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« on: April 08, 2005, 08:53:06 PM »
Anyone got pics of their gear and/or their rooms? Lets see them!
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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2005, 09:48:37 PM »
I've been thinking of taking some picks of my modest setup....I'm waiting till the new speaker cables get here and then I'll post some.  :)

Show us yers Tim!  :D
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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2005, 11:12:27 AM »
here is the amp - my (heavily) modded joLida 302a...



premod:


postmod:


more mod:


and more mod:


new pot, selector and feet:




i'll get a few more up of some of the rest of the gear this weekend...
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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2005, 11:36:16 AM »
here are a few pics of what I've got (the good stuff, anyway)

Grace 901 - with custom silver cable (made by our very own Leegeddy), with 1/4" plug to RCA pair, for when I don't want to use my headphones.


Grado RS-2 headphones


Another picture of the Grace


one more :)

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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2005, 12:53:03 PM »
Place this URL inbetween the image tags   [img.] URL GOES HERE  [/img.]    and  you'll be posting a photo from Manley's website. (remove the periods after "img"
http://manleylabs.com/BIGPIXPAGES/SEPPNEOpic.html

Image tags point at local or WWW resouces.
In order to save space on Bri's HD you need to put the picture somewhere on the web.
Photobucket.com has worked well for a few on TS.com.
Photobucket allows you to U/L a pic and tells you it's URL without having to use that tricky "Right-Click>>Properties" thing.

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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2005, 12:55:24 PM »
macdaddy-

if you need a balance control knob, I may have one hanging around in my spares box.     ;)

Nice mods !

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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2005, 12:59:38 PM »
Place this URL inbetween the image tags [img.] URL GOES HERE [/img.] and you'll be posting a photo from Manley's website. (remove the periods after "img"
http://manleylabs.com/BIGPIXPAGES/SEPPNEOpic.html

Image tags point at local or WWW resouces.
In order to save space on Bri's HD you need to put the picture somewhere on the web.
Photobucket.com has worked well for a few on TS.com.
Photobucket allows you to U/L a pic and tells you it's URL without having to use that tricky "Right-Click>>Properties" thing.

Thanks!

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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2005, 01:29:07 PM »
Here's my system...

Music Hall cd-25 (PS-1 mod + op amp upgrade) >
Benchmark DAC-1 >
YS Audio Symphonies Plus tube pre >
McCormack DNA-1 (deluxe edition)  >
Von Schweikert VR-2's
All coming from a Panamax 5510 PC (which will probably be the first to go).


Interconnects:
Acoustic Zen Wow! - 1m coax (cd-25>dac-1)
Acoustic Zen Wow! -  1m rca's (dac-1>pre)
Acoustic Zen Matrix II - 1m rca's (pre>amp)
Acoustic Zen Hologram - 8' bi-wired (amp>speakers)

Power Cords:
Signal Cable Magic Power Digital - 3' (dac-1>PC)
Signal Cable Magic Power - 3' (pre>PC)
Signal Cable Magic Power - 3' (amp>PC)
Signal Cable Magic Power - 3' (wall outlet>PC)


62" Mitsubishi DLP Television (widescreen, HD)










« Last Edit: April 12, 2005, 02:15:06 PM by Mic D »

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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #8 on: April 09, 2005, 01:54:15 PM »
WOW.....some impressive stuff so far.  I can't wait to see more!   Here's one from the "sweet spot" of my meager setup.  I'll post a few more in a bit.........




Here are a few more.  :)

Here's the rack....wish I could spread things out more but Heather has a stranglehold on the living room.  Someday I'll have a playback room! ;D

From top to bottom (excluding the cable box and Tivo)

-Toshiba 3960 (via either a pair of bumblebee rcas or canare lv-77s digi coax and a generic s-video )
-TEAC EQ....just a cheapy I like to use for old, rough sounding dead shows......and the blinky lights)
-Toshiba 4960 (via either pair Blue Truth rcas or Monster THX optical toslink)
-Sony STR-DE897 (man I need a new amp)
-Sony RCD-W1 (This thing has gotten almost no use in the last few years)



Pic of the left speaker.  Pair of Polk RTi8 and I really love these speakers.  Presantly connected using  Monster 14 gauge OFC and terminated with some monster bananas....I have some new cables on the way from leegeddy !


Just a pic of my new brass speaker spikes.  I can't really tell if they make a difference from the plastic ones my speakers came with but the definatly look better.



« Last Edit: April 09, 2005, 04:05:40 PM by BCostigan »
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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #9 on: April 09, 2005, 02:44:53 PM »
macdaddy-

if you need a balance control knob, I may have one hanging around in my spares box.     ;)

Nice mods !

+t for the offer...

i thought about having dual gain pots, but stayed with the TKD the volume pot; it is a quality component.

the shorter the chain, the truer the sound, and i think that at this point, adding a balance pot would quite possibly diminish the sound (however slightly) for something that is a convenience, and not an essential. i am a minimalist at heart...

for the record:

PS caps > Panasonic
wima caps > Hovlands
infincaps > Audiocap thetas.
volume pot is TKD
source select is elna
all input RCA's > Cardas 2x22 rhodium
speaker taps are upgraded as well
 new, stabilizing feet

the amp has been changed from pentode to triode operation, which involved soldering a 100k resistor (Kiwame) across pins # 3 and #4 on the EL34 sockets. i think this is the way to go with high sensitivity speakers...

funny though, the output is only 25 w/ch, which might seem piddley, but the unit cranks...
-macdaddy ++

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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #10 on: April 09, 2005, 04:21:57 PM »
Here's my sweetspot, w/ mess:




ASL QT1001 - Purchased from Audiogon about a month ago... love it...




Klipsch Heresy II - purchased from a friend w/ some high dollar speaker cable that was total shit for $400... He originally purchased them unfinished in 1991, and "finished" them rather poorly... I've been wanting to refinish them, but I'm pretty lazy... Home Depot speaker wire shown...



And finally, the sub I purchased from Ducati, w/ IXOS interconnects from Jason B:

Tickets are dead to me.  Except the ones I have, don't have, and lost.  Not to mention the ones you have, don't have, and lost.   And the ones that other dude has, doesn't have, and lost.  Let me know if you need some tickets, I'm happy to oblige. 

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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #11 on: April 09, 2005, 05:49:31 PM »


And finally, the sub I purchased from Ducati

Bastard.  :)


Nice amp too.  Man......all these tOOb pics are making me drool.
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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2005, 02:31:23 AM »
Here's my system...


can i come to your house some weekend and watch movies? ;D

pfife, i think i need to visit you as well ;)


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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2005, 02:59:56 AM »
LOVIN IT!!!!

looking good guys... I'll snap some pics tomorrow...
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Re: playback-pr0n
« Reply #14 on: April 10, 2005, 10:28:20 AM »
Here's my system...


can i come to your house some weekend and watch movies? ;D


Sure. It's a wonderful experience.  :P

 

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