Who has the best hi-fi set up on Pistonheads????

[t1grm]

Harry Flashman said:

Musical Fidelity Amp, and matching CD player. PMC Monitor speakers. Basically, it sounds great but more importantly it looks amazing with its brushed extruded aluminium front and ice blue LEDs, sitting so pretilly on a custon built stand made of polished 2 inch thick perspex. Even chicks love it. You can tell I'm a real audiophile, no?

Who did you get to make up your stand Harry? I can’t find anything with the shelf spacing and overall height combination I need.

[alexkp]

I should also add that in addition to the NAD system I have an original 1965 JukeBox that has been converted to take 100Cd's. It has a new amp inside, and slave speakers (which are high quality Technics Linear Phase).

It sounds good. Certainly nowhere near some of the systems described on here, but it looks fabulous.

[MeepMeepNeeaaar!]

Le TVR said:

Spacedeck / Ortofon 540

A Nott-Head! You are a man with exquisite taste!

My deck: Nottingham Analogue Dais:



Trying out various arms/carts to find out which combo is the best.

Phonostage: Currently EAR 834P:



currently have a Bottlehead Seduction under construction to compare.

Amplification: World Audio Design 2A3PSE integrated single-ended valve amp which I built 2 years ago:



Am currently constructing a slightly more powerful (and very pretty) Glasshouse 300B amp with all upgraded components:



In case you hadn't guessed, this is a bit of a hobby.

[Nickccc]

Is that the Velman, the silver one.
Would you kindly post a link for the new 300B amp, that looks good, I have been thinking of putting one of these together for a while, thanks.
Nick

[alexkp]

Now you guys are real Audio Nerds! The genuine articles, no question.


(I do like the look of the valve amps - but mainly because they light up and look cool...)

[GregE240]

vixpy1 said:

derestrictor said: I only listen to musak when commuting. Neither do I possess facial hair or sweaters enough to justify the insertion of spikes into my testicles. And I don't like Tracy Chapman. Come to think of it, I don't even have a fast car either, right now. Charlie, its true mate, he doesn't. Lots of bluster about "pumping profits back into the business, old boy", but the reality is he's a tight fisted w*nker. If I were his missus (poor woman), I'd be right browned off at watching Corrie on that 12" B&W portable by now Oh, Sir! Foul Play!! I struggle to believe a man of you precedence does not have a stonking great Home cinema system at home!

[chaparral]

derestrictor said:

I only listen to musak when commuting. Neither do I possess facial hair or sweaters enough to justify the insertion of spikes into my testicles. And I don't like Tracy Chapman. Come to think of it, I don't even have a fast car either, right now.

If an R400 is slow, what's fast?

[900T-R]

Update - the Audion Sterling/Acoustic Energy Aelite 2 combo hit the target at auditioning. truly capable of providing musical intensity of a very high order, well exceeding my expectations (as well as those of the shop staff who heard this pairing for the first time) - so I ordered a pair in Light Birch .

Now for a phono pre-amp, stands, cables...

[neil.b]

OMG its a hi-fi wank-fest!

[paddy27]

I know i am late to this one.

I use a Sony ES amp with Mision 735 Speakers, now they are good! hehehehe Been using them nice and loud all evening already.

Pity my cd palyer died and all i have is a 5 disc changer!! Sounds ok though

Regards
Andrew

[granville]

chaparral said:

derestrictor said: I only listen to musak when commuting. Neither do I possess facial hair or sweaters enough to justify the insertion of spikes into my testicles. And I don't like Tracy Chapman. Come to think of it, I don't even have a fast car either, right now. If an R400 is slow, what's fast?

That's an exceedingly pertinent point.

Still, this thread is enough to make me dig out some classic Jimmy Hughes bollock talk and change the old monicker by deed to Dennis Moorcroft in order that I might better extoll the virtue of solid core cable, rather than neo-feudalism.

Tempting...

[MeepMeepNeeaaar!]

Nickccc said:

Is that the Velman, the silver one.

Nope, kit division of Hi-Fi World. The 2A3 amp kit is now discontinued. www.worldaudiodesign.com

Nickccc said:

Would you kindly post a link for the new 300B amp, that looks good, I have been thinking of putting one of these together for a while, thanks. Nick

www.hificollective.co.uk

[Plotloss]

That Nottingham is a truly magnificent looking turntable. I've never seen such a thing before, quite lovely.

[Frik]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Cool - what's it based on?

Rich

Marantz SR4200
Toshiba 210E
Tannoy M Series
Damn studentism

[zetec]

Not as classy or as audiophile as some of the systems here, but I am very happy with my little system.

Denon PMA-6.5 Amp
Denon DCD-6.5 CD player
Bose Accoustimass 5 speakers

[coach]

Bit of a budegt midrange set up here:

Yamaha DSP A5 Amp
Kef 2005 speakers/sub system (the eggs)
Tosh SD330 DVD
D-link Wireless media player
Toshiba 32" widescreen TV 100hz
X-Box (of course!)

Various PC's in loft for music and internet throughout house etc


Coach

[alexkp]

Frik said:

anonymous said: [redacted] Cool - what's it based on? Rich Marantz SR4200 Toshiba 210E Tannoy M Series Damn studentism

It's based on a 1965 Jupiter. I'll see if I can dig out a pic.

[frik]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

Cool, you don't tend to see so many Jupiters!

[Golf_GT]

Sugden A21a
Sugden CD21
Von Schweikert VR-1
IF Designs stands
Linn LP12

[Wowbagger t.i.p]

Golf_GT said:

Sugden A21a Sugden CD21 Von Schweikert VR-1 IF Designs stands Linn LP12

Are you happy with your A21a? I think mine sounds sperb and is good for keeping take-aways warm.
I would like to get the CD21 to go with it but I can't afford it at the moment.