s_k

I couldn't post links to pictures up till now, so here goes. These are the pictures of the rig I'm talking about in this posting
Haven't cleaned up and these pictures were taken while grabbing a beer, so don't expect too much photographic quality:


The Sony PS-X70 with Goldring 1022GX playing a Flogging Molly record


Audiolab 8000SE amplifier with the Teac PA4 Phono Preamp on top of it.
There's a DBX decoder Unit next to it that I still need to hook up to my tapedecks.
Then there's the Yamaha CDX-880 CD player and my Finearts tuner that I don't think is even connected


Sony MDS-JB940QS Minidisc player with a 3com switch and an external HDD on top.
Underneath that is my Akai Equalizer (that I use as a tapeswitch) and then there's the Denon DRS-600 cassette deck.


XBOX ans VHS Videorecorder. The only part of my audio setup shown on this picture is the PC.


Two tapedecks. There's different ones all the time.
The left one is an Akai GX-635D, 4Track running at 9,5/19cmps (3 3/4 or 7 1/2 IPS)
The right one is an Akai GX-630D, 2 track running at 19/38cmps (7 1/2 or 15 IPS)


IMF Super Compact II


May not look too impressive, but they sound just wonderful.
Haven't got a clue why they're so cheap (about €80, new mid surrounds include). I haven't found a better second hand speaker under €500 so far

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s_k

Upstairs, where I am now:

Can't get the whole room on the picture.
Musicbanter is on the screen .
The tapedecks you see up high are not connected.
There's a lot more tapedecks.
There's a cabinet on the other side of the room with some decks on it:

But that's not all. I'm not sure how many I've got. 50? 60?
Should make a list sometime soon


A closer look at the mixing console, amplifier and tapedecks


And there's my beloved tannoys and tiny little wharfedale actuve monitors.
I removed the fronts so you can have a look at these weird tannoy DC Units.

That's it for now. Hope you like what you see

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Zer0

^^^^ A very impressive collection of equipment you have there!

This is my current set-up



On top is just a regular JVC hi-fi unit which i connect to the amp to play cds. I'm going to get a CD separate pretty soon so i can listen CDs with a better output quality. Below that is a Toshiba turntable which i currently have no stylus for, hoping to get it up and running soon. Below that is a JVC cassette deck which is pretty old but still sounds great after all these years, and at the bottom is my Toshiba amplifier which has my ipod hooked up to it with a jack. It's well over 30 years old but it still sounds great.



Here you can see my speaker setup where i have a pair of Wharfedale speakers and a pair of JVC speakers connected to the amp.

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s_k

These wharfedales look like they could actually sound pretty good .
Getting rid of the JVC sounds like the right thing to do ;D.
You might want to look for a Philips CD 6xx series player. They are incredibly reliable and cheap to buy overhere (below 10 dollars). The 624 and up also sounds pretty impressive .
About the stylus for your record player: When you can't find the original stylus, check if you can find an Audio Technica AT95 cartridge. They are cheap to buy (about 30 dollars, new) and sound really good for the money. I have this cartridge under my Technics SL-1200 and a 350 dollar Goldring Cartridge under my Sony PS-X70 in my living room so I do have some reference And I still can say the AT95 is a very good sounding thing.

When you take a picture of your record player cartridge, I can see if i've still got a stylus for you. I've got quite a couple of them. When I do, you can get it for the shipping costs (which I don't think are all that expensive to Ireland).
Can't promise anything, but if you're interested, send me a message

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PapercutCheeto

I just have a 1x15 powered speaker that we line in everything to. haha

s_k

One speaker you line in everything to?
You're missing a lot of music man .

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PapercutCheeto

Yeah...haha. But it has a 5-band eq...bad excuse! I'm a college student? better?

My computer speakers are pretty epic though. I have the Harmon-Kardon Soundsticks II 2.1 system.

Batty

1st post, so no pics yet:
I also have 2 systems (3 if you count home theatre)
Primary is a Townshend Elite Rock mkII Turntable with rewired RB250 arm and Goldring 1042 cartridge. Copland CSA14 hybrid stereo integrated Amp and a pair of Castle Howard speakers. I also plug a Western Digital HDTV into the amp for my FLAC files.

PC system consists of the coax output from PC, a DIY DAC, a Topping T20 tripath amp into a pair of Castle Richmond speakers.

P.S. heaps of bass from the PC.

s_k

@ papercutcheeto

hahaha, I don't know what it's like overthere, but when you know your stuff, you can buy a really good amplifier, a set of fine speakers, a good cd player and a good record player for about 150 dollars. You just have to know where to look and what to buy.

Having an audioset that sounds really good doesn't have to be expensive.
It's a pity people are giving large amounts of money to buy speakers from sony or bose or some other piece of crap when the old AR's, JBL's and Infinity's are left to rot in the scrapyard. People like new and shiny stuff and tend to forget the fact that even back in the fifties they were able to make recordings that sound just brilliant. Not much improvement there. It just got smaller

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s_k

Ah, the 1042. Rich man, I could only afford a 1022.
Wise choice .

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