I have been involved into high end audio for about 7 years now .
My long time favorite preamps have been Audio research /Marklevinson i also owned a ML 431 and a graaf GM 200 power amp.
I am not very much a digital fan and i like the set up that i have now, although it might be a bit on the dry side of neutral, it is very dynamic and clean .
The thiel diamond tweeters are very nice especially with strings and voices , the attack of those high frequency units is phenomenal.
At the moment i just buy more records i enjoy especially flamengo music ,Manitas de plata being my favorite LP to spin
very nice and dynamic sound , makes me wonder why i should spent more.
Nagra PL-P
very dynamic/clean sound and very precise tends to be a bit on the dry side of neutral
Krell EVO 400 mono
Very clean and dynamic sound , has to be under power a day to get the warmth in.
Koetsu urushi wajima
very good cartidge, very dynamic great tracker not a dust collector. beatiful with voices
van den Hul the condor
Open body so you have to be careful with it , great detail and dynamics light tracker
andromeda audio illusion diamond
My own designs . They will stay within plus /minus 1,5 dB bandwith measured from 250 hz till 19 khz , measurements under 250 hz are very roomdependent
van den Hul Vde hul condor
My repaired condor with the coilwires now shortened and behind the red cloth
Koetsu Urushi
Urushi wajima again just before switchig to the Condor , Tracking weight 1,80 gram and all the settings are written down
SME 20/3 A
its finally playing my favorite record ,Flairck :de eerste dag na je vertrek . meaning the first day after you left.
sme 20/3A
Assembling the sme together with the importer takes me back to my youth ,assembling kit aeroplanes just kidding , man o man a whole lot of parts and the build quality is very good a lot of pride of ownership . maybe not at first glance but surely after you have assembled the whole thing
sme 20 / 3a
screws and bolts , but a beautiful piece of construction
sme nice
in between
sme 20
A lot of parts
sme sme
turntable
sme new
this record clamp is heavy
vd hul condor
sounds much better than the vpi arm /table combination , but at a price difference of course ,
SME Series V
A light and a bit fragile feeling in comparison to the heavy jmw arm , but is a breeze to adjust and produces a precise sound
koetsu wajima
Now mounted in the sme arm and playing its first tunes , i ll make a comparison after a while and write my expiriences down
koetsu and sme 5 wajima
Japanese laquer
unknown , i ll ask! acoustic absorber
acoustic panels , filled with ??? 120 cm , 60 cm 17 cm thick
absorbers ?
room wih absorbers and measuring microphone (not in use). good stuff
koetsu vd hul modified koetsu urushi
A koetsu wajima with a vd hul 1 stylus
london(decca) super gold
My new reference cartidge moving iron(i think) with a comlete different technique of turning movements into electrical signals , output 5 mV so no transformer needed i think i plug it into the mm of the pre
london super gold
MY new reference cartridge taken after a couple lps , and it doesnt sound dissapointing , first of all the transformer of the nagra is taken out of the signalpath , and it actually sounds very good but different fom normal mc s , but its to early for fianl comments
ayon audio spirit
look im an audiofile , check out the cables
ayon audio spirit
tubes
Convergent Audio Sl 1 ultimate mk 2
my new toy , first impression heavy , it has the legend front panel
More plans ,im gone make a turntable plus probably an arm and compare it against the SME , there will be a lot of " industrial design " involved and a lot of metals cause im a metal guy.
Keywords : All kind of metals . Direct drive as there seems to be "something" connected to that. Must be able to take it apart without problem . Designing "adjustable" decoupling feet , threaded so they can be used under speakers as wel
Off course i ll post on the SME 20 /2 A (where does the 2 stand for , A is arm i reckon) I ll look at LP mint protractor ,i saw it was part of your system
Thanks , Im not going into cables, to much uncontrollable variables............!!!!!!! If i put in a ARC preamp i get also more bloom and less of the dryness/leannes , with a tube poweramp even more , i accept its not perfect, but what system is . The speakers are designed to have a very flat frequency response they stay within a 3 dB bandwith all the way up to the end of my metersscale +- 1,5 dB , very neutral response up to 19 khz
Great looking set up! I heard the Krell Evo amps and they are special indeed!
Great looking speakers you designed!
Let us know how you like your new turntable. I highly recommend the Mint LP protractor if you have not considered one. Made my TT sing!
Have you considered IC's other than Transparent? This may help with your "dryness". I really like Harmonic Technology Magic. YMMV
"As i dont get many comments on my system"- You'll find a lot more people view your system than actualy leave post. On my system thread I have 45 or so post and 5500 views. I also look at many systems without posting.
I could get a good price on my VPI , so i decided to order a brandnew SME 20/A which has received a motor/control update as well so to speak its the latest version. Im very curieus
As i dont get many comments on my system i will write something down . Future plans ,...which will may or may not be realized .
A Zanden preamp . A different turntable . There are many models and extraordinary designs to choose from , as i have a high regard for M fremer reviews the one that is "affordable" to me and has his high regards is the SME 20 / 5 arm . As i work in the mechanical industry , desinign some thing by myself would be also a nice thing to do , i have many contacts in workshops (CNC machines and what more ) But it seems in the world today there are a lot of designs which probably leave not much room for improvement.
Sometimes yes , although not very often to the pyramid ones as the 20 mm thiel diamond tweeter is miles ahead of the 25 mm ceramic one that is mounted in the pyramid , i built speakers for a hobby/commercially so switching/ making different models is the fun of the game i think it would be very interesting to replace the 30 mm ceramic with a 30 mm diamond although they are very expensive , also a nice comparison is the 260 mm paperwoofer compared to the 2 200 mm eton woofers for bass reproduction , by switching now and then i learn what i want for future models its an evolutionary process
Very nice system yourself. Do you use all the speakers in the pictures, for differant music? As for my Basis, the entire cupboard is on the other side of a main carrying beam so there is no vibration tranfer. I can play at deafening volumes and huge amounts of bass with no feedback problems. I don't do it very often but sometimes. The wife gets pissed though.
