What did you do to your stereo rig today?

agingboomer · June 18

Rotated into my main system a Technics SL-J33 turntable that I rescued from a downsizing friend. It's a linear tracking, automatic, quartz direct drive system with programmable playing capabilities. It scans records for size, identifies the cuts, and can be instructed to play them in select order. Also equipped with a Grado Green cartridge. Works and sounds great! Really nice for free.

SCompRacer · June 26

I swapped in some 7C's Ed dropped off last Feb. He's been asking if they were OK. No loose magnets. They pass the push the passive radiator test, no leaks. Sound ok but they deserve some upgrades. They are in very nice condition with original matching serial number boxes.

Carl chipped in with some Larry's rings. They had some surface rust so I sanded and painted them. Jay surprised me with RD0194's. I bet this project wont give me any trouble like open reel decks can.....

xschop · June 27

SCompRacer wrote: »

I swapped in some 7C's Ed dropped off last Feb. He's been asking if they were OK. No loose magnets. They pass the push the passive radiator test, no leaks. Sound ok but they deserve some upgrades. They are in very nice condition with original matching serial number boxes.

Carl chipped in with some Larry's rings. They had some surface rust so I sanded and painted them. Jay surprised me with RD0194's. I bet this project wont give me any trouble like open reel decks can.....

Nice looking 7's. I'd like to karma a set of RDO plates to these beauties. If you'd like, just PM. What color are those cabs?

agfrost · June 27

After Rich breathed new life into my LT-30, I've listened to more vinyl in the past week than I had in the last handful of months. The turntable has performed flawlessly, but its feet were blowing out/cracking, and generally not attractive enough for how I want it to present.

The only "Googleable" feet for this TT are some silver aluminum ones that didn't appeal to me. Researching a bit harder, I found an open-box deal on a set of Isoacoustics Gaia III Neo feet. These are made as speaker isolation feet for speakers up to 70 pounds, but I thought they'd serve my purpose. They come with three different thread adaptors and the M6/1.0mm pitch ones match the threading on the stock feet on the LT-30.

Each foot is easy to adjust height on after installation, making leveling the turntable simple. Easy to install and happy with the new boots!

With original feet:

A new foot:

One new, three old showing their age:

All dressed up:

SCompRacer · June 27

Nice looking 7's. I'd like to karma a set of RDO plates to these beauties. If you'd like, just PM. What color are those cabs?

Thanks! That's a very generous offer considering I haven't done anything for you! Carl swore he had a pair but couldn't lay his hands on them.

They look like Walnut to me. They suffered some Styrofoam transfer, probably while in storage. I was leery of some cleaners as they can degrade the thin vinyl material. You can see how the corners look scuffed and dull compared to the unaffected areas. It's more noticeable with light from a certain angle.

SCompRacer · June 27

After Rich breathed new life into my LT-30, I've listened to more vinyl in the past week than I had in the last handful of months.

This makes me very happy. I held it hostage here for several months. I'm slipping, missing thinking the carriage motor could have a bad spot. Some guys have told me they like the mirror trick idea, observing the carriage pulley while monitoring voltage. I see the Elac is still in place. That is a very nice sounding cartridge.

Nice job on the outstanding footers! That deck deserves them. The OEM ones are aging poorly.

xschop · June 27

SCompRacer wrote: »

Nice looking 7's. I'd like to karma a set of RDO plates to these beauties. If you'd like, just PM. What color are those cabs?

Thanks! That's a very generous offer considering I haven't done anything for you! Carl swore he had a pair but couldn't lay his hands on them.

They look like Walnut to me. They suffered some Styrofoam transfer, probably while in storage. I was leery of some cleaners as they can degrade the thin vinyl material. You can see how the corners look scuffed and dull compared to the unaffected areas. It's more noticeable with light from a certain angle.

50% isopropyl alcohol wont affect the vinyl. Ive tested a couple times.

agingboomer · June 28

Reinstalled my Concept 11.0 receiver into my tertiary system after a repair hiatus to cure its tendency to go into protection mode at the slightest provocation. Now pumping 110 wpc into a pair of Infinity Monitor IIa speakers with lovely vintage audio satisfaction.

pitdogg2 · June 28

agingboomer wrote: »

Reinstalled my Concept 11.0 receiver into my tertiary system after a repair hiatus to cure its tendency to go into protection mode at the slightest provocation. Now pumping 110 wpc into a pair of Infinity Monitor IIa speakers with lovely vintage audio satisfaction.

https://forum.polkaudio.com/discussion/119467/concept-11-0-by-pacific-stereo-lab-accurate-receiver

indyhawg · July 9

Upgraded to an Eversolo T-8 from the Auralic Mini. Matches up nicely with the Denefrips Pontus II.

SCompRacer · July 9

....from the Auralic Mini

@indyhawg Curious if you had an external hard drive connected to the Auralic Aries mini and if so, what size was it? I read the Lightning DS app had issues with over a 2TB external drive. I've also read conflicting things on using an external drive formatted with exFAT.

indyhawg · July 9

@SCompRacer - I had it hooked up to my NAS. I was still under 2 TB.

Geoff4rfc · July 9

indyhawg wrote: »

Upgraded to an Eversolo T-8 from the Auralic Mini. Matches up nicely with the Denefrips Pontus II.

Awesome!! That Pontus II is pretty great I hear.

Geoff4rfc · July 9

Added new cables to the DR2 so my signal path is 100%....or somewhere around that

AudioQuest Yukon XLR's from Denafrips to AV10, Yukon XLR's from AV10 to XPA-DR2.....and the results???? Higher highs, lower lows and especially, midder mids..........then again, that could be from the pain meds from my recent knee revision surgery

nooshinjohn · July 10

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1ptrooper · July 19

I had this installed a few months ago.
Anker solix 10.4 kw inverter,24 panels and 20 kw of batteries(4x5kw). I had the old 6kw inverter and 38 panels replaced, the L800s seemed to like it showing some definite speed and slam , the theatre room seemed darker playing music, its ambiance lvl is 23-24 db

Butter · July 21

Tube rolling today! @pitdogg2 gave me a couple of tube recommendations. So I went with a matched NOS Raytheon, 6414 black plates with triple mica. I am letting them heat up. I have Read to let them warm up for a long period of time. And I’ve also read that it’s fine to just let them warm up naturally by playing them.I’ve read a lot of good things about these tubes and I am looking forward to running them through the paces. I have been running a matched set of NOS RCA 6201 12AT7, black plates with halo getters . I have been really happy with the way. The RCAS have sounded. They have a massive black sound stage and great musical separation so I am curious as to how the new tubes will compare.

Butter · July 21

Warmed ‘em up for about an hour. On Joe Satriani’s sleepwalk, the effects on the into tended to be a little muddy. It was very pleasant and smooth! They are pretty dang quiet!
The guitars on Aaron Neville’s feels like rain are lush and layered. Angola bound has great percussion throughout. The separation of instruments really directional.

Butter · July 21

I’m finding that the sound is kind of evolving/ changing. Some Glorious, some not so much 😂 no cracking or unusual noises. Pretty interesting so far.

pitdogg2 · July 21

If they are truly NOS then YES, they have some breaking in to do.

Butter · July 21

Good to know!👍

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