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.
(click on thumbnail image to view full size picture)
_NHT
2.9 (4-way) loudspeakers
Turntables: Thorens
Td124/Graham 2.2/Ebony bodied DL103R/, Teres 145, Thorens Td160C, Thorens
TD150 mkII
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Open Reel Tape: Otari
MX-5050 BII 2 (2 each), Revox A77 (1 each) |
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Phono Stage / Preamp: Wright WPP100C phono
preamplifier/ Sowter step-up transformers
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Integrated Stereo Amplifier:, Classe' CAP 151 @ 150 wpc, rms into 8 ohms
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AM Stereo/FM Stereo Tuner: Carver TX-11b
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Digital Source: Jolida JD100A CD
player
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Speakers: NHT 2.9, standing on sharp factory-issue spikes
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Cables:
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Phono: Incognito Silver
between the Graham and the Sowter step-up (note the
Incognito cable was a special order item)
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Risch recipe using Belden 89259 coax cable with Eichman Bullit phono plugs
for the rest of the system.
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HD14G speaker cables in
bi-wire configuration
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Other:
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Music played: Rock, Folk,
Folk-Rock, Blues,
Jazz, Classical, Ancient, Baroque
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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.
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