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Hi Nando

Yes they are I upgraded the Xover caps with supersound jobs and stuck the st100s on top. I do like them alot but would love a pair of steves cabs. I have tried myself but my skills are not up to steves

 

i used to have those chris for years and i had lockwood re-formed cabs, my wife said they were too big, ehem my cheviots are here to stay, no matter what, now she likes them.

 

What sort of cabs Nando did lockwood build you ? any pics at all ?

 

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Early this week I decided to change my previous Ikea Besta for an Ikea Odda.
(the Odda's dimensions are more modest and therefor suits my modestly sized system better imho)

I also noticed that the Odda has a slightly better finish. (I swapped the supplied castors for 3 hight adjustable cones)









(unfortunately the pic.quality didn't come out the way I had in mind)

cheers,
Alco

 

as few picture of my set up

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Interesting. Can you tell us more about your amps please.

 

Hi Dev, yes they were bit of a gamble as i didn't know much about them when i bought them I knew i like the sound of the 300B but had not heard this amp I have had solid state amp in the past Exposure IV dual regulated then Parasound JC1 monoblocks so these are a bit of a change. These are the supposed speck's.
Dared DV-300B
MONO BLOCK POWER AMPLIFIER
(PARALLEL SINGLE-END CLASS A)

MAX OUTPUT POWER: 22W PER CHANNEL
FREQUENCY RESPONSE: 20-20KHz (±1.5dB)
DISTORTION: ≤2%
SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO: ≥86dB
INPUT SENSITIVITY: 500mV
INPUT IMPEDANCE: 100K ohm
OUTPUT IMPEDANCE: 4 ohm/8 ohm/16 ohm
SIZE: L495 X W260 X H180 MM /piece
WEIGHT: 30.0Kgs/pair
TUBES: 6N8P(6SN7)x4,300Bx4

I like the sound they produce but definately think i can improve on things a new cd player possibly but i am thinking of giving vinyl ago. I like to change things around to improve the sound like most of us. I have made a few mistakes in the past purchasing things that weren't quite, right that is one of the reasons for wanting to get more involved on the forum I feel that if I hear some more systems then I may make a more informed choice in my own set up. I am also looking forward to meeting more Hifi enthusiasts on a social basis.

 

My eye was drawn to the pepsi bottle in the background before I finally found your system

 

Hi my name is Andre Sevigny known on audio forums as MrAcoustat not always popular but i could live with that i have i big mouth and without insulting anybody i say what i want to say a couple of years ago i was banned from two french forums in Quebec Canada back then i went by the name of Panneauman wich in english means a panel guy and to make things worse i'm pro cd,s i have NOTHING against turntables but i cannot stand surface noise i love my music NOISE FREE another thing that i don't like is SUBWOOFERS for others i don't mind but for me NO THANK'S.

Here is my Keep It Simple system. If you want to see photos here is my Flickr home page. http://www.flickr.com/photos/mracoustat/

PS: You can see photos of the all steel frame Acoustat's 1+1s they weigh 200 pounds each also a photo of the builder J.J. Spectra 6600s they weigh 600 pounds each there awsome.





Chord CPM-2600 Integrated Amplifier
Chord One Cd Player
Acoustat's 1+1s modified J.J.

 

Just thought I'd post what I'm using right now. Naim CD5XS, Musical Fidelity A3 integrated and the speakers are B&W Nautilus 804s, one-offs in piano black.

 

My kit

Hi,

Having just joined I've been prompted to tell you about my kit.

I have only been 'into' HiFi for a little over two years now & have probably bought my kit in the wrong manner.

None of it was bought after listening to it & it was bought solely after reading up on HiFi items & reading reviews & putting 2 & 2 together & getting five.

There are very few HiFi shops close to where I live (West Yorkshire) who would demo/lend equipment, so I chose this route as I had to start somewhere & I wanted to buy everything secondhand as IMHO you get more bang for your buck.

So this is the kit I've ended up with over a two year period,

Esoteric SA60 universal disc player, Harman Kardon PA2400 power amp, Tag Mclaren PA20R preamp, Ruark Templar II speakers.

I have just bought a Systemdek IIX TT off Ebay & am now in the process of trying to find/buy a phono amp, again used if possible.

I've also amassed this equipment as well in the last two years,

Arcam Alpha 7SE
Denon DMD 1000
KEF KHT 2005.1
Marantz 2060
Marantz CD6000 OSE SE
Marantz CD67SE (modded)
Marantz SR4400/N1S
Marantz SR7200
Myryad MC100 (modded)
NAD 3140
Panasonic DVD-S75
Pioneer PD-S501
Pure DRX-701 ES
Roksan Kandy KC1 (modded)
Sony DVP-S735D x 3
Sony MDS-JE530
Sony STR-DB930
Stax SR-40
Teac R-H300
Toshiba SD900E

Would like to add a Reel to Reel to this list at some stage, money permitting.

The only problem I have is having a tiny listening space, 20' long x 8' wide & I can only get my speakers 5' apart at the max, not ideal I know, but I manage.

So there it is 'my kit', any comments good or bad are more than welcome as I'm here to learn.

Cheers,

Willie

PS, sorry no pics, but I haven't got a digital camera, yet!!

 

My stuff



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Hi,

Just joined Audiosmile and prompted to show my stuff.

It has been built up over a 23 year period (where has the bloody time gone) and comprises of -

Linn LP12 with Cetech sub-chasis and Origin Live Ultra psu and DC100 motor.
Ekos arm and Lyra Clavis cartridge.
Tom Evans Microgroove + phono stage.
On a Mana Reference table.

Acoustic Precision Eikos CD player.

Naim 82 pre with phono cards removed.

Sonic Bliss psu.

Avondale`d Naim 250 power amp.

Oh and a never used Denon cassette deck to fill a hole in the Sound Organisation stack.

Linn Isobarik speakers.

Please take look at the photo.Any critique on how to improve the sound will be greatfully received, especially if it costs nowt !!!!!

Also any questions, fire away.


Cheers

Davey

 

The room looks quite bare from a sound absorption point of view. I wouldn't be surprised if you find some notes of bass are noticeably louder than others, or the lower voice range can be a little boxy??

For some bed-time reading have a look at the acoustics articles here - http://www.audiosmile.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=40

 

Man Cave





Turntable - Notts Analogue Interspace / Rega RB300 / AT OC9
Phono Stage - Trichord Dino
Digital Sources - Meridian 500 / 566.20 / Apple Airport Express
Amplifier - ATC SIA 2 - 150
Loud Speakers - ATC SCM 35

The old Sony CRT TV has just been relegated to the man cave. Even though its a bit in the way and the picture is not what it was, its still a nice tele and a shame to shove it in the loft (if I could lift it up there)!!!

 

My main amp: Unison Research



My backup amp: Marantz PM4



another spare: Audiolab 8000lx and 8000px



Speakers: PMC FB1's

 

A few changes to my system: a Trio L-07D, fully fettled by Vantage Audio in the UK, and a pair of dipole speakers - Jamo R909s:











It would be fair to say that the wife isn't that taken with the size and aesthetics of the Jamo's (understatement - she absolutely hates them). I'm going to work on the principle that, if they're there for a couple of months, you'll hardly notice them. It's worked for me in the past, but the R909s might be a tough call. Having said that, all my mates love them - obviously a bloke thing. You can see the now-dwarfed Neat MF7s hiding behind the left speaker.

They do, however, sound excellent. The bass quality certainly seems superior to the Neat's rear ported version, but it's early days yet to make definitive judgement calls. Must get a better camera though...

 

Show us your kit

I initially had Castle Howard Quarter speakers and then changed to Proac D15. I bought the 802's on a whim wasn't sure if I could accommadate them in my loft. Could I do with a bigger room for them probably! Tried to upload a jpg photo which has been reduced, keep getting unable to move/copy file any advice would be appreciated!

MF KW 55O amp
EsotericX-03 CDP
MF KW DAB
Sim Audio Moon power condtioner
Marantz CD 640 CD Recorder
B&W N802 speakers
3x BMI Shark power cords
1xMarigo Reference Ultra power cord
2x Stealth Audio PGS interconnects
BCD Engineering rack
NBS Digital cable

 

Sold a fair amount of kit lately and currently operating with a rather stripped down system - no vinyl...

Source:
Foobar2000 on Acer Revo net-top PC with Seagate 1TB Expansion drive (CDs ripped to flac), M2Tech Hi-Face USB-SPDIF

DAC/Pre:
DIY Twisted Pear Buffalo II with Paul Hynes regs & Legato 3.1 I/V stage

Active XO:
Linkwitz Orion upgraded to 3.3.2 spec

Power amps:
2 x DIY 5-channel chipamps

Speakers:
DIY Linkwitz Orion

Will try to sort out some pics at the weekend as I think the dac looks rather cool in its Modu case with acrylic front panel

 

Here's an update / my kit & co exhibitors, as was at Scalford









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