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Source: PC with E-MU 0404 sound card

Amplifiers: Exposure XX integrated amplifier (speakers), ANT Amber (headphones)

Speakers: Mordaunt Short MS10i (loudspeakers), Beyerdynamic DT531 (headphones)

Other stuff: Pro Audio interconnect, Van Damme 2.5mm speaker cable, Gale T50 stands
 
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Not again... :cool:

Michell Gyro / Orbe platter / VC power supply / Hadcock 242SE arm / Ortofon Rohmann cartridge

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ATC CA2 preamp
Sonneteer Byron CD player
CAL Sigma II DAC
Trichord Dino phono stage
Pioneer TX-9800 tuner
Yamaha hard disk/CD recorder

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ATC Active 10 speakers on Kan II stands

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-- Ian
 
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Hi all

TT Notts analogue Interspace, Rega RB300 with incognito cabling, Expressimo heavy weight and Ortofon MC25FL.

CDP Copland CDA 277.

AMP Musical Fidelity A1000

Phono Trigon Vanguard (a real winner).

MD Sony MDS-JA333ES, Supported by a Seismic Sink.

Spks Humble but soon to be replaced, Tannoy R1's.

Cables and tings Audioquest Quarzt, Chord Flatline Gold and Target wall and floor stands.

Future plans New TT maybe a Hyperspace or an Orbe not sure which.
Cheers
 
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Hello

Marantz 66 KI Signature amp (no still not got rid of it yet )

Marantz 63 KI Signature CDP, connected to amp via a MIDIMAN AUDIO SUPERDAC by van den hul Ic's.
Mission 780 speakers on atacama se24's on 2 sets of mana soundbases, biwired with kimber 4vs speaker cable.

x-cans v2 and xpsu, wired with ra ics and using senns 565 ovation headphones.

Wharfedale dvd player with qed squart cable and qed qnect 1 ics to amp.
 
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here 's mine

lp12/ittok/at09/slee era gold mk 5/elevator xp/lingo 2

cd72/sugden stemfoort pda 10 dac

Bel canto evo 4/audio research ls2

yamaha tuner with spider ariel draped across fire place.

trichord 500va power block

interconnects mostly MF nuvista

senhieser hd600/rega ear

jmlab 920 electras (nac5)

big wooden childproof chest
 
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My Kit.

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CDP Naim Audio CDi.
Pre Amp: Naim Audio Nac 52
Powered by Naim Audio 52 Power Supply
Poweramp: Naim Audio Nap250
TT Linn LP12/ittock.
Cart: Clear Audio VictoryH
Speakers: Naim Audio SBLs in cherry.
 
Here is the system we have downstairs which is built out of stuff given to me or my old stuff from upgrades:

Goodmans crappy CD Mulitchanger (will be upgraded to my Sony CDP XE530 when I finally get round to buying a CD6000OSE.

Marantz PM4000 amp, far too good for this system IMHO

Old 1984 Sony Reciever (amp section does not work)

JPW 310i Speakers

Overal the sound is quite good for its purpose, its not audiophile but its a lot better than the average mini system. My system puts it to shame though :)


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<<SOURCES>>

TT: PROJECT DEBUT PHONO
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DVD/CD TRANSPORT: TOSHIBA SD200E
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DAC: MUSICAL FIDELITY X24K
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SONY PORTABLE MD: MZ-R55
AIWA CASSETTE
SONY TRINITRON WIDESCREEN TV

<<AMPLIFICATION>>

AMP: MUSICAL FIDELITY XA2
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HEADPHONE AMP: MUSICAL FIDELITY XCANSv2
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AV PROCESSOR: YAMAHA DSPE800
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<<SPEAKERS>>

MAIN SPEAKERS: MISSION 780
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REAR SPEAKERS: JAMO SURROUND 160

CENTER SPEAKER: JAMO CENTER 18

<<CABLES>>

MAIN SPEALERS: QED SILVER ANNIVERSARY BIWIRE

CENTER AND REARS: PURESONIC CABLE

IXOS SCART AND COAX CABLE

ALL OTHER ICS ARE QED QNECT 1 OR 2

<<OTHERS>>

BITS AROUND THE HOUSE,

JAMO STUDIO 160 SLOORSTANDERS.
PHILIPS FR731 SURROUND RECIEVER
FISHER ;) AD M24 CDP
FISHER AUTOMATIC TT ?
SONY MINI SYSTEM
FEW OTHER ODDS AND ENDS.......
 
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Source:

Turntable, LP-12, Cirkus, no arm or power supply.

Toshiba SD-900E DVD Player for CD/DVD-A

AMP:

Yamaha P-2200 PA Power Amplifier with Passive volume control.

Speakers:

Quad ESL-63.
 
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OK here goes:

Stereo
Linn LP12/DIY 'Geddon Clone PSU/Akito 2/Denon DL 103 MC Cart
Stock Linn Arm i/c cable
MF X-LPS
Monster 400 i/c to Pre

I also have a recently purchased Dual 505-4 TT as a poor, (by comparison), spare.

Sony DVP-NS305 DVD Player (used as CD Transport)
Eccosse 'Producer' Co-ax Digi Lead
Rotel RDP-980 Offboard DAC
Monster 'CD' i/c to Pre

Rotel RC1070 Pre amp
DIY 'GWS' i/c to Pwr amp
Rotel RB1070 Pwr amp
DIY 'FFRC' fl-bw Speaker cable

Mission 782 Floorstand speakers

All powered of a DIY Dedicated Hi-FI mains spur with DIY dual stage 'Swampy' active noise filter ( ie, the Electrical power actually goes thru the Filter). I also have a couple of RA yello and a Kemp Lo-pwr mains cables.

DIY Turntable wallshelf. Fully welded construction, Brazillian 7 ply wooden Platform on 3 upturned adjustable spikes. The Linn manual said to mount the TT on a firm, light, rigid, low mass support, so thats what i did. Wall shelfs and lightweight internal stud walls do work VERY effectively if you use your brains when fixing it to the wall.
Atacama Europa Hi-Fi rack for the boxes with DIY squashy feet isolation plats under DVD, DAC and Pre.
DIY Granite/wood/Air Tube speaker plinths under speakers.

Soon gonna try some wooden 'soldiers' under the Floor (now done ), directly under the speaker positions to try and couple the speaker Plats to the concrete house foundations. This is to try to reduce the 'Drum skin' effect of my springy suspended wooden floors with large resonant crawl space underneath. A cheap experiment that may or may not work, just need to get covered in building dust and cobwebs to find out. :(

Overall pretty happy with the sound right now and have been for a few weeks- curious. I'm sure the nice sunny weather and long days is playing its part in my general happiness at the moment too though.

AV System
Purely anecdotal but thought i better mention it.

Sony NS-DVP305 DVD player (yes the same one)
IXOS 131AV gold, 5 metre, fully wired Scart

Panasonic NV-FJ630 Hi-Fi VCR
IXOS .75AV Fully Wired Scart

Grundig SKY box
IXOS . 75AV Fully wired Scart

Panasonic TX-W32R4DP 32" Widescreen TV with built in Dolby Pro-logic and sh!tty external speakers- more than adequate for my AV needs.

Basically the DVD player is connected to the Hi-Fi via a Digi lead to DAC for music and to the TV via Scart for movies. The Stereo and AV is in essence separate though.

Edited to Add:
Sep 03. Just replaced my DIY wallshelf with a MANA referenece (P2) wallshelf for the LP12.

It now kinda looks like this :
 
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My System

Sources:
Linn LP12/SME3009 MkII/Shure V15 on Mana reference shelf
Naim CD3.5 on Mana reference table

Amps:
Naim 32.5/SNAPS2/140 on referenced Mana 3 tier

Spreakers:
Naim Credos

Cables:
Various by Naim, Chord and IXOS
 
Source:-

Arcam 7se + Audiocom superclock1 -Used as Transport
Tag F3 DAC20

Amp:-

Home made pre £15 (used mostly) passive
Nad 340

Speakers

B&W 601s2

Isolation

IXOS 306 Sorbothane feet- under transport
Book with black cloth rapped around on top of transport
Blue tack under speakers

Mains:-

Lynwood mega mains filter/power supply
3 TNT TTS Home made mains cables
I have connected a mains spur straight from the fuse box (good cheap upgrade £20)

Interconnects:-

Nordost BLACK KNIGHT
PROGOLD DIGITAL CABLE

Speaker Cable

Chord Rumour

When I'm happy with my Diy pre amp I'll look for a power amp/ then save up again to buy some speakers.
 
For music:
- Squeezebox Touch powered by a Welbourne labs psu
- Meridian 568.2 AV processor acting as a stereo DAC and pre-amp
- Canary CA-608 valve amp
- Impulse Ta'us horn loaded 3 way speakers
- Stillpoints under the Bel Canto and Meridian 568.2
- Power and speaker cables are from Coherent Systems, you wouldn't believe how much difference the power cables made. The digital interconnect (coax) is from Zanash. Balanced cables from the Meridian to the Bel Canto are neutric terminated from Audio Technica.

I have my whole CD collection cut to FLAC using EAC and powerDB. It's fully backed up to a several independent drives.
The Touch can run it's own server, but I actually find it sounds and responds better when the music files are hosted by my laptop and at the moment, my music is being hosted by an old PC.

For AV
- Panasonic PTAE1000 projector 1080p) connected to a UPS (just in case)
- Sony PS3 for games, BD, DVDs and TV. The PS3 now has a 640GB HD
- Sony PlayTV add on for the PS3, adding PVR capability
- Meridian 568.2 AV processor (firmware version 2.5b)
- Rotel RB971 mk2 power amp powering the rear speakers
- Kef 3001 rear speakers
- Boggo 3.5m HDMI cables between the PS3 and AE1000. Wireworld Supernova5 toslink between the PS3 and processor. QED speaker cables to the Kef 3001s. Zanash cable from the 568.2 to the RB971.
The PS3, processor, Rotel amp and my headphone amp are all sat on a Quadraspire 4 tier stand which nicely tidies things up.

All the above (stereo and AV) is controlled using a Marantz RC2000 learning remote control.

Headphone system (sited at my PC)
- Little Dot iv valve headphone amp. Connected using a Zanash stereo interconnect cable. This is being driven by the unbalanced pre-outs from the 568.2, meaning that the 568.2 is acting as a the DAC and volume control. Very nice it is too.
- Sennheiser HD600s with some 540 Refs as backup.

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Where next:
Not sure. I've heard a lot of kit over the years. Taking into account my room, I'm not convinced that any speakers I've ever heard would work better in there (regardless of cost).
I've also heard a variety of sources, a potential might be a Meridian 861v4, but they're several K, even s/h.
The only other step that comes to mind would probably be a seriously expensive 300b amp, and as I've never seen one that is fully enclosed (to keep out the prying fingers of my son), I don't see anything changing for quite a while now.
 
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Marantz CD63 Mk 1 (somewhat modded)
Marantz CD63 Mk 1 (as a spare, yet to be played with..) UPDATE now gone
Marantz CD53 Mk 1 (if I get bored playing with the others) UPDATE now gone
TAG DAC20 (Needed running in but now appreciated!)
Linn LK1 & LK2 (minor fiddling with)
Castle Severn Mk 1 (biwired with FFRC & bases filled with sand) ..UPDATE now changed for SBLs + NACA 5
Sony ST-S311 Tuner
Dual CS 504 turntable.. UPDATE now changed for LP12, RB300, K9, 'Geddon Clone...
Sennheiser 565 Ovation phones
CMOY (DIY) Headphone amp
Sony MZ-R55 Minidisc
Tandy Gold patch/Linn analogue interconnects
Ecosse Producer digiconnect
DIY mains filter for sources (Swampy's)

All supported on bespoke welded rack bolted firmly to the wall... except the Castles of course.

+ AV gear..
Yamaha A5 cinema amp
Mission 701 (for rear speakers)
JPW mini monitor (for center speaker) UPDATE now changed for Castle Keep
Nad 302 amp powering home made subwoofer
Sony widescreen, Proline DVD, Philips Digibox. UPDATE now changed for Philips DVD725 & Sony Freevew box (digi out) -(thanks Mr Sukebe!)
OFA Mosaic remote
 
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My Systems:

Main System
  • CDS2/XPS
  • Creek T43 Tuner
  • Rega Planar 3 w/Dynavector 10x4 Mk2
  • NAC52/Super
  • 2*NAP135
  • Royd Albion
  • Mana Supports (CDS2@P5, 52@P4, T43@P4, P3@P4, XPS@P3, Super@P3, 135s@P3, Albions@myP1)
  • Two 20-amp 12-gauge Dedicated Power Circuits with custom Power Bar;
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Office / Project Studio
  • Cambridge CD6
  • Sansui T-909 Tuner
  • NAC102/SNAPS2(DualRail)
  • NAP110, Royd Merlin
  • Headline/SNAPS2(DualRail);

Home Theater
  • Toshiba 65HDX82 65" RPTV
  • Custom HTPC (ATI AIW Radeon 9700, M-Audio Delta 410, etc.)
  • Sony DVP-C600D DVD
  • RCA VCR
  • Goldstar VCR
  • Sony STR-DB940 AV/Receiver
  • Royd AV77 (Center)
  • Royd Squires (Front)
  • Celestion 120 (Rear)
  • Home Theater Master MX-700 Remote Control
 
Nice rig boxsoft.

Where did you get the white ear mounted in your listening room?

Cool.
 
Boxsoft,

I would listen to music with my eyes well shut, not a pretty sight, arrgh... :JPS:
 
The plaster ear was a gift from a friend. I'm not sure where he found it, but it seemed quite appropriate for my listening room. ;)

That statue was given to me by my wife's grandmother. It had belonged to her grandfather (who had passed away), and everyone in the family hated it. When I discovered it in their basement and exclaimed my appreciation, she gladly gave it to me. Jill still doesn't love it as I do, but she's learned to appreciate the intrinsic artistic value. :D

A friend once pointed out to me that much of the art around the house (and especially in my listening room) is "violent". I guess I like my art to shake me up, which is what I also expect from much of my music listening. That's also why I have Naim gear, because it really serves up the "life" in the music. Too many "audiophile" systems smooth everyone out, leaving the result bereft of any emotion.

-=> Mike Hanson <=-
 

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