tpt's System

by tpt on
The whole shebbang
for when the internet goes down
Vintage Matsushita valves as it would have been designed in'63
HHB CDR-830 and EAR 834 copy . old SQN mixer just filling a gap and not in use.
The 15ohm Falcon Acoustics LS3/5A DIY kit and RAM converted subs utilising AB1 + L-pad crossover kit

Description

I have never had much to spend and my ingenuity is born from this situation. I've heard some very expensive set ups and I'm satisfied my reborn vintage and DIY creation is on par.
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Room Details

Dimensions: 22’ × 13’  Medium
Ceiling: 8’

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    • Thorens TD125 mkII
    Fully restored with Ortofon M2 Bronze
    • Falcon Acoustics + RAM/Mills DIY build LS3/5A and AB1 Subs built from RAM DS60s
    An experiment that has resulted in something quite unique and glorious
    • Bluesound Node Nano
    fed on a diet of 16-24bit 48kHz ALAC files from Apple Music. Outputting via coax to the Yamaha DAC
    • Trio (Kenwood) W-41
    1963 EL84 push pull integrated amp that I spent a year restoring and another 4 years finding a full set of vintage Japanese tubes for.
    • HHB CDR-830
    Using this as both a DAC and all source attenuation. feeding the amp via 'monitor source'.

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I have swapped the Yamaha A3000 out for the HHB CDR830 now. And have also made proper steel blanking plates for the removed tweeters on the subs.

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