System Pics 2020

I did experiment with various distances and settled on current set up as it sounded good and imaged well. Then cables were routed through walls and so I cannot move them more the 1 foot each even if I wanted to. Also the Real Music Company the local naim dealer in Wellington agreed it was good distance and no need to move. They image well and sound good.

I read somewhere that there is a magic ratio of your listening position being 1.8x the distance that the speakers are apart. I measured my room at is just so happened to be exactly that, purely by accident. Iā€™ve read also of an equilateral triangle being best. So long as it worksā€¦

The magic ratio does seem to work well in my case. Also, I think the Ovators are known to disperse sound quite widely and may not be quite as sensitive to placement as other speakers. Thanks very much for your advice of a year ago advising on getting a higher top Fraim level, it certainly has helped with the cable dressing and getting the 555Dr transformer away from the 272. All these tweaks must have a cumulative effect on sound quality and my system has never sounded better.

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A loaner Rega P3 with Dynavector 10X5 while I await the installation of the refurbished Troika in the LP12.

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Thanks, I never knew that Iā€™ll have the chance to have his gear. Still completely blowed away by the sound of the naim. I still have way more to improve, I plan to save up and buy a pair of dynaudio next time.

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But the bottle tops top it off for me

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My god you guys miss nothing. They now have metal discs under them. :scream:

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And as your uncle has proven, a communicable disease as well!

Enjoy your kit and more importantly, enjoy the music!

Yes! A communicable disease.

Definitely will enjoy my system.

Nice turntable - high tech indeed.

Looking through this new thread for 2020 I realised that I havenā€™t yet posted a picture of my system this year. So here it is, looking a little tidier than usual, post Fraim rebuild, and in the midst of a Steely Dan LP sort-out (note to self - always need more Steely Dan!)ā€¦

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Well, whatā€™s the best version you have of Countdown then?

So far, I think the prize goes to a very early UK Probe. However, itā€™s totally mint, so that may have some bearing on things. A slightly later UK Probe in not quite as nice condition (but would still rate a VG+ maybe even a N/M) is not as good and very like a UK black label ABC. The big disappointment is the Japanese pressing. Clean and beautifully pressed but lacks something important.

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And what about ā€˜the big boyā€™ NAP250?

Just out of curiosity, Richard, do you keep all of them or just the ones which you think have the best SQ? I do tend to get rid of ā€œrepeatsā€ and very rarely, for sentimental reasons mainly, keep them all such as three copies of Disraeli Gears(two stereo, one mono).

Truth to tell Tony, Iā€™m not so good at the ā€œget ridā€ part.

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Thatā€™s a great setup Richard. Love the R2R :sunglasses:

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Iā€™ve said it before, but a reel-to-reel tape player is about the sexiest thing you can have in a system.

Iā€™d like to see a photo of all the other stuff you are not currently using. (The Richard Dane Audio Museum.)

PS - looks like you are a little short on copies of SD Countdownā€¦

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Hi Richard, have you still got SL2s? ATB Peter

Yes Peter, I still have a pair of SL2s.