stylus
Nad PP1 Phono Stage
Pioneer CT-335 tape deck
Sansui T-60L Tuner (cheers Harry!)
Sony MDS-JE530 mini disc
Nad C320 Amp
Wharfedale Diamond 8.1 speakers
Sennheiser RS45 Cordless headphones

Gale XL-315 Speaker Cable
Cambridge Audio Pacific I/C Tuner > Amp
Cambridge Audio Studio Reference CD > Amp
Cambridge Audio Pacific I/C x 2 - Amp > mini-disc
Cambridge Audio Tape Solution I/C Tape > Amp

Apple iPod Nano 4GB & Sennheiser MX400 in-ear headphones for on the move

Speakers on Sound Organisation Z522 stands
All stored on Target 5 shelf rack bought at the local record fair for £20 (cheers Dom for spotting and phoning up!)

 

T/T: Pink Triangle PT TOO (with off board power supply) with Kuzma arm and Dynavector 20XL cartridge and VDH internal cabling. And a Michel Focus S with Linn Basik arm and Rega (something purple cartridge) an 18th birthday present and 19 years later it still looks like the coolest T/T.

Phono pre-amp: MF XLPS II

CDP: Wadia T3200 transport / Trichord Pulsemaster with off-board power supply / Wadia X64.4 decoding computer (Trichord interconnects)

Amp: Nuvista M3

Speakers: Sonus Faber Amator II with matching SF walnut stands.

Cabling: Wadia X64.4 to M3 - Chord Chorus; DVD to Wadia X64.4 - VDH something or other XLPS to M3 sonic link pink.

TV: Leowe Vitros

DVD: Samsung (used as transport via Wadia X64.4)

Rack: Hutter (x8 shelves)

Mains: Dedicated spur and individual MK sockets with built in mains filters x 8

Roberts Revival radio

Also have a Quad 33/303 that I might get upgraded - anyone got any thoughts.

 

T/T: Michell Mycro with Roksan Artemiz Arm and Sumiko Blue Point Special Cartridge.

Phone stage: Michell Iso

CD/DVD Transport: Theta David II with SDI and Laserlinque output modifications.

Pre/Pro: Theta Casablanca II

Power Amps: Krell KSA-200S and KAV500/4

Main speakers: Martin Logan Prodigy

Centre speaker: Martin Logan Logos

Surround speakers: Martin Logan Sequel II

Sub: Velodyne HGS18

Tuner: Audiolab 8000T

Cassette Deck: TEAC V8000S

Video processor: TAW Rock+ SDI

Projector: Barco Cine 7

Cabling: Transparent, Nordost, Gordon Fraser

Supports: Schroer & Schroer, Townsend Seismic Sinks

 

And My Kit.
Source: Faroudja DV1000 CD/DVD
Source/amplification: Musical Fidelity CD-PRE24
Amplification: Roksan Caspian DSP
Power Amp: Roksan Caspian 5 Ch
Speakers: Dali Grand Diva, Grand Vocal (centre), Royal Menuet (rear)
Interconnects, BIY, Eichmann Silver Bullets, Musical Fidelity Nu-Vista silver cable (if anyone wants a few metres of this then PM me)
Speaker Cable: VDH Teatrack (Bi-wired)
Power Cords, BIY shielded with ferrites.
Cans: Grado SR60 / Sennhieser HD590/ Musical Fidelity X-cans
Tuner: Tivoli Model One radio
TTable: Planar 25, OL modded RB600, Super Elys, X-LP phono

And whatever else I happen to have at the time which is changing every week... :MILD:

 

Hardware:

CD Player: NAD C521BEE
Interconnect to Amp: QED Qunex One

Turntable: Pro-ject Debut II
Phono Stage: Pro-Ject Phono Box
Interconnect to Phono Stage: Integrated into the TT
Interconnect to Amp from Phono Stage: QED Qunex One

Tuner: Rotel RT-940AX
Interconnect to Amp: QED Qunex One

VCR: Sony SLV-SE830
SCART to PC: Index Cheapie. Audio routed back out to amp through SoundBlaster Audigy 2

PC: AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Venice, 2GB of RAM, Asus A8N-SLI motherboard, MSI GeForce 6200 128MB, Creative SoundBlaster Audigy 2, AVer TV card, 2x Maxtor 200GB 16MB Cache NCQ in a S-ATA RAID-1 array, 1x Maxtor 120GB P-ATA, 1x Seagate 160GB P-ATA in external USB 2.0 case, Philips DVR1640P DVD-RW
Interconnect from amp: Thor 3.5m --> Phono

Amp: NAD C320BEE

Speakers: Mission m70
Speaker Cable: QED Micro

Headphones (gotta keep the neighbours happy at night): Sony MDR-CD480
Sennheiser MX-500 (for use with my iPod Mini)

Portables:

Apple iPod Mini 4GB
MiniDisc Recorder: Sharp MD-MT80 MiniDisc (for gym use)
DiscMan: Sony DE330S

Software:

Over 640 CDs and 150 LPs and still growing!

Next and last upgrade for a while: Cambridge Audio 640P phono pre-amp

Lots more music to buy......

 

Posted this on the wrong thread before sorry:

Its a basic system but my mates are all impressed with it, and it does have a soundstage

Marantz PM6010 OSE
Sony CDP XE 530 semi damped
Sony STE 300 tuner
Yamaha KX380 cassete deck
£20 interconnects
FFRC speaker cable
Project Debut Turntable
Eltax Monitor III's



I have a nice HIFI rack! hehe joke... I know its crap...

 

My bedroom system:

Plinius 8100 integrated amp
Pioneer PDS505 Precision CDP
Sony MDSJE530 MD
Entech 205.2 DAC
Harman Kardon AVR4500 av amp, for processing and rear channel amplification
Arcam Alpha 8p for centre and rear-centre amplification
Pioneer DV747A DVD/DVDA/SACD player

Mordaunt Short Performance 860 fronts :MILD:
Mordaunt Short 504THX centre
Mordaunt Short 903s bipoles
Mordaunt Short 304 rear centre

Sonic Link AST150 speaker wire for all speakers except fronts which are Nordost Blue Heaven biwire

Musical Fidelity NuVista Phonos
Sonic Link Violet phonos
Black Rhodium 1st base phonos
LAT DI200 digital coaxial
Ixos 105 digital coaxial
Black Rhodium Silver Grey optical

Blackcurrent by Signals IEC power leads on Pioneer CDP and DVD, Plinius and mains extension- www.signals.uk.com

Panasonic TX28Pl1 TV
Panasonic NVFj710 VCR
Pioneer DBRT2010 Freeview OIOI

Lounge System:

Yamaha DSPA492 amp
Sony STS770es tuner
Denon DRW750 tape deck
Kenwood DP4090 cd player
Thorens TD150 turntable

Mordaunt Short MS30i Classic speakers on Heybrook HBS1 stands

QED Qunex 2 phonos
Sonic Link White phonos

QED Profile Silver 12 speaker wire

Kitchen system

Sony STRVX10 reciever
Leak Mini Sandwich speakers but f*ck off bright!!

Mission Duet speaker wire

Study system

Sony LBT109 midi system
Monitor Audio R252 speakers - (the Vifa softdome version) (crap)

Triangle speaker wire

Thats all for now!!