It should be fun revisiting this one year from now!!!
I’m essentially ’done’.
Speakers: Vintage from 1958: 15" woofers (re-coned), horn mids and highs, new rosewood enclosures. Spare drivers for next generation’s use.
everything goes thru
Chase RLC-1. remote line controller: 4 inputs/volume/balance from listening chair.
auto loudness bass boost properly engaged as volume is reduced. I have spares.
McIntosh mx110z, tube tuner preamp, terrific sounding FM and Phono (2 MM), McIntosh Mode switch is a big help when balancing the system, especially my speakers with individual controls for brilliance and presence. They are tricky to get frequency response matching individually and l/r.
Teac Reel to Reel X2000r, their last ’prosumer’ deck.
TT, big change just finished:
JVC two arm plinth cl-p2 with TT81 spinner
Blackbird 12.5" long arm, now my first MC cartridge, god help me with future MC chase.
Fidelity FRT-4 SUT, 3 inputs, 4 optional loads, pass: then to mx110z’s wonderful Phono.
Acos Lustre gst-801 9" arm with MM Mono cartridge. I may try different mono cartridge someday, and I use alt. MM stereo cartridge for some ’non-special’ LP’s to reduce MC stylus wear.
*IF I ever see/get rare JVC CL-P3 three arm plinth, then I will have 1 mono, 2 stereo arms. Not an upgrade, just a functional change.
CD, 5 disc changer, nothing special, but it matched my high end single player’s sound, back to LP big time, no incentive to change it.
Dual Cassette, Onkyo TA-RX490,
8 Track: Columbia House Player (sentimental gift, I designed their offices way back then).
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Probably will change Tube Amp.
Now Cayin A88T Integrated with remote volume, very happy with it’s sound. Plenty of power for my speakers, It has 16 ohm taps for my vintage speakers, but it has internal bias control which scares me as well as inconvenient. I’ll keep my eyes out for unit with 16 ohm taps and external bias, only 1 input needed, no remote needed as all go thru Chase controller.
I don’t stream, highly doubtful I ever will.
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Office system: done!
I’m essentially ’done’.
Speakers: Vintage from 1958: 15" woofers (re-coned), horn mids and highs, new rosewood enclosures. Spare drivers for next generation’s use.
everything goes thru
Chase RLC-1. remote line controller: 4 inputs/volume/balance from listening chair.
auto loudness bass boost properly engaged as volume is reduced. I have spares.
McIntosh mx110z, tube tuner preamp, terrific sounding FM and Phono (2 MM), McIntosh Mode switch is a big help when balancing the system, especially my speakers with individual controls for brilliance and presence. They are tricky to get frequency response matching individually and l/r.
Teac Reel to Reel X2000r, their last ’prosumer’ deck.
TT, big change just finished:
JVC two arm plinth cl-p2 with TT81 spinner
Blackbird 12.5" long arm, now my first MC cartridge, god help me with future MC chase.
Fidelity FRT-4 SUT, 3 inputs, 4 optional loads, pass: then to mx110z’s wonderful Phono.
Acos Lustre gst-801 9" arm with MM Mono cartridge. I may try different mono cartridge someday, and I use alt. MM stereo cartridge for some ’non-special’ LP’s to reduce MC stylus wear.
*IF I ever see/get rare JVC CL-P3 three arm plinth, then I will have 1 mono, 2 stereo arms. Not an upgrade, just a functional change.
CD, 5 disc changer, nothing special, but it matched my high end single player’s sound, back to LP big time, no incentive to change it.
Dual Cassette, Onkyo TA-RX490,
8 Track: Columbia House Player (sentimental gift, I designed their offices way back then).
......................
Probably will change Tube Amp.
Now Cayin A88T Integrated with remote volume, very happy with it’s sound. Plenty of power for my speakers, It has 16 ohm taps for my vintage speakers, but it has internal bias control which scares me as well as inconvenient. I’ll keep my eyes out for unit with 16 ohm taps and external bias, only 1 input needed, no remote needed as all go thru Chase controller.
I don’t stream, highly doubtful I ever will.
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Office system: done!