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The Ultimate Source : Turntable (v3)

grandspy — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 09:10:43 +0800

Version 1

Version 2

This is version 3

My apology for the delay.. I'll be back soon..

The Ultimate Source : Turntable (v2)

grandspy — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:46:18 +0800

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I'm sad to announce that I have to close the current thread of "The ultimate source : Turntable" as it has reached more than 2500 hits/replies. However I'm extremely excited to open up the 2nd version of the thread here. Who could ever imagine that such topic on outdated audio technology could survive that long and still continue to grow from strength to strength. Turntable/vinyl/record player is definitely still alive and kicking very well in the age of digital! I humbly would like to thank those who have made such a 'historical' contribution and those who have been keeping the passion alive.

History
This is where it all started..

QUOTE(grandspy @ Jan 31 2008, 07:50 PM)

"Digital preserves music the way formaldehyde preserves frogs. You kill it and it lasts forever" - Michael Fremer, Stereophile
I have to stop lying to myself. Vinyl is the ultimate audio source. I knew it but I just refused to believe it. The time has come for me to do what I should have done a long time ago. Get myself a decent turntable.

But which one? There are too many to choose from. Any suggestions?

After an extensive and exhaustive research, and considering my limited budget, I'm pretty much certain that the Roksan Radius 5 with Nima Tonearm (pic below :Now, isn't that a beauty?) would suit me very well. If you know of any other player that is comparable to the Radius that I should consider, do tell me. I'm open to suggestions.

But the Radius doesn't come with cartridge. I'm totally clueless when it comes to cartridges. Help???
I've shortlisted a few though :

- Ortofon Samba (because its transparent casing)
- Ortofon Salsa (I like the name - makes we wanna... salsa)
- Ortofon Rondo Red (absolutely stunning - looks)
- Lyra Dorian (I like the name too)

I've not seen or listened to any of them. I shortlisted them based on either their looks or their cool name . Told ya I'm hopeless with this... so please help me to choose.
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And I ended up with these..

1) Rega Planar 3 with upgraded stainless steel spindle, tungsteen counterweight.
2) Rega P3 with upgraded stainless steel spindle, michell technoweight counterweight, michell record clamp
3) Shure M97xE mm cartridge
4) Graham Slee Reflex Phono Stage
5) Vibrapods and Vibrapod cones
6) Stolen Marble slab
7) Digital cartridge force gauge
8) Onzow zerodust stylus cleaner
9) AM Static off anti-static record brush
10) 12 bottles of dishwashing liquid
11) 4 different kinds of sponge
12) 10 different kinds of cleaning/drying/dusting cloth
13) An account with e-bay, musicdirect, lpgear, elusivedisc, needledoctor, etc.
14) Some records
15) Spending my precious weekends at Amcorp Mall
16) Spending my time in foreign countries looking for LPs and TT stuff instead of doing what tourists would normally do.
17) Having to meet very kind, evilishly wonderful, wonderfully persuasive, persuasively influential, influentially helpful, people, here...
18) Learned A LOT about TT and records
19) Books case turned into a Record Rack
20) Totally BROKE!

Possible further upgrades.. WHAT???? more upgrades??

1) Michell Technoarm
2) Possibly an Audio Technica MM cartridge
3) Some secret stuff

Working very hard for..
1) Michell Orbe... or maybe something lesser..

Sonus Faber

grandspy — Sun, 25 May 2008 01:50:23 +0800

Welcome to Sonus Faber Fan Club. This would be the place where SF owners, supporters, fans and admirers come in to talk about those gorgeous Italian speakers.

Home:
http://www.sonusfaber.com/eng/home.html

The Distributor (Malaysia):
http://www.perfecthifi.com.my/

The Guardians:
1. PcWork (Concertino Domus)
2. auronthas (Concertino Domus)
3. mugenfoo (Concerto)
4. grandspy (Concerto Grand Piano)

Current Satisfaction Level
grandspy - Very Happy but can be better. Need an amp and correct setup

The Driver (Amplifier):
Owners, do state what Amp you are using at the moment, and what amp do plan to use int the future (if applicable)

Current
- Cambridge Audio 540A
- Holfi Integra 8
- NAD 3020a modified ver.
- Krell KAV-300i

Possible Upgrades
a) Krell KAV-400xi
b) Primare I30
c) Roksan Kandy KA-1 MKIII
d) Musical Fidelity A300 (2nd hand)
e) Musical Fidelity A5 (if I can find it)
f) Krell KAV-300i (2nd hand)
g) Bladelius Thor MKII
h) Audio Note maybe not.
i) Audio Research (which model?)
j)

The Placement:
How do you place your speakers? toe in? distance from walls? distance from each other? listening position?

auronthas
I have a rather small listening 'room' (3m (w) x 4.2m (L) x 4m (H) , my speakers are placed 1.2m and 0.8m from rear wall and side wall respectively, my speakers distance are approx. 1.5 m apart. My listening position is 1.2m from speaker with slight toe in. (usually, the listen position shall be 1.5m (golden triangle rule), however it was recommend by SF R&D engineer - Dr. Pablo to position 0.3 m closer towards speakers)

grandspy
to be updated later...

The Accessories:
Speaker cables, Speaker stands, Spikes, etc.

auronthas
Just bought Chord Carnival Silver Plus single wire speaker cables last week replacing Van den Hul Goldwater, still under burn-in period, bass and treble sound superbly well, however, i find midrange (vocal) a little bit dull, perhaps, after burn-in, it would be improved.
Normal and cheap speaker stands with 80% sand-filled on its columns and it comes with speaker spikes. Speaker stands are placed on 0.5 inch marbles with anti-vibrapod.

grandspy
Haven't though about this yet. Will do this last when everything is in place. Currently using the old Nordost Flatline Gold speaker cables : bi-wired.
Speakers standing on their own spikes.

The Pictures:
The real stuff...

Vinyls and Vinyls

grandspy — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:06:45 +0800

Now that I have my very own Record player ( ), it's time to look for some contents. Got any good LPs to share? Bought any vinyls lately? Know where to get a good deal on records?

Some of my Monos (still searching for stereo version):

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A real classic :

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This one you really gotta click to enlarge! Awesome chick! hehe..

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OK, this one correctly belongs in here, not in the CD thread.

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The ultimate source : Turntable

grandspy — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:50:49 +0800

"Digital preserves music the way formaldehyde preserves frogs. You kill it and it lasts forever" - Michael Fremer, Stereophile

I have to stop lying to myself. Vinyl is the ultimate audio source. I knew it but I just refused to believe it. The time has come for me to do what I should have done a long time ago. Get myself a decent turntable.

But which one? There are too many to choose from. Any suggestions?

After an extensive and exhaustive research, and considering my limited budget, I'm pretty much certain that the Roksan Radius 5 with Nima Tonearm (pic below :Now, isn't that a beauty?) would suit me very well. If you know of any other player that is comparable to the Radius that I should consider, do tell me. I'm open to suggestions.

But the Radius doesn't come with cartridge. I'm totally clueless when it comes to cartridges. Help???
I've shortlisted a few though :

- Ortofon Samba (because its transparent casing)
- Ortofon Salsa (I like the name - makes we wanna... salsa)
- Ortofon Rondo Red (absolutely stunning - looks)
- Lyra Dorian (I like the name too)

I've not seen or listened to any of them. I shortlisted them based on either their looks or their cool name . Told ya I'm hopeless with this... so please help me to choose.

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