Yes it is mate. It was delivered in June.
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They are Ruark CL 20ās.
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Spot on @Richard.Dane
It has the External PSU which you can see top left, The platter is the Glass one.
Cost me Ā£75 (no arm)
The Tonearm also has the FD200 fluid damper, needed to provide a match with the Dynavector 10 x 5.
And even I can hear the difference with that addition.
@james_n The mains strip will be moved to the lower deck with the PSUs and as mentioned elsewhere the Quad 34 will go.
I was thinking of hiding the power strip 
The serial number on the back of the turntable is 89-270822
The finish on the edges and the deck is black ash, but Iām not convinced 
The mount for the Tonearm is mdf
@frenchrooster Apologies this one is soooo dusty - we had a kitchen rebuild and we are still finding dust everywhere! I think the SME is a Badge the previous owner stuck on the plinth ? but I could be wrong, maybe it was shipped with an SME and he removed it and sold the arm separately. I didnāt want to remove it as I feel pretty sure it would leave an unsightly mess.
I got the deck about 10 years ago.
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Yes, the badge made confusion. But it looks cool.
I was thinking of the last SME 6 turntable.
Picture from SME site
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I wonder if there is any downside (sonic) to using something like the Grahams Hydra compared to a distribution block with multiple leadsā¦
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Given how much each of my Powerlines cost, plus the Musicworks Sparkly Bottom G3 (I think) powerboard costs, I wonder the same thingā¦
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Can you enlighten me as to what this is and what it means?
I translated the specs of my speakers, from french. I canāt unfortunately enlighten you on that Bailyhill. The speakers are Apertura Altra.
Swings and Roundabouts- some prefer the Hydra solution, some distribution blocks. One you need to try for yourself. The Hydra is a neat and effective solution especially if youāre limited on mains sockets and makes cable dressing easier too.
@steviebee IIRC Nigel @anon4489532 has recently gone the Musicworks to Hydra route so may be able to comment.
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Hydras were / are a neat solution and bought sonic benefit v multiple standard cables but then came power lines - from memory they were cĀ£400 when first released and they delivered an upgrade to the sound and a significant one too - way more than the hydra.
You pay your money and make your choices I guess. Itās a shame the power lines have now reached the price they are - an over 50% increase in a relatively short time does feel a tad unreasonable to meā¦ā¦
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Probably Just fancy ways of saying they designed a speaker with a natural sounding crossover, good quality parts and internal bracing.
James, itās hard to say as it was part of a complete system change, but yes I swapped Ā£4,000 of MusicWorks block and four Powerlines for a Ā£170 Hydra and my world hasnāt fallen apart.
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The great thing of these hydras is that they have an equal earthing arrangement - all tentacles are equally long and there is no worry which cable should be used to which device since it does not matter. I like it and have it.
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+1 here.
And - Hydraās are (compared to most other optionsā¦) quite cost effective. IMO - 
YMMV, its the Interwebzzzzā¦
Visited their web site. Very cool. I love the passion, I can see why you like the approach. I love ribbon tweeters.
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For me personally - my main reason of choosing a Niagara 1200 was around the additional protection it provided, whilst trying to minimise detrimental impact on SQ. For me, i wasnāt focused on it improving SQ per se, more about minimising negative impact.
Thanks. I like them because they are very fast, airy, and without any hardness or brightness. They donāt give the last word in bass, but it accommodates me very well as my room is not so big.
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Love your decor Nigel.
Beautiful room.
I see Isoblueā¦ I likeā¦ 