System 1- denon avr 3312 & onix oa21 powering Dali suite 2.8,chord cables
System 2- onix oa21 & apex audio power supply,pmc tb2,iMac,Sony es cd,rega p2,grado cartridge,supra cables
System 3- onix oa31s,kef q15,technics sl1210s x2,vestax mixer,denon drm 700 tape deck,linn/chord cables.
Yes I am an onix fanboy!
Oh god, this is like a Playboy spread for valves! data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7Getting a bit hot and bothered.
And I love BlueWizards manly grotto and his DIY speakers, always a pleasure to see them.
Main System Living Room
Linn LP12 Turntable
Arcam CD72T CD player
Squeezebox Touch
CA Dac Magic
CA 840A amp
Audiovector M3i speakers
HT Room
Revolver Turntable
Arcam Alpha CD player
Squeezebox duet
Pioneer LX60 amp
Mission 753 speakers
Bedroom
Squeezebox Classic
Audiolab 8000A amp
Tannoy Eclipse speakers
I love seeing other people's systems. Not interested in AV - just stereo for me, so love this thread.
Some real beauties so far. Valve amps just look so cool data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Anyway, here's mine. Built up over anumber of years and I love it.
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The Music Lover by simon ess, on Flickr
Speakers: Pierre Etienne Leon ML2 isobariks. From the 1980s - £110
TT: Thorens TD150 II with Sure cartridge and Jico SAS stylus. - approx £200 total
Amp: Sugden A21a series 2. - £510
CD: CA 740c. - Bought new before I knew better
Phono stage: CA 640P. Did have a Graham Slee, but found it too bright.
There's also an Onkyo ND-S1 I-pod dock with digital out to the CA 740. The TV also has digital out to the CA 740.
Thats a good price for a Series2 A21a!
Valve amps sound great too! data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Thanks - yea, bought it just before 2nd hand prices started to climb. Pure luck.
RobertSeymour,
You've got a LUXMAN TURNTABLE!!!!
How do you find that? They cost a King's ransom, but they do look very clean, and I would expect them to perform beautifully. But YIKES! ... the price.
Here is the latest Luxman turntable -
LUXMAN PD-171 TURNTABLE at Music Direct
Would dearly love one of these, but just can't see parting with that much money.
Steve/bluewizard
Steve, my PD-272 was £160, hardly a kings ransom data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
Its a pity that the new Luxman (recent) turntables are all belt driven, and not made on the grounding of the 70's and 80's battleship PD-300, PD-444, PD-555 etc.
Anyway back to the 272, I really like it, it spins at the right speed (just about) and has a really nice arm. Looks great and is quite quiet for a relatively cheap DD from the late 70's/early 80's with a basic wood frame plinth.
Nice to see speakers given room to breath - seems like most people don't bother with that anymore data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7
My humble little system consists of the following;
Roksan Kandy K2 CD PlayerUpgraded Yamaha A-S500 (Getting replaced with a K2 Amp on Friday)//static.avforums.com/styles/avf/smilies/clap.gifMission E34 FloorstandersBK XXLS200 SubwooferChord Chameleon interconnectAtlas Hyper Bi-wire speaker cableQEDReference sub cableLovethe speakers simon ess