Werner's main system.
The system in the room.
The Electronics
Gyrodec Mk V with add-on goodies
Atmospheric SME IV picture.
Gyrodec Mk2 in study.
Above: Gyrodec Mk2 in study system with 'experimental DC motor'.
Part of the - too small - collection.
update: Sept. 2005
Tabula Rasa racks to hold the gear.
main room
| turntable
| Michell GyroDec MkV, Orbe platter, VC supply
| tonearm
| SME IV with FDIV and soon more flexible cabling
| cartridge
| Benz Micro MC Scheu (Shelter 501 review sample in pictures)
| phonostage
| Trichord Dino+
| CD-player
| Rega Planet with somewhat modified output stage, now sounding remarkably
fine
| linestage
| homebuilt opamp-based, big Trichord power supply
| power amp
| LFD PA0
| loudspeakers
| Quad ESL-63 on stands
| cables
| yes
| study
| turntable
| Michell GyroDec MkII with experimental DC motor on subchassis
| tonearm
| Rega RB-300 with short silver wiring
| cartridge
| Denon DL-301, 15 years old now
| CD-player
| Marantz CD-52SE
| Digital equalizer
| Behringer 8024, digitally fed from the Marantz
| amplifier
| Cyrus One
| speakers
| Rogers LS-1
| speakers (2)
| Quad ESL-57, temporarily decomissioned due to small defect
| also ...
| DIY clone of Naim MC phonostage ("NoName")
| also ...
| DIY TD1543 non-oversampling DAC, unfinished, already sounding very nice
| also ...
| DIY 20W class A MOSFET amp, based on Hawk A18. Too weak for the ESL-63s,
but fabulous with the ESL-57s.
| also ...
| long-term projects: development of 3 different top-class phonostages,
one opamp-based, the other two JFET/opamp hybrids. Presently deeply
investigating voltage regulator design.
| cables
| yes, here too
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