System Pics 2020

Also looks like a ZX-9 or 7 maybe? Class!

Correct again ZX-9

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The system and the room are impressive!
But being a fan of the cassette tapes I have to say that your table is a real eye catcher :+1:

Just wondering why youā€™ve got such enormous speakers in such a small roomā€¦ :thinking:

Mike in this case itā€™s not about size ā€¦ itā€™s quality. Have you ever heard Ovator 800s? They are quite amazing.

This is a dedicated room with no other requirement than to play music in. The music played here sounds phenomenal. Thatā€™s why :wink:

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Never critique a mans cave.

Good effort, very nice.

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Couldnā€™t stretch to a Dragon? :joy:
Just kidding the 9 is an amazing performer with some people even swearing it is a better machine than the Dragon in many ways. :sunglasses:

Thanks Dan. This is the system. Itā€™s taken years of buying and upgrading to get here. I bought my first Naim system in 1995! Over the last 10 years the advice and help and ā€˜patienceā€™ from James @ Tomtom Audio has helped build it to this:

LP12: Tangerine Audio Stiletto plynth, Tangerine Audio Eklipse, Ekos SE, Ortofon A95 (Ltd Edition) Radikal, Super Lumina (special order)

Superline, Super Cap / Snaxo, Super Cap/ CD555 & CD555PS / ND5 XS (for radio) / Nakamichi Z-X9 Chord Chorus RCS-DIN / Sony R2R TC-766-2 Chord Chorus RCA - DIN (not in main stack) / S1 Pre Amp / 1 x NAP 500 (BMR) 2 x NAP 300 / Super Lumina Interconnects x 3 / NAC A5 x 6 / Fraim / Fraim Chips / Ovator s800 / Everything on Power line / Dedicated power spur / Isolated sound proof room.

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I think we have the same Telecasterā€¦

Mines from around '82

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Truly the largest near field monitor Iā€™ve ever seen :flushed:

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:laughing: Not far off that but sounds fabulous!

The speakers were a lot further away I thought there was something lacking good so on another thread I asked advice and Darke Bear had some thoughts which I implemented. I canā€™t tell you how good this all sounds now. As Iā€™ve said earlier, this room isnā€™t about anything other than music. There isnā€™t any asthetics I have to consider other than helping the music sound brilliant. I can close my eyes and eveything in the room disappears ā€¦ itā€™s just music. Half the time my wife comes in and thinks Iā€™m asleep, but shocks the living daylights out of me :laughing:

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When you asked about ZX9 or 7, I was looking for photos of a motorbike !

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Thanks @ 916SPS. I am very envious! Something for me to aspire to. Only thing I would say is have you considered going down the streaming route. I had the ND5XS but upgraded to NDS with 555PS.

Like I say a great system, great room. Amazing and looks alot of fun too!

I see what you mean,


@916SPS Probably has got one of these as wellā€¦ :sunglasses:

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Goshā€¦nice kit and the room is just a lovely music room.

Itā€™s behind the S1 preamp. Canā€™t you see it ? :star_struck:

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The clue is in the member name Elfer :wink:

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