Garrard/Shindo/Altec

by patrickamory on Done For Now
The legendary EMT 997

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I've returned to dynamic speakers! Via another vintage British manufacturer of course... Tannoy. 10" Monitor Reds sitting in their original (unnamed) enclosures) and now driven by a Shindo Montille. While I miss the beauty and magical sheen of the Quads, I find myself being more drawn into the music now. They call this pace, articulation and dynamics among other things... I call it rediscovering my record collection. SUPER awesome.

LignoLab / A23 plinth with the EMT 997 banana tonearm takes the system to a new level... EMT custom stereo and mono carts now in system as well.

Shindon Monbrison replaces my linestage and phonostage, and I'm not looking back. More than anything else this single component transformer my entire system.
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    • Garrard 301 / LignoLab A23 Plinth
    Now in the LignoLab / Auditorium 23 plinth, with the solid copper pivoted armboard.
    • EMT 997
    The legendary banana arm, now being manufactured again by the original engineer with the original jig. Easily replaced a classic 9
    • Shindo Super SPU-A
    I have now attained cartridge perfection.
    • Auditorium 23 step-up transformer for SPU
    Perfectly matched for SPU cartridges
    • EMT OFD25i
    Another "JH special", this one mono. Fat, honest, in your face mono sound. Fantastic on Blue Notes. Again massive and needs a massive arm to control it. 5g tracking force!
    • Sentec EQ10 mono phono preamp
    Tubed mono phono preamp with dozens of selectable curves for 78s and early mono pre-RIAA records
    • Shindo Monbrison
    Forget about it - this small box of vintage parts exquisitely tuned by hand replaced 3 huge hulking pieces of tube equipment and sounds more musical to boot!
    • Shindo Montille
    Perfect little 15 watt EL-84 push-pull amp.
    • Shindo silver interconnects
    Shindo's own silver interconnects with low-mass connectors.
    • Auditorium 23 speaker cable
    I think this is only the cable they make... hand-assembled, thin conductors, cotton insulation with a homely look... but the sound is far from homely... these things just let the music FLOW through... 8 feet
    • Noblesse Guizu SRW-3A component rack
    Fantastic 3-shelf rack from China made of solid walnut and built to resonate at 3 Hz. Still not well known in the US and only spottily imported - you can see pictures of their other stuff at guizu.com.cn.
    • Tannoy 10
    The amazing 10

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Patrick, I am emailing from my parent's hoome in Chicago. While cleaning the closet, I discovered their old system, including a Garrard 301! I decided to rebuild this turntable, using a SME 3012, and a new plinth. Was your Garrard ready to operate, or did you rebuild yours? How does the 301 compare to your previous Acoustic Solid?

Scott

skushino

Hi Patrick,

As another vinyl fan, I meant to comment on your system long ago. Very nice! Like yours, my TT (Micro Seiki) can mount multiple tonearms. How has the Ortofon mono cartridge worked for you? I am looking for a dedicated mono cartridge, that will mount on a SME 3012 or Micro Seiki Max-282 tonearm. The Ortofon monos are on my short list. Why did you choose the CG 25 over the SPU mono? Are you pleased with the results?

Best,
Scott

skushino

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