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Nothing new here... just tried to make some sort of arty sideview systempic.


Squeezebox Touch, Metrum Acoustics DAC, Naim Nait 5i and Diapason Micra mk3 on Target HR60 stand.

 

Don't know about the live, but the non live is OK for movies but less than mediochre for audio, so I got an SB touch.

 

Updated as of Feb '11...



Garrard 401 (early) in Russ Collinson plinth.
SME 3009 II (early - non-improved, metal knife edge) with AO Cardas re-wire.
Denon DL110 in Sumiko HS12 headshell.
Dynavector P75 phonostage.

MacBook - M2Tech HiFace - hot-rodded CA840C CD player (used as dac)

Inca Tech Claymore

Royd Merlins on Something Solid stands - Talk 3 speaker cables.

 

Heavy!

 

A few more pics...

 

The loathsome chore - redecoration; but it has given me the opportunity to tidy up the AV.

So:


That's it. Minimalism!

Open the door:



The Quad 405 is facing back with its heat sink poking out of the back of the Ikea box.

Above you can see the Caiman DAC which takes optical in from the TV, RCA S/PDIF from the Squeezebox which sits in front of the TV, and there is a USB cable loose at the back of the TV in case I want to run the laptop straight into the DAC. There is is a long HDMI cable running along the skirting board. I pull it out from under the sofa and plug the laptop in to see BBC iPlayer content.

That will do for now. In the longer term I will put a small format PC on the back of the TV or in the Ikea box and use Remote Desktop to control it.

And looking down the room at my beautiful redecoration and the new carpet:





The curtains have yet to be hung, but we do have shutters.

edit: Speakers moved.



This puts the power amp heat sink 1cm from the night store heater, so something will have to change before next winter!

 

Living Voice, Moon and Abbeyroad Cables....

 

Nice system James. I really enjoyed the LV speakers at the show last Sunday.

Brian, again nice, and tidy. After seeing the first picture I thought the TV was sitting on a sub.

 

System overview

Amplifier: speakers are active (internally bi-amped). Preamplifier: ARC LS7 tube line stage (JAN/Philips 6922's). Speakers: MTM 2 way Meridian M20's with after market stands to raise their height to ear level. Sources: CD Player/DAC: Sony DVD transport/Bel Canto 1.1 DAC. Turntable/Phono Stage: Nottingham Horizon/Expressimo modified Rega arm/Grado Sonata Reference; Monolithic Sound phono pre. Other Source(s): Micro Seiki BL91 turntable/Premier MMT arm/ first generation Koetsu Black; Marcof battery powered step up MC transformer. Other Accessories/Room/Misc.: Speaker Cables/Interconnects: Morrow MA3 IC's; 1.5m KCI Pegasus dig cable. Other (Power Conditioner, Racks etc.): PI Audio UberBUSS. Tweaks: Custom made felt tweeter surrounds to my speaker cabinet width dba diffractionbegone.com, my small enterprise. Room Size (LxWxH): 15' x 12' x 8'. Room Comments/Treatments: Dedicated live-end/diffused-end room with speaker placement and seat composing an equilateral triangle well away from room boundaries; 1 GIK panel on side walls adjacent to speaker position. Music Preferences and Comments: Music Used (Genre/Selections): Jazz; classical; r&r; r&b; ethnic classical and world folk. System Goals/Comments: Get the purest experience of the event I can with minimal system or room artifacts. System Strengths: Transparent to what's going on. Three dimensional soundstage and imagery. Time and phase integrity via active crossovers. Warm and detailed sound. System Weaknesses: None all things considered. URL Link: http://www.diffractionbegone.com.

 

Hello everyone. I just joined and I would like to share my kit, as it were.

Bryston 4B ST with Gut Wire power cable
Grant Fidelity 307 Phono/Pre with Psavane tubes
Rega P3 ,on a wall stand with 2 1/2 inch maple board and a 3/4 inch granite slab with Herbie Audio Lab Tenderfeet, with a sheet of Dynamat underneath the plinth. Groovetracer Subplatter and acrylic platter and Michell counterweight rounds off the table.
Dynavector 10x5 cartridge.
Paradigm Studio 80 v2 speakers with Van Damme speaker cables, with soon to be Diffraction Be Gone speaker diffusors.
All interconnects have Eichman Bullet Plugs . Cheers, Plastico

 

Ok, quality is naff, as I used my Imac....but put some vids up on youtube of my system.....

 

Another New Kid on the Block...

Hello all,
New to ZG and new to the higher end of audio as well. Have only just begun on my journey, with virtually all of my gear representing very fortunate second hand 'scores'. For example, I picked up my Sony CDP S-7000 for $5--it's basically in mint condition!
Pics of gear attached.
Have recently replaced the monster cable stuff with my own DIY cables--a significant improvement!
Cheers,
Z
2-Channel Audio
- Magnepan MG12-QR
- Sony DVP S-7000
- EAD DSP-1000
- Sonic Frontiers SL1 Signature Series
- Sonic Frontiers SFS-80
- Decent interconnects/cables that came with tube gear/DAC

HT
- Onkyo TX-NR807
- PS3
- Optoma HD200-LV
- 88" Elite fixed projector screen
- Paradigm in-wall speakers
- A cheap, second hand paradigm subwoofer (CT series, I think)

 

Zerowaf (nice name) welcome to the forum. Hope you like it here.

 

Wow... That's one impressive looking system and room you've got there Zerowaf!

My humble (in size and price) system:

 

I have recently rewired my system when I purchased the Yamaha amp for £40 as my Azure 640a broke.



My system hasn't changed that much since I registered here seven years ago:-

• Yamaha AX 392
• Rotel 870BX (use this for input selection, headphone output and phono stage)
• Project Debut II
• Marantz CD 6000 OSE LE
• Wharfedale Diamond 9.1
• Panasonic Blueray player
• Goodmans PVR
• Accustic Solutions FM/DAB
• Grado SR60i headphones
• M Audio 24/96 Audiophine sound card

 

Awesome speaker stands

Aren't they a bit high though?

 

That's mine so far starting a diy turntable build soon though.

 

The reason the speakers are so high (100cm) is that my listening position is my tall bed. The tweeters are aligned to my ears. I haven't got space for stands, I am self employed so I keep all my receipts and tax returns in those drawers and then some.

 

Guess I should post these before it gets sold on ebay. The most recent step in my phonostage search- it's not 'the one' however...


Superline Rear by sq225917, on Flickr


Superline top_front by sq225917, on Flickr


Superline_top_rear by sq225917, on Flickr

 

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