DCH
Well-Known Member
My main system:
Thorens TD-125 MkII paired with a Pioneer SX-737 and a Fully Analog Stanley, which plays through:
A pair of KLH Model 6 speakers that unfortunately will NEVER be recapped because apparently I bought the very early kind that has literally everything epoxied in. But hell, they sound really good and will continue to do so until they die or explode or the Fully Analog Stanley discovers how good the burlap feels on his claws.
Incidentally, this pic is a bit outdated, as the speakers are now on the far side of the room (where the Kallax full of records is in pic 2) on either side of my fireplace. This is my man cave, and my main listening location. Just imagine them on either side of the fireplace here:
If you care, the CD player is an old '90's Sony single-disc dealie - CDP-397. It's just like the one I had back in middle school and was ten bucks. There's also an Echo Dot running through the tape 1 input of the Pioneer.
My Second System:
This lives on my (climate-controlled, don't worry) four-seasons porch. This photo is also slightly outdated... I'll explain though:
The table is a JVC QL-F4. I have a love-hate relationship with it. The (very reputable) repair shop swears up and down that it keeps speed and has tested it for hours upon hours. I think it sounds warbly sometimes and don't particularly care for the sound when that happens.
Speakers are KEF 103.2s that have been fully recapped and the protection circuit bypassed. They sound amazing. Rosewood. I love them. Honestly, the only reason they're not down with the main setup is that the KLH's are too damned big for the space on the porch.
CD player is another old '90's Sony I got cheap, can't remember the model offhand but it's fine. There's an Echo Dot out here too.
Now, the outdated part of this picture is the receiver. You see here a Harmon/Kardon AVR20. That's been replaced. When I got the Pioneer, my little Hitachi SR-600 became the main sun porch receiver and the HK is going back to the friend who lent it to me.
Here's a pic of the Hitachi back when it was driving the mancave:
I love this little beastie. Nothing special, not particularly powerful, but it's fairly unique (I haven't seen many Hitachi receivers in general and certainly not this one specifically), it's recapped, it's clean, and it makes beautiful sound. I wouldn't trust it to fill a banquet hall or anything, but my house has a decided lack of banquet halls, so c'est la vie.
Anyways... that's-a my systems. I hope they pass AK muster.
Thorens TD-125 MkII paired with a Pioneer SX-737 and a Fully Analog Stanley, which plays through:
A pair of KLH Model 6 speakers that unfortunately will NEVER be recapped because apparently I bought the very early kind that has literally everything epoxied in. But hell, they sound really good and will continue to do so until they die or explode or the Fully Analog Stanley discovers how good the burlap feels on his claws.
Incidentally, this pic is a bit outdated, as the speakers are now on the far side of the room (where the Kallax full of records is in pic 2) on either side of my fireplace. This is my man cave, and my main listening location. Just imagine them on either side of the fireplace here:
If you care, the CD player is an old '90's Sony single-disc dealie - CDP-397. It's just like the one I had back in middle school and was ten bucks. There's also an Echo Dot running through the tape 1 input of the Pioneer.
My Second System:
This lives on my (climate-controlled, don't worry) four-seasons porch. This photo is also slightly outdated... I'll explain though:
The table is a JVC QL-F4. I have a love-hate relationship with it. The (very reputable) repair shop swears up and down that it keeps speed and has tested it for hours upon hours. I think it sounds warbly sometimes and don't particularly care for the sound when that happens.
Speakers are KEF 103.2s that have been fully recapped and the protection circuit bypassed. They sound amazing. Rosewood. I love them. Honestly, the only reason they're not down with the main setup is that the KLH's are too damned big for the space on the porch.
CD player is another old '90's Sony I got cheap, can't remember the model offhand but it's fine. There's an Echo Dot out here too.
Now, the outdated part of this picture is the receiver. You see here a Harmon/Kardon AVR20. That's been replaced. When I got the Pioneer, my little Hitachi SR-600 became the main sun porch receiver and the HK is going back to the friend who lent it to me.
Here's a pic of the Hitachi back when it was driving the mancave:
I love this little beastie. Nothing special, not particularly powerful, but it's fairly unique (I haven't seen many Hitachi receivers in general and certainly not this one specifically), it's recapped, it's clean, and it makes beautiful sound. I wouldn't trust it to fill a banquet hall or anything, but my house has a decided lack of banquet halls, so c'est la vie.
Anyways... that's-a my systems. I hope they pass AK muster.