I spent a good part of my afternoon today at Mr. DB's lair and he got quite a stash of gears. I am not into analog (yet) that's why I did not appreciate his collection as much as more knowledgeable guys would, but nevertheless, I am quite impressed.
He got some 301's and this is the only one hooked up on his main rig.
This plinth cost him well over $ 3,000, quite nice (you guy's should appreciate the deal you are getting from Joey). I like the idea of detachable armboard. He has 4 or 5 different armboard for most of his tables, made of different materials for different sonic flavors. The spindle and bearing was replaced by Slatedeck.
The big one, the Loricraft 501 with the Dynavector arm, currently in the process of being dismantled. He is not happy with the original plinth that came from Loricraft, he's sending it to the US to get another plinth. One of his armboards is made of solid brass, weighing 20 lbs. The 401 is currently with the plinth maker.
the rest of his main rig, Shindo Massetto pre-amp, VTL amps, Purist Audio Cables, Tara Labs & other brand I forgot (meron bang Silkworms?), Rik Rak stand,Allnic Phono pre-amp, Genesis 5.2 speakers
I was not able to take lots pictures because my daughter took all of our cameras with her to Paris, nanghiram lang ako sa niece ko. Will take more pictures on my next trip.
He got more analog gears - the ones I could recall were Goldmund Table with Goldmund arm, a Verdier table with SME 3012 and another arm that I can't remember, an Oracle Delphi at iba pa. For arm, he got 4 SAEC, Graham Phantom, and maybe 20 more in boxes and on display all over the house. For headshell - he probably has more than 20 that we looked at. For card - ang natatandaan ko lang, meron syang 3 Zyx Uni and some Koetsus.
What's the deal with the SAEC tonearms, is it that good? It seems to me it is his favorite.
He went thru 17 phono preamps last year, from Mark Levinson,Aesthetix, Shindo, ARC and he said you name it, he had it. He now uses a custom Allnic, like the one used by the designer with 14 tubes. It must be good because he said he is positive he will not dispose of it anymore. I might buy 1 of the cheaper models from him to try (he bought 9 pcs for himself and his friends).
will post more pictures when I get a chance to take more. oops, I deleted the picture of the Thorens TD124 pala.