purchased July 2010 from member Kimhou for $450 (including MA-505 arm). Cleaned, serviced (no repairs needed - just maintenance), and completely aligned / set up by Master Technician Alex Lok @ The Analogue Store (Raleigh NC) Aug 2010
purchased with TT (included in TT price) - see TT. Absolutely perfect condition - current value ~$550.00
- Sumiko Blue Point Special EVO III
purchased brand new from The Analogue Store August 2010. Installed and completely set up by Master Technician Alex Lok.
chrome plated brass record stabilizing clamp
PerfectWave Digital Memory Transport. Bought brand-spankin-new 2/10/10 from dealer Brian Kelly for $2200.00
- Audio Note Response Audio 3.1 TC Reference MBX
This is a custom build Audio Note kit DAC 3.1 by Response Audio. Includes signature digital board, AD 1865 N-K chip, AN silver TRANS-268 digital transformer, AN TRANS-496 I/V transformers, TRANS-027/02-AN Ultra HiB output transformers, Balanced outputs, silver wire, Cerafines, V-Caps, and Black Gates. And if thats not enough -- it has a separate chassis dual-mono power supply with Cerafines, Mundorfs, and V-Caps. DAC 5 eat-your-heart-out!!! Completed and in system 1-23-10.
- Audio Note Response Audio 3.1 TC Reference MBX
custom power supply pic
old school tube tuner in perfect shape (Audio Classics B1), refurbished and aligned by Audio Classics 2005. bought from Steve Fields for $850.00 on Feb 13, 2010 - I'm now the 3rd owner of this classic (original owner in Ca, Steve Fields for about 5 yrs, now me)
Built 2008 for Vinh Vu, shown at RMAF 2008. Bought Nov 2009 for $2650.00 (including shipping). Came with the Power Regulator upgrade. Dec 2009 Atma-Sphere upgraded to line-stage V-Caps & Caddock resistor package
bought new summer 2006. April 09 input filters changed to teflon film.
manufactured Dec 1998
upgraded with Caddock resistors and 24K Gold plated by Atma-Sphere for audio show
Upgraded to 12SX7 driver tubes
Bought Oct 2008 from Spencer Banks for $5,934.10 (including shipping)
Ralph at Atma-Sphere upgraded both amps to the MKIII status with full Caddock & V-Caps package and upgraded the power filter caps to the MA2 ones -- total upgrades $4800.00 done Jan 2009
- Grover Huffman SX balanced interconnects
Balanced XLR interconnects throughout. Bought Sc cables Oct 2008, upgraded to Sx version Dec 2009.
- Shunyata Black Mamba powercables
2 of them - power cables for Quads
- Grover Huffman SC digital cable
balanced AES/EBU XLR digital cable bought Dec 2009
- Grover Huffman SX speaker cables
4ft Sc speaker cables Oct 2008, upgraded to Sx version Dec 2009
- Virtual Dynamics David powercable
power cable for preamp
- Silent Source Hi-Current powercables
power cables for amps
- Grover Huffman SX powercables
2 powercables - 1 on digital transport, 1 on DAC
- Symposium Rollerblock Series 2
got Tungsten BALLS ?
- Kymera Magic Wand remote control
Bought new Dec 2009. Very unique universal remote that looks and operates like a Harry Potter magic wand -- necessary? No. Fun? In spades ;)
Purchased Aug 2010 from Ebay member spokentewa7467 for $450. Cleaned, Demagnetized, Recalibrated, and completely Aligned by Master Technician Willie Hermann @ Willie Herman Services (Orinda, CA) Aug 2010 - Willie said that this is the cleanest 680ZX he had seen since he opened them brand new from the factory!!!
Professional Studio CD Recorder and Duplicator. Saved from a pawn-shop for $152.50. Currently valued ~$500-800. Think computers do just fine burning discs, listen to one burned professionally off of one of these and you'll never use the computer again...
- The Cable Pro Noisetrapper Revelation II
No filters, no surge suppressors, no circuit breakers, no fuse power strip bought from Dedicatedaudio Aug 2010 for $249.95 to power Tuner, Nak tape deck, and Marantz CD burner.
The "Engineers" tube tester and standard setter. THis unit is ~1958 to 1962. I bought it off of ebay coming from a engineering school in NY Feb 2010 for $695.00, were it was in functioning condition. I had it refurbished and precision calibrated by Roger Kennedy for $869.13. The caps, resistors, bias pots, GM meter DC bias meter and more was replaced, several fuses were added and the SS-83 and SS-5Y3 rectifiers were replaced with precision solid state units and it was cleaned - finished oct 2010
