System Pics 2018

blimey HungryHalibut.

Are you working your way back to a 552?

Very smart Nigel.

hungryhalibut posted:

You go out for the day, you come back, and something is different. 

Looks like you've had a trip to Crawley. Looks good and finishes things off rather nicely. 

Must admit it’s a nice match with the SL2 veneer.....always liked Nigel’s speakers they look so right. Even the really expensive 15 K plus speakers have veneers that just look fake these days to my eyes. One of these days will have to listen to a pair, being a former  SBL owner, I have an itch.

Looks great HH and a nice match with the SL2 was the Fraim new or did you pickup that fantastic deal on PF.

james n posted:

hungryhalibut posted:

You go out for the day, you come back, and something is different. 

Looks like you've had a trip to Crawley. Looks good and finishes things off rather nicely. 

Looks great, but then the SVT looked great too. It’s the sound that counts. What changes are you hearing in the music HH?

hungryhalibut posted:

You go out for the day, you come back, and something is different. 

I hope it sounds better? It will need to for the investment to be justified (obviously).

Keith

What goes around comes around......expensive hobby. Hutter’s next!

I still need to sort out the burndies, as they are touching the floor, but the initial reaction is that it sounds clearer and more lively. My balls are polished and the glass is all the right way up.

A few people have twigged where I got it from and what I paid, but lest anyone think I’ve gone spending mad, I paid £1,000 for it, which I thought was pretty good. Hopefully I can recoup that by selling the SVT. The chap I bought it from has a brilliant Smiths collection and used to travel around recording them in the mid 80s. So the Fraim has had a good life, playing great music. I had a cherry one with black legs before, so having maple with silver legs is a nice change. I did um and ah about whether to get it, but I’m so pleased I did. 

A new TT arrived in my house. Something I was looking for for a very long time.  

hungryhalibut posted:

I still need to sort out the burndies, as they are touching the floor, but the initial reaction is that it sounds clearer and more lively. My balls are polished and the glass is all the right way up.

A few people have twigged where I got it from and what I paid, but lest anyone think I’ve gone spending mad, I paid £1,000 for it, which I thought was pretty good. Hopefully I can recoup that by selling the SVT. The chap I bought it from has a brilliant Smiths collection and used to travel around recording them in the mid 80s. So the Fraim has had a good life, playing great music. I had a cherry one with black legs before, so having maple with silver legs is a nice change. I did um and ah about whether to get it, but I’m so pleased I did. 

Now no bragging, HH 

May your balls shine and my your rack extend. I sense the return of many happy shelves - dont resist, it’s inevitable - the 272 is probably quaking in its boots..... 

No. The 272 is going nowhere, though I may consider its replacement should one ever appear. I thought about an ND555 and a 552, using some of the compensation from my accident, but it’s just so much money. Instead, I’ve put it in the bank to help the boys with house deposits. The system I have is absolutely brilliant and the Fraim has upped things a lot, which I’m now hearing as everything is back on song after being off for an hour or two. It’s all rather wonderful.

hungryhalibut posted:

No. The 272 is going nowhere, though I may consider its replacement should one ever appear. I thought about an ND555 and a 552, using some of the compensation from my accident, but it’s just so much money. Instead, I’ve put it in the bank to help the boys with house deposits. The system I have is absolutely brilliant and the Fraim has upped things a lot, which I’m now hearing as everything is back on song after being off for an hour or two. It’s all rather wonderful.

Good man.

Nothing wrong with a 272 and the Fraim is a nice touch icing on the cake.

Ivo B posted:

A new TT arrived in my house. Something I was looking for for a very long time.  

 

Oh, now that is something rather lovely.  I've always had a bit of a hankering for a PLC-590.  Such a purposeful looking design.  IIRC Noel Keywood (?) used one back in the day for doing tonearm comparisons in one of the mags. A Stax UA-7 or Acos Lustre GST-801 was the de rigeur choice back then.  I have a mint PLC-61, which is rather a rare one, but I'd be very tempted to swap it for a PLC-590 if a nice enough one ever came my way.   Enjoy!

Sorry about the poor iPhone pictures but you get the gist.

Ivo B posted:

A new TT arrived in my house. Something I was looking for for a very long time.  

 

 

That's a rather nice piece of Japanese Engineering. Lovely 

Bob the Builder posted:

Looks like a 1978 LP12 with a FR arm and a dv 20x2low element.

I envy you, B.

Ravenswood10 posted:

What goes around comes around......expensive hobby. Hutter’s next!

A Linn Karma?

Ardbeg10y posted:

Bob the Builder posted:

Looks like a 1978 LP12 with a FR arm and a dv 20x2low element.

I envy you, B.

Thanks Ardbeg10y

It doesn't have the big red button anymore which is a shame but I couldn't be doing with the 45rpm adapter.

Richard Dane posted:

Ivo B posted:

A new TT arrived in my house. Something I was looking for for a very long time.  

 

Oh, now that is something rather lovely.  I've always had a bit of a hankering for a PLC-590.  Such a purposeful looking design.  IIRC Noel Keywood (?) used one back in the day for doing tonearm comparisons in one of the mags. A Stax UA-7 or Acos Lustre GST-801 was the de rigeur choice back then.  I have a mint PLC-61, which is rather a rare one, but I'd be very tempted to swap it for a PLC-590 if a nice enough one ever came my way.   Enjoy!

Thank you Richard! I was hunting this one for 3 years. Several days ago I got lucky. The PLC-590 came with a carbone fibre arm PA-1000 and PP-312 shell (not on the picture). For me this TT is 15 kg of beauty The PL-61 is a nice one too. 

james n posted:

Ivo B posted:

A new TT arrived in my house. Something I was looking for for a very long time.  

That's a rather nice piece of Japanese Engineering. Lovely 

Yes indeed james! I'm quite happy to have it in my vintage system. 

Bob the Builder posted:

Sorry about the poor iPhone pictures but you get the gist.

I love the look of this of naim series.

hungryhalibut posted:

You go out for the day, you come back, and something is different. 

Jesus Christ, finally! I've been waiting months for you to do it. I simply knew it. Ciao.

M.