Local meet up in the North East of England that's been running more than a decade now.
Good turn out, more of a party than doing lots of serious comparisons but some interesting kit. Pics with a little bit of commentary below - for your edification.
Caution - this post contains graphic images of vacuum tube equipment and a turntable. Please ensure you have taken any mediction you require and are sitting down before continuing.
Going to be a show so we'll probably need a decent size room:
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And some loudspeakers. These'll do:
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And these:
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And these:
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Probably need one of those things that plays those big black discs:
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And what about an amplifier?
'You're not going to hear anything without an amplifier, grandad!'
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EAT Phono stage
Pioneer Integrated with proper level meters. Avalon BT2 preamp sat on top.
Same Pioneer driving the KEF Model 104 - this was a really good combo
Musical Fidelity A5. This is a really good amp. Best overall sound of the day for me was this with the KEF 104 playing some Black Stone Cherry. Totally nailed it.
8 amp channels for the Linkwitz speakers
and 8 DAC channels
Schitt Freya pre amp for use with the Event Opal active speakers:
Prima Luna power amp:
Good turn out, more of a party than doing lots of serious comparisons but some interesting kit. Pics with a little bit of commentary below - for your edification.
Caution - this post contains graphic images of vacuum tube equipment and a turntable. Please ensure you have taken any mediction you require and are sitting down before continuing.
Going to be a show so we'll probably need a decent size room:
https://imgbb.com/
And some loudspeakers. These'll do:
https://imgbb.com/
And these:
https://imgbb.com/
And these:
https://imgbb.com/
Probably need one of those things that plays those big black discs:
https://imgbb.com/
And what about an amplifier?
'You're not going to hear anything without an amplifier, grandad!'
https://imgbb.com/
EAT Phono stage
Pioneer Integrated with proper level meters. Avalon BT2 preamp sat on top.
Same Pioneer driving the KEF Model 104 - this was a really good combo
Musical Fidelity A5. This is a really good amp. Best overall sound of the day for me was this with the KEF 104 playing some Black Stone Cherry. Totally nailed it.
8 amp channels for the Linkwitz speakers
and 8 DAC channels
Schitt Freya pre amp for use with the Event Opal active speakers:
Prima Luna power amp:
