Brandy with your tunesSystem edited: TD124 added to the idler collection, which for me is now complete. The 124 is a 1958 model and is very smooth sounding. posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
The SummitDan, your new plinth is very nice indeed. The copper matt looks very striking with the wood. I've been looking for a copper matt, but still no luck. One day my timing will be right. How do you like... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesthanks Dan, it's just a hobby, (woodwork) and I have the benefit of being in the motorcycle painting business, so have access to all the nice clears, and colours. posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
The Summitvery nice system Dan, I especially like your 401, very very nice! posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesThanks Zephyr, the amps are very well built, but in stock form looked a little boring to me. Everything was flat silver. But being 845 tube amps, sound quite nice. The preamp however is built like ... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunessorry, that's 2" platter posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesSystem edited: New @" solid aluminum platter, built today and weighs in at 26 lbs. Sound seems to be more dynamic and deeper bass. posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesSystem edited: newly finished Lenco L70 turntable just added to my stable of tables. It features a Padauk wood open plinth design with an SME 3014 arm and Ortofon SPU GM Mono cartridge. posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesThanks Dan, I really enjoy the DIY stuff. It makes the equipment seem a little more personal rather than generic. :) posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesThanks Dan, the Morel drivers are very nice. The speakers are really surprising for their size. The bass is unreal from these, and I actually returned them after I first bought them because they we... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesthanks Cymbop. The diffuser is built using 2 x 2"'s cut at random lengths from 1" to 4" long. I framed a piece of 3'8" plywood with 1x3" and laid the random pieces in on th... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesThe ShengYa V518's have been sold and replaced with the GF RBS-1's. Not as efficient but sound a little more accurate to my ears. posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesSystem edited: Extra turntables removed from system, as the 301 was the only one getting used and the IC's have been switched to Morrow's MA3's w/Eichman copper connectors. The cables made a big di... posted over 9 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesThanks Jetrexpro, My son Dan works for me but doesn't have any interest in my audio hobby, so I'm left to build my plinths myself. I kind of like it that way. :) posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesSystem edited: System setup revised to have my main tables all together. posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesThe AR/XA is now my dedicated mono table with an Ortofon SPU GM mono cartridge. Now I can understand what the mono fuss was about. I read in a forum some time ago, about how good a mono lp can soun... posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesSystem edited: more changes! the Garrard 301 now has 2 arms, an Opera ST600 and a Clearaudio Satisfy. The Black Widow is back on the Opera table. (it sounds better on that one) posted almost 10 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesThanks very much Jond. Lol, the brandy is the color. Yes, I built the stands, it's my hobby, the upright are steel pipe with threaded rods inside. Then the pipes are filled with sand. The brass kno... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesSystem edited: pics of Garrard 301 updated. Finally finished the plinth. This is an open skeletal plinth. I will be building a mass loaded plinth as in order to do proper comparisons. posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Fairly simple, but pretty dialed in.very nice clean system. posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesthanks for that info. I actually made 2 leather mats today. A thin and thicker leather. The thin really brings out detail, but find I loose a bit of the "Garrard" sound. The thicker seems... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesThanks Dan, the higher end Chinese gear is very well built, and the prices are on the affordable side. I've been very impressed with sound quality, as have others who have come for a listen. H... posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesBlack Widow arm moved to the Garrard 301 along with my Boheme high compliance cartridge. posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesSystem edited: stand has been changed to allow for better space. Main turntable has had the Infinity Black widow arm added on. posted about 10 years ago | View comment | |
Brandy with your tunesThanks Glenhifi, You have a nice collection yourself. I spend a lot of time in this room as I'm not much for television. For a small room, it works quite nicely. The acoustics are surprisingly good... posted over 10 years ago | View comment |