System Pics 2024

Looks like a Martin and a Taylor?

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Yes indeed. Good eye. 00-18 and a GS mini koa

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Good eye indeed! I have a D28, lovely lovely guitar…

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A slight change to the Fraim with the addition of a Fraim Lite Level, I’m now on the lookout for a Chord Ensemble stand for the DAVE to complete.

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The lack of visible wires is most impressive.

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Thanks! Around the back of the Fraim its a different story.

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Loose the Fraim, and buy something like a Isoblue, or alternative. You will not notice the SQ difference😊

Yeah chuck that £4k in the bin :disappointed_relieved:

Do they sell well 2nd hand? I diid a quick check on ebay and it didn’t look very promising.

I’m happy enough with my fraim but I’m not sure I would buy it again.

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Good taste in guitars too Max! I have a D41 which is essentially the same. I would love a D18 too but that would perhaps be one too many.

As they say……”It’s only money” :blush:
Glad you are happy with Naim Fraim. As with most HiFi accessories. your usually looking at around half full retail price, as being a realistic guide for its second hand value.
Just remember next time your disassembling or assembling your Fraim, there are equal sonic HiFi racks out there, that are easier to dis/assemble, clean, aesthetically pleasing and above all…half the price. :blush:

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Blasphemy!

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I’m not so sure. I had a D18 for a number of years, but it was a devil to play. I had all sorts of work done on it to improve playability, including going so far as to having the bridge shaved (not just the saddle), but eventually I gave up. I sold it and replaced it with my first Taylor, a 314.

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I very much share this view Clive. My Martin is there for its sound, Taylor’s much more for playability.

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And I share you both’s view. My D28 seems to need longer, stronger fingers than mine and just strumming with a pick…

I will check it the next opportunity I have. may need some tweaking.

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Don’t we have a guitar thread running?

Back to basics - my office ‘system’ :slightly_smiling_face:

Or for connecting to Qobuz (less retro):

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Upgrade the figure-8 mains cable on the Grundig and you’ll be sorted :grinning:

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Your Grundig is a classic! It reminds me of my first cassette recorder, a PrinzSound TR9 which my parents bought me in 1972. The Genesis tape is from the right era too, although I wasn’t listening to Genesis in those days.

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Just recieved my new Phono Pre today. It‘s a Canor Tube Amplifier and it sounds so sweet, dynamic, detailled and deep. Like a live concert now. Actually listening to „We get Requests“ from Oscar Peterson (Verve AS Version). And there will be enough time to run in. Huge upgrade after I bought Lingo 4 and Kore some weeks ago.

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