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Listening at The Analog Dept.

2-channel audio

More TD124 listening. circa 6/29/2008

Listening to tape circa 6/21/08

6/21/08

8/13/07

Teres 145 with Graham 2.2 tonearm spinning vinyl. 6/12/07

above photo: a restored TD124 standing in a massive slate plinth.

Above: system shot, May, '07

a recent addition: a Revox A77 r2r....needs a little work.

December, '06 11/22/06 summer 2006

11/26/2005 5/'06

Above photo: The Teres model 145 turntable with Graham 2.2 tonearm and a new Ortofon Jubilee MC phono cartridge.

Link to the Teres Dept. within this site for more Teres specific information and photos.

Ortofon MC Jubilee

close up of the Shibata stylus.

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_NHT 2.9 (4-way) loudspeakers

Turntables: Thorens Td124/Graham 2.2/Ebony bodied DL103R/, Teres 145, Thorens Td160C, Thorens TD150 mkII

Open Reel Tape: Otari MX-5050 BII 2 (2 each), Revox A77 (1 each)

Phono Stage / Preamp: Wright WPP100C phono preamplifier/ Sowter step-up transformers

Integrated Stereo Amplifier:, Classe' CAP 151 @ 150 wpc, rms into 8 ohms

AM Stereo/FM Stereo Tuner: Carver TX-11b

Digital Source: Jolida JD100A CD player

Speakers: NHT 2.9, standing on sharp factory-issue spikes

Cables:

	Phono: Incognito Silver between the Graham and the Sowter step-up (note the Incognito cable was a special order item)
	DIY Interconnects per John Risch recipe using Belden 89259 coax cable with Eichman Bullit phono plugs for the rest of the system.
	HD14G speaker cables in bi-wire configuration

Other:

Music played: Rock, Folk, Folk-Rock, Blues, Jazz, Classical, Ancient, Baroque

Comments: I must be on the right track because the sound gets better with every incremental change. currently the restored TD124, standing in heavy slate, makes a new contribution. For more about the TD124 project link here.

Then again, the Teres has its pleasures.

above: self photo. While viewing this it suddenly occurred to me that this is the closest I ever get to cracking a smile. Never mind. I'm smiling on the inside ;-)

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