Pics of my system
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Topic: Pics of my system
Posted By: oliverstoned
Subject: Pics of my system
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 10:07
The system 
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 10:16
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Nice. How is it going with the new Focal speakers? ------------- Soldato of the Pan Head Mafia. We'll make you an offer you can't listen to. http://bandcamp.com/jpillbox" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp Profile |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 11:09
 some great gear!
i got a "new" record deck ! a Roksan Xerxes - some say to be better than Linn Sondek
 will find out. will post a photo when i have it properly set up.
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 11:12
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So....you obviously have plenty of money to spend on good gear.
Don't really know what to think or say.
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 11:16
I don't have it yet. These are the Mission 32i, ultra budget speaker. I have so much things to buy. But it's on my priority list, along with great power cables and the Sony WD-m6, the best walkman ever. I need it for the summer. |
Mascodagama wrote:Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 11:17
Not so much money and i'm completely broke. But for example i don't drive and so i don't have a car. |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 11:19
Compare the two, i hope you didn't sell back the Linn? There's also "Pink triangle", an english brand which is Linn's competitor. |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 11:25
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From High to bottom: -N/A Converter Goldmund Mimesis 14 -Transport Sonic Frontier SF-T1 -Preamplifier Rotel Michi + Headphones amp Sugden Le bijou -Power amplifier Jolida 302 pseudo triode Speakers Mission M32i Subwoofer magnat Omega 380 (38cm diameter speaker)
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 11:33
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Side view: The subwoofer is hidden in the back and there are a lot of filters behind the system. 
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 11:53
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You can see well the subwoofer on the right with its 75kg of weight on it: 
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 13:47
me sell my Linn..?
 i'll probably be buried with it!!
as for Pink Triangle, YESSSSS - on my list of hifi legends-to-try-before-i-die.
btw - that sub rocks! literally!
 i bet your neighbours love you!------------- Prog Archives Tour Van
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 14:15
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Good play on word 
Yes, the more weight you put on the subwoofer, the tighter the low. He's on a 1KW filter and alone on a dedicated line in 4mm2. And yes, the neighbourhood may suffer!! 
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 05 2007 at 15:06
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I'm currently doing a match between the two best electrodynamic headphones HD600 Vs HD650 
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 07 2007 at 03:56
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-CD setup: Drive "Sonic Frontiers SFT-1" + converter "Goldmund Mimesis 14" + digital cable "Nordost Silver Shadow". "-Tape decks :Nakamichi 1000 and a vintage Pioneer CTF1000 - Rotel Michi passive preamplifier. -Jolida 302 tube power amp upgraded with WBT top line speaker plugs and Nextgen topline RCA plugs. -Subwoofer Magnat Omega 380, featuring a 200W amp and a 38 cm diameter speaker (it makes extreme low). -Speakers Mission M32i (to upgrade) screw on Atacama Nexus 7 filled with sands + Lowan counter cones. -Cables : old « Esoteric audio » cables, Tech3i in modulation (600€/meter with topline WBT plugs) + homemade high end silver cable, « Esoteric audio Accu path » biwire speakers cables, with two cables in the low. So, 3 cables per speaker actually + WBT midline plugs. -Headphones amp Sugden Le bijou pure class A and headphones Senheiser HD600 and HD650 upgraded with cable Stefanaudio Equinox. -Power: 3 separate electric lines direct from the home counter, 2 lines in 2.5 mm2 and one in 4mm2 for amp+sub. Several power filters, four for CD (two for each drive/converter), one for subwoofer and one for amp. -Power cables "Essential audio tools", "Eupen IMU13" + "Supra Lorad" power cables (on some filters), to upgrade -Canceling vibrations accesories: - Steel furniture with glass plates (not a hifi furniture actually, but it works !!) with feet filled with sand and Golden sound cones/DH Squares under each foot. -Steel triangle with points + Lowan counter cones under the Jolida amp. -Under each device, a combination of : Golden sound Jumbo + DH Squares + Sicomin plate (carbon/kevlar plate) + Fadel Amethyst (teflon/steel balls system)just under the device. I use this combination of 3 cancelling devices under: preamp, drive and converter. 20 kg blocks of granit on each speaker, On the subwoofer : 2 granit blocks + a huge pot of earth on my sub: 75 kg total. Bitume plates glued inside preamp, drive and converter. |
Posted By: Prince_Rupert
Date Posted: March 11 2007 at 19:28
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Forgive my newness to the subject. So, you can only play tape and CD on that, no vinyl? I thought that vinyl was higher quality than tapes, is that true? |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: March 12 2007 at 03:49
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I don't own any turntable yet, indeed.
Your second question is hard to answer. Both vinyl and tape are analog. A big tapedeck like a Nakamichi 1000 zxl is an excellent source, and there are many fantastic turntables as well. |
Posted By: Barla
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 19:05
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What an amazing system! When go to live alone I'll buy a great hi-fi of that style. Also, that 75kg subwoffer may be one of those which hit your chest, am I right? 
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Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: October 16 2007 at 23:45
| Well, a well-working sub with a 38cm diameter woofer makes extreme low frequencies, which mean an intense physical experience, indeed. |