What’s your Hi-Fi set up? spec and pictures please

[GSE]

1970's fan here, this is what I have running on the 'analogue' side of the spare room:







Trio KA-2000A
Trio KT-1000A
Roberts internet radio (used as HD radio source (320kb AAC for BBC 6 music)
Raspberry Pi running Volumio with HD dac, 2TB disc (most 1970's live stuff in FLAC)
Trio KA-5700 amplifier
Trio KT-5500 tuner
Trio KX-530 cassette deck
Arcam T61 AM/FM Tuner
Arcam CD72 CD player
Revox A77 MK4 2-track
Project turntable
Akai 8080 Receiver
Rotel RA-310 amplifier
Rotel RT-320 tuner
Eltax Silverstone speakers
Sony VO-2630 Umatic Videocassette recorder (perfect picture quality, way better than VHS!)
Sony Triniton 8" Composite Video BVM.

Nearly all of it is in service and all the inputs and outputs can be switched around fairly easily. I have restored and serviced most of the units myself.

On the 'digital' side of the room (not shown here because its boring to look at!) I have:

Humax Freesat HD Satellite receiver/recorder
Logic 1080p TV
Orbitsound soundbar and subwoofer
PC with HD soundcard

I love the 1970's and am most certainly lost in music!

Edited by GSE on Monday 6th May 09:52

[Crackie]

HD Adam said:

1956 Seeburg HF100JL

It's got 25w tube amps put plays pretty loud & clear.

Love that

[gizlaroc]

Ooh, liking the Akai 8080.

[Crackie]

Tony1963 said:

^

I’d have been made single a long time ago :/

I spent many years working in the industry and also have a very understanding wife.

[Tony1963]

Crackie said:

I spent many years working in the industry and also have a very understanding wife.

Don’t you dare change that last point!

[Condi]

Denon XT-520BT amp into Cambridge S-30 speakers and Cambridge S-90 sub.


Needs upgrading some time soon, but nicely balanced and has done very well for 10+ years. Ideal spare room or budget set up and 100x the sound quality from TV or laptop speakers. Loud enough to annoy the neighbours.

[Deranged Rover]

GSE said:

1970's fan here...

...Project turntable...

...I love the 1970's....

What? And you don't have a 1970s turntable? Disgraceful!

Mind you, I have 29 turntables currently, so maybe I've gone a bit too far the other way.

[ian996]

Deranged Rover said:

What? And you don't have a 1970s turntable? Disgraceful!

Mind you, I have 29 turntables currently, so maybe I've gone a bit too far the other way.

To have 29 turntables is quite impressive. To have the space for 29 turntables is incredibly impressive.

[skylarking808]

To have 29 turntables that work would be VERY impressive!

(I thought having two was slightly indulgent, but not now)

[GSE]

gizlaroc said:

Ooh, liking the Akai 8080.

It's a beauty .. but it doesn't sound quite as good as the Trio kit. I like the neat styling of it, have an 8030 too, it has a slightly lower power output.

[GSE]

Deranged Rover said:

What? And you don't have a 1970s turntable? Disgraceful!

Mind you, I have 29 turntables currently, so maybe I've gone a bit too far the other way.

I know, I know ... looking for a Garrard SP25 to complete the collection

[Bonefish Blues]

GSE said:

Deranged Rover said:

What? And you don't have a 1970s turntable? Disgraceful!

Mind you, I have 29 turntables currently, so maybe I've gone a bit too far the other way.

I know, I know ... looking for a Garrard SP25 to complete the collection

I think that the use of 'complete' might be stretching it slightly

Edited by Bonefish Blues on Thursday 9th May 11:43

[jumare]

GSE said:

Deranged Rover said:

What? And you don't have a 1970s turntable? Disgraceful!

Mind you, I have 29 turntables currently, so maybe I've gone a bit too far the other way.

I know, I know ... looking for a Garrard SP25 to complete the collection

Ahhh but what version of SP25, I started with a MKIII then upgraded to a MKIV, at one point I had the MKIII and two MKIV's (that was in the '70's). Sadly the site of the Garrard factory is now a Halfords and a The Range shops.

[Deranged Rover]

skylarking808 said:

To have 29 turntables that work would be VERY impressive!

(I thought having two was slightly indulgent, but not now)

All the ones that aren't current restoration projects work perfectly!

Oh, and after Sunday and the National Vintage Communications Fair in Warwickshire, the total is now 31...

jumare said:

Sadly the site of the Garrard factory is now a Halfords and a The Range shops.

True but, as it happens, SME, who now own the Garrard name, are not only bringing out new Garrard models, but are apparently intending to set up their production in, or near, Swindon once more.

[MDMA .]

Nothing as fancy as others on this thread. My simple set up -

Arcam Alpha 7 amp, tuner and CD player with a pair of Mission 773 speakers.

[selym]

MDMA . said:

Nothing as fancy as others on this thread. My simple set up -

Arcam Alpha 7 amp, tuner and CD player with a pair of Mission 773 speakers.

Works for me.

[Angrybiker]

Custom built PC with linear PSU
Adnaco S3B USB with separate linear PSU
ISO Regen with separate linear PSU

BMC UltraDAC - DAC/Pre
SST Son of Ampzilla II - Power amp

Sonus Faber Cremona speakers

Tellurium Black power cables
Tellurium Ultra Black interconnects
Transparent Ultra MM1 speaker cables


I thought this was good until I saw a couple of the system specs earlier

[legzr1]

SF Cremona .....mmmmmmmmm

[Herr Schnell]

Bumping this fantastic thread with my humble set up, also a shot of my cat stealing the ubiquitous Poang when I got up to take pictures, in the hope of seeing more amazing systems from you lot.

Some of this stuff has been with me 20 years, some 2 but it all works nicely together

x2 Technics 1200 MK2
Allen & Heath Xone 22 mixer
Arcam A19 amp
Sony MDS JE530
Arcam Alpha 7 CD player
Q acoustics 3050s
Drangonfly DAC into PC with whsiper quiet fans & CPU for streaming

[NDA]

I was clearing out some junk recently and found this from the days when I had a (then) brand new LP12.

I thought I'd put it up here as someone might find it useful.... I don't think it's particularly illuminating, but someone might want it.