Vintage (mostly)Thanks Bill. Your own set up is pretty excellent. posted about 3 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Thanks @sourpuss123 . Appreciate you coming by. posted about 3 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Thanks Davey. It does sound pretty good. Clear, fast, clean, and transparent— not slow and syrupy like one might think of vintage tube. posted about 3 years ago | View comment | |
Сhakster's System TWO in 2017 - 2019Holy wow, Chakster. Magic. Beautiful photography. Respect dude. posted about 3 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Memoed here from a forum post.. On the subject of listening skills...I have never given it much thought. On reflection, it’s been a saga of almost 40 years. An evolution where I keep the good thing... posted about 3 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Thanks @alan2 posted about 3 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)@sbank Thanks. Surprised the SOTA improved on the SP10 in obsidian. posted about 3 years ago | View comment | |
elliottbnewcombjr's SystemGood to see the systems behind the man. Nice retro photography. posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)A member asked a question:I’m planning getting a 401 and still pondering between layered wood and slate for the plinth. I saw your comment about slate being cooler and monochromatic than ... posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
bkeske's Main SystemHey Brian. Dropped by to check out your place. Looks very comfy! Great to see the Jelco 850 and Nobby springs in use. If I may: new speakers might be next. posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
mrklas's SystemElegant and tidy system. The best bit? You store records the way I do - like a record store. So much better for browsing than spine-only view. posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)A member asked a question: Do you still have your HF35 Monoblocs ? Would you recommend any mods to them ? Answer:Yes. 2 sets. One set was modif... posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
abd1's SystemYou might try moving the speakers to where the planters are. posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Ongoing phono psu work. Replaced the GE 6SJ7 with the military version of this. It's a red RCA 5693. It has a big reputation. Woot! What an improvement. 3D space and air. A hint of sweetness (not ... posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
jbhiller's SystemLooks great. Always nice to see the room behind the posts. That Dobro can act as a resonator! posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
Woots SystemWow. Such a clean and professional installation. posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Thanks @16f4Replaced the rectifier tube in the PSU with a GZ34. That cleaned up the bass issue and tightened things up. Fitted a DPDT switch so I can to... posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Thanks Jim. I'm still tweaking so I may do that. I'm going to add a switch to flip between power supplies. I may also replace old PIO caps. posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
16f4's Current SystemWelcome to the basement dwellers club! And I agree. An undamped concrete basement is a lot more controlled that they think. Mine plays out into the space perfectly. posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
Grove Terrace GrooveThey're so fancy, I figured they were wood! I use a less elegant version of concrete on mine. posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
"Budget" B&W setupLove the concrete speaker stands. Very smart. I use concrete blocks for turntable support. posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
Sonus Faber Guarneri systemNice. How do you get to the LP12 with all the gear in front of it? posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
Grove Terrace GrooveThe rig deserves a 1200G and a better rack. posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
Vintage (mostly)Added a vintage tube power supply to my Croft phono preamp. It's replacing the transformer sand diodes. It's old and original. Tube rectifier and series regulator with OC3, 6SJ7, 2 x 6L6 (replaced ... posted over 3 years ago | View comment | |
don_chisholm's SystemNice space. I'd strongly recommend removing the acoustic foam though. It sounds bad. I've been there and someone pointed out the bad news. I did some tests and yes, it distorted the sound. Use GIA ... posted almost 4 years ago | View comment |