surferandy's System

by surferandy on

Description

Not an ideal placement, but when you have a great rural view I would rather look at it than a wall when listening to music. Also had a long term problem with one channel bias on LP12, thanks to Audiogon turns out Turntable was angled down by 20mm!
Just upgraded to the Wand Plus Tonearm OMG what a spectacular sound, just got to develop the muscle memory to change LP's whist having a drink.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 33’ × 17’  X large
Ceiling: 8’

Components Toggle details

    • Marrantz 6005 CD
    Replaced Shanling CDT 100 this year better in every aspect.
    • Linn LP-12 Sondek
    Mine from the 80's, Dynavector DX20 MC LO. Traced a weak channel to being out of level.
    • Marantz ST15S1 Reference Tuner
    Finally ditched the portable aerial, sucked it up and got onto the roof to fit a $13 FM aerial, stunning difference.
    • Jolida JD9A Phono amp
    Rolled mullard 12AX7
    • Ming Da Mono Block Tube Amplifiers MD90 4 x KT90's per side
    90/120 w tube power amplifiers, triode and ultra linear. Extensively rolled and recently recapped and biased.
    • Sennheiser Electronics RS185 Headphones
    took some breaking in.
    • Soul to Soul Custom Rack
    Increased gap lower shelf for tube heat dissipation, no real vibration protection on suspended floor, have to have a think about mounting LP12 on a shelf or tiptoe for the rest of my life.
    • Focal Electra BE 1038 II
    Recent upgrade, totally in love with them.
    • Yamaha A-S1100
    Used as a Pre Amp. Originally wanted to scale back the separates to create a less tube oriented system - for reliability and maintenance. Underwhelmed with the Yamaha and it wont be a permanent fixture.
    • Dynavector DX20 - 2 Low Output
    • The Wand, Wand Plus Tonearm
    10.3 inch - the longest able to be fitted to LP12. Stunning upgrade works superbly.
    • Mogami Speaker Cables

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Nice large room, interesting Hi Fi setup.
Speakers did not listen, but they are interesting. I found an review, full of praise about the high and upper mids, and a good bass, but bass speed can not keep electrostatic, which is understandable. How satisfied are you with the speakers?
If you listen to the amplifier as a triode or pentode?

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