cafe67 Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 4 minutes ago, Aperalim said: Well I suppose we do what is possible (affordable). It is still courageous to invest in whole cable loom without audition so I hope it all works put well for you. Thanks,,I think the thing I was worried about was the sound turning too bright or thin sounding, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Looking forward to trying the t/t out next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lochawe Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, cafe67 said: Thanks,,I think the thing I was worried about was the sound turning too bright or thin sounding, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Looking forward to trying the t/t out next. Yes understood those are characteristics of my experience with Nordost Valhalla in the past but that was not in my own system so thankfully I did not need to buy them to find out! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted June 7, 2020 Author Share Posted June 7, 2020 3 minutes ago, Aperalim said: Yes understood those are characteristics of my experience with Nordost Valhalla in the past but that was not in my own system so thankfully I did not need to buy them to find out! I previously had frey series 2 xlr and speaker cable only , and wasn't amazed by it , that's why I wanted to try a complete set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted November 8, 2020 Author Share Posted November 8, 2020 (edited) Tweaky Sunday. I replaced the stock (HRS)!feet on my Mofi t/t with Iso-Acoustics Iso-pucks although I have no complaints with the HRS other than their tendency to slide around a bit on my shelves., the Iso-pucks look that bit more substantial. Sound wise although early days - the bass seems that bit more "tighter/controlled" . Happy with the results and not overly expensive. Edited November 8, 2020 by cafe67 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steever Posted April 29, 2021 Share Posted April 29, 2021 On 08/11/2020 at 2:36 PM, cafe67 said: Tweaky Sunday. I replaced the stock (HRS)!feet on my Mofi t/t with Iso-Acoustics Iso-pucks although I have no complaints with the HRS other than their tendency to slide around a bit on my shelves., the Iso-pucks look that bit more substantial. Sound wise although early days - the bass seems that bit more "tighter/controlled" . Happy with the results and not overly expensive. Any further progress? I climbed the Nordost ladder myself and got to Red Dawn. I just couldn't justify the price to go higher currently. I'm going from 1.5m RD LS single ended to 5m XLR interconnects again so I'm back to Blue Heaven because of $$$. At least it's XLR though. I'm also doing the IsoAcoustics footer thing under my gear with great results. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 Tidying up the records again with help 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted May 27, 2021 Author Share Posted May 27, 2021 (edited) As we stand today , because a lot can happen in a few months. Turntable is now “712” of 1210 SL1210GAE's with a Lyra Argo i cartridge. Currently on trial is a Primare R15 phono stage. Short of a lotto win, this probably my forever turntable. The Marantz SA10 player, likewise short of a lotto win is here for the long haul. The new Michi X5 integrated continues to impress and despite of all the bulk and built in technology has a very nice natural and airy sound to it with a well defined ( but never over powering bass). And finally the Revel F208 speakers continue to sound very well in my smallish and awkward shaped room. interconnects and speaker cable are currently Aurealis Audio with power cables being a Rega power cable to turntable and Nordost Red Dawn to components and Isotek Sirius power board. Rack is SGR reference. PS: the photos here were taken on my new work issued IPhone 11. Edited May 27, 2021 by cafe67 24 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted September 22, 2021 Author Share Posted September 22, 2021 @Amber Technology enjoy reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 (edited) Couple tweaks to the system, to give bi-wiring ago, I had @Bengineermake me some Furutech F301 speaker cable running to the treble speakers while my existing Aurealis Audio 301 speaker cable goes to the bass terminals. and I swapped out my Aurealis Audio Dragon XlR connectors (cd to int amp) for the same model in RCA. Cheap mods and having a listen today very happy with the sound. Bass in particular sounds out, deep , fast and well defined - even listening to a David Sylvian bootleg live cd (actually for a bootleg the sound quality is pretty good) Edited November 15, 2021 by cafe67 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengineer Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Tidy system mate! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRSDarwin Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 On 15/11/21 at 6:47 PM, cafe67 said: Couple tweaks to the system, to give bi-wiring ago, Howdy @cafe67, great looking system. Did you bi-wire or bi-amp? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted January 13, 2022 Author Share Posted January 13, 2022 (edited) 26 minutes ago, KRSDarwin said: Howdy @cafe67, great looking system. Did you bi-wire or bi-amp? Cheers Hiya, Bi-wire only Edited January 13, 2022 by cafe67 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 (edited) And a few months later some changes again most notable the Revels have been replaced by Martens. after a number of floor-standers, I felt like trying some stand-mounts again, picked these up locally. very nice , the usual stand-mount attributes but also decent bass. have got a bit of speaker positioning to do, as they are sitting in the usual spot where floor-standers worked well, but I think I can get better sound with some fine tuning. speaker cable has changed from Aurealis 301 ( sadly to short) to Furutech FS-a36 spk cable. Edited August 21, 2022 by cafe67 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 Nutmeg seems to approve 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperFi Posted August 21, 2022 Share Posted August 21, 2022 Looks good. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted October 10, 2022 Author Share Posted October 10, 2022 Mood lighting installed 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendes Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 10 minutes ago, cafe67 said: Mood lighting installed Very nice Dave, but you should have just got some SET tube amps 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinilink Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 2 hours ago, cafe67 said: Mood lighting installed Looks like first photo is for when playing blues, second ? and third is for when playing deep purple? Just guessing here. Anyway, nice mood lighting 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 A small step for mankind, a small cable for my system 50cm coaxial using Furutech cable and Viablue connectors, made up by a Marco at Marco’s Custom Cable. Seems friendly and quite happy to answer questions , seems to make a lot of custom headphone cables going by his page ( only Facebook and instagram at the moment) going to use it between my sa10 and the akm dac in the X5 Dieter Meir CD coz that what I’m listening to right now 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 And today, a primare r35 replaced the r15- the r35 was a black Friday special at a darn good price. Bad news - no way was it going to fit on top of the X5. Is it time for a new shelf? Boo Better news - it fitted on the SA10 okay and my AA Dragon cables still reach. Yay Good news - early days, but it sounds pretty darn good - seems a fuller sound than the R15, but still some checking of settings to be done, 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thejt Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Mighty black stack there Dave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godot Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 On 27/5/2021 at 3:07 PM, cafe67 said: Such a neat looking considered system. If cable management/tidiness was an Olympic sport for a multiple component system, gold medal right here. It is an overwhelming horror show behind my stuff. What is the little white round thing next to the power strip please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cazzesman Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 It is not possible to have such tidy cables. I’m saying he has photoshopped it. Mine looks like a dogs breakfast that the dog rejected. 🫣🫣🫣 Regards Cazzesman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, cazzesman said: It is not possible to have such tidy cables. I’m saying he has photoshopped it. Mine looks like a dogs breakfast that the dog rejected. 🫣🫣🫣 Regards Cazzesman Lol , a bonus of locally made cables, they are all around the 50cm mark, the phono leads are the longest as they originally had to reach down to the amp - I could get a new set shorter made Edited November 29, 2022 by cafe67 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cafe67 Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 7 hours ago, Godot said: Such a neat looking considered system. If cable management/tidiness was an Olympic sport for a multiple component system, gold medal right here. It is an overwhelming horror show behind my stuff. What is the little white round thing next to the power strip please? Thanks for the kind words well spotted that’s a little Colour changing led pod , ran off 3 AA batteries. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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