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Listening at The Analog Dept.
2-channel audio
hint: click on thumbnail image to view full size
Above thumbnail: wide shot of the room and system as it is today. 12/21/2008
First day of winter.....and we've had snow since 8 days before.

Close up 12/21/08

New addition: A Zeta tonearm for the TD124. It belongs there and gets
along very well with the Uwe ebony bodied DL103-R. This is the best
sound I've yet to hear from the TD124.
Using the Graham 2.2, a little "mass tuning" and the Shelter
501-II. Nice sounding, but if I hadn't already owned these components, I
would not have purchased them to use on the TD124. The Zeta/DL combo above
works to the strengths of the TD124 much, much better.

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/ Zeta tonearm/ Uwe ebony bodied DL103R, Teres 145/Graham 2.2/Ortofon
MC Jubilee , Thorens Td160C, Thorens
TD150 mkII, and a pair of TD124 projects
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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/ Denon DCD1500
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Speakers: NHT 2.9, standing on sharp factory-issue spikes
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Cables:
 | Phono: Incognito Silver
courtesy of Garth Phillipe for my Graham tonearm. Thanks Garth
wherever you might be.
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 | DIY Interconnects per John
Risch recipe using Belden 89259 coax cable with Eichman Bullet phono plugs
for the rest of the system.
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 | HD14G speaker cables in
bi-wire configuration The infamous Home Depot, genuine made in
China, outdoor heavy gage power extension cable.
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 | DIY power cable using
Belden 19364 14 gage power cable, Pass&Seymour 5266-x AC plug,
Schurter straight IEC, Tech-Flex. Easy, cheap and good.
See DIYCable.com for the parts.
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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'm beginning
to understand where my equipment tastes are. Example, I prefer the
TD124 over the Teres 145. I prefer the Shelter 501-II over the
Ortofon Jubilee. Speakers should be cones and domes, not horns. An
amp should have "balls". This doesn't mean that I think one is
better than the other. It means that I simply prefer one to the
other. Tubes sound great, but so can solid state. It just
depends on the design.
For more about the TD124
project link here.
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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 ;-)
webmaster@theanalogdept.com
(aka user510)
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