New toys... mono set up... Grado "Woody" Arm, Denon 102, on a TD-124.
Now playing in my sala! I am speechless!
The long arm is back! Ortofon 309S with a properly mounted SPU Gold cart and coupled with a Garrard 301 oil bearing (hindi pa grease yan - partida!) on a Joey black plinth. Awesome music now playing with an Ortofon Verto SUT, Graham Slee Era Gold V PS, Isabel pre-amp, bi-amping a Von Schweickert VR-4 SR with a Unison Research Unico DM and a pair of Ambel's Awesome 300B monoblocks. Speaker cables are Acoustic Zen Satoris (bi-wired plus single run). Tubes are Western Electric 407Bs on Isabel, Telefunken 12AU7s in the Unico, and RCA 5V4GA, Sylvania 6SN7s and Shuguang 300B-Z Black Treasures on the mono blocks.
I haven't stopped listening since yesterday after I set up my gear. Yeah baby!
Mas malambing but equally superb - my TD-124 set with a Fidelity Research FR64-S + FR1Mk3F cart on a Camotecue/Hyper plinth/arm board hooked up to the same setup. Different flavor - equally awesome to my ears!
Changed carts on the Thorens and tried the Benx Glider. Nawala ang lambing! Naging maton!
Threesome - 301 between 124s! Yeah baby!
Latest additions as of May 29, 2010. Yeah!
Rockin Czechs!
Proudly Pinoy made. Ambel 300Bs who I call Isabellas! With the AVVTs standing very tall in place!
Lux + FR64S + Ortofon SPU Royal N. This setup rocks! Thanks Hyper for the CLA on the Lux!
My Garrard GB 301 + Fidelity Research FR-64FX + Benz Micro Glider. Panalo!
The Glider - gliding, soaring, and singing! Yeah!
TD 124 + Ortofon SMG 209 (or 309, not sure) + Denon 102 Mono + Von Schweikert VR4-SR! Oh la la!
Old setup here:
Latest addition to my system - A GB Garrard 301, Hammertone Finish. Sporting an SME 312 arm on a Joey3RP plinth with solid brass armboard. Who needs Shindough?
Not so new addition to my system - Spacearm with a Cartridgeman Music Maker (the one playing Thelonius Himself on Riverside) coupled with a Graham Slee Era Gold V phonostage. The Ace Spacearm with the XX2Mk2 still uses the 47 Labs Phonocube.
Audio system, full view. VSA VR4JRs, Nottingham Spacedeck TT, Ace Spacearm, Dynavector XX2 Mark II, Boston Mat, Tonal by Mandy (very handy), Ah! Super Tjoeb CDP (Njoe Tjoeb 4000 with Upsampler, Upgraded feet, 2x Mullard 6922s), 47 Lab Phonocube with Model 4700 Power Humpty, Unison Research Unico Pre (temporarily using Cary preamps pending repair of the Unico remote control), Unico DM Power Amps x2 at 500 watts per amp running mono, all amps with Telefunken 12au7 x2 tubes in the input stage, solid state outputs, ICs Audience Au24 and Verastarr, Acoustic Zen Satori Shotguns, Killer Mike Acrylic & Stainless Steel Rack and various Manny Ongpauco knick knacks. (not shown: VPI 16.5 and carbon brush... Would those make me a ?????? member? hehehe)
Lizard view of right VR4-Jr.