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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 9, 2021 21:27:07 GMT
14 screws just to change the bloody load settings, 😳 how inconsiderate. I know! Just realised I haven't set it!!!! ðŸ˜
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Post by electronumpty on Dec 9, 2021 21:41:45 GMT
14 screws just to change the bloody load settings, 😳 how inconsiderate. I know! Just realised I haven't set it!!!! 😠Bet it sounds shite then 😋
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 9, 2021 21:45:33 GMT
I know! Just realised I haven't set it!!!! 😠Bet it sounds shite then 😋 Oh yeah ..... You wouldn't want to hear it 😉
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 9, 2021 22:45:44 GMT
I ordered the wrong size feet. The smaller one is the type I fit on the BB3. I thought I'd go a little bigger as the BBu is nearly 10kgs....... I've gone too far 🤣
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Post by optical on Dec 9, 2021 22:53:26 GMT
I ordered the wrong size feet. The smaller one is the type I fit on the BB3. I thought I'd go a little bigger as the BBu is nearly 10kgs....... I've gone too far 🤣 Imagine how many golds Michael Phelps would have won with those.....
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 9, 2021 23:02:23 GMT
I ordered the wrong size feet. The smaller one is the type I fit on the BB3. I thought I'd go a little bigger as the BBu is nearly 10kgs....... I've gone too far 🤣 Imagine how many golds Michael Phelps would have won with those..... 🤣🤣 They are 2" hemispheres lol I'm gonna put them on my 686. One of the feet have broken on that anyway.
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Post by antonio on Dec 9, 2021 23:18:05 GMT
I ordered the wrong size feet. The smaller one is the type I fit on the BB3. I thought I'd go a little bigger as the BBu is nearly 10kgs....... I've gone too far 🤣 He can't understand the metric size system, and you lot are trusting him to build you a £3k phonostage
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 9, 2021 23:20:10 GMT
I ordered the wrong size feet. The smaller one is the type I fit on the BB3. I thought I'd go a little bigger as the BBu is nearly 10kgs....... I've gone too far 🤣 He can't understand the metric size system, and you lot are trusting him to build you a £3k phonostage £3.5k! Lol, I thought I'd clicked the 1.25" ones....I didn't, and now they've sold out 🤔
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Post by antonio on Dec 9, 2021 23:24:47 GMT
The silver case doesn't look bad, I could live with it.
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 10, 2021 5:51:12 GMT
The silver case doesn't look bad, I could live with it. 😱
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2021 8:16:40 GMT
I ordered the wrong size feet. The smaller one is the type I fit on the BB3. I thought I'd go a little bigger as the BBu is nearly 10kgs....... I've gone too far 🤣 £3.5k and he can’t stick the feet in all the corners? 🤔 🤠🤣
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Post by optical on Dec 10, 2021 10:22:50 GMT
I ordered the wrong size feet. The smaller one is the type I fit on the BB3. I thought I'd go a little bigger as the BBu is nearly 10kgs....... I've gone too far 🤣 £3.5k and he can’t stick the feet in all the corners? 🤔 🤠🤣 Not if going for the 'triangular' configuration, no.
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 10, 2021 10:33:19 GMT
£3.5k and he can’t stick the feet in all the corners? 🤔 🤠🤣 Not if going for the 'triangular' configuration, no. I was going for the "oh, these are way too big" arrangement lol
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Post by macca on Dec 10, 2021 12:30:23 GMT
Didn't realise until seeing these pics that this thing is bloody enormous.
Case looks very smart indeed.
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 10, 2021 12:57:48 GMT
Didn't realise until seeing these pics that this thing is bloody enormous. Case looks very smart indeed. Thanks, Martin. Very pleased with the final aesthetics. I just need to find a black box with similar qualities for those who desire it. And yes, it's a bloody monster and weights about 10kgs! Its no bigger than the average footprint that will fit on a Hifi rack, it's just big for a phonostage.
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Post by macca on Dec 10, 2021 13:35:42 GMT
There's good reasons for it being the size it is which you've already been through. I still didn't realise before exactly how big it was though I never understood why so many phono stage manufacturers try to jam everything into as tiny a case as possible. Compromise is inevitable.
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Post by robbiegong on Dec 10, 2021 13:49:19 GMT
Looks bl&&dy fab, must say
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Post by firebottle on Dec 10, 2021 14:06:02 GMT
Sounds bl&&dy fab as well Rob, we are both in a bit of a state of awe at how good it is.
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 10, 2021 14:45:44 GMT
There's good reasons for it being the size it is which you've already been through. I still didn't realise before exactly how big it was though I never understood why so many phono stage manufacturers try to jam everything into as tiny a case as possible. Compromise is inevitable. When you're building the "Ultime" you can't compromise it by whacking it all In a tiny box. Valves need to breath.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2021 15:02:15 GMT
A green power button? Wasn’t expecting that…. I know it is big, but…. (Don’t make me angry….)
Officially finished, but I need to stick on the feet.
Enjoy the fruits of your labour.
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 10, 2021 15:27:52 GMT
A green power button? Wasn’t expecting that…. I know it is big, but…. (Don’t make me angry….) Officially finished, but I need to stick on the feet. Enjoy the fruits of your labour. They didn't have any white ones left. But i do like the Hulk reference...i may keep it lol Well, yeah, i dont need feet....its on its side lol
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Post by lurch on Dec 27, 2021 11:04:59 GMT
Well Barrington is due at Lurch Towers in 23 mins (according to eta text I've just received) with a BBu. Besides myself & B, there will be Jamie (karma67) and 2 wammers Robin (wizmax) & Brook (Speedracer) in attendance to audition and chunter about its merits or otherwise.
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Post by firebottle on Dec 27, 2021 11:21:06 GMT
Excellent stuff Lurch, will be good to get others impressions.
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Post by antonio on Dec 27, 2021 11:53:01 GMT
Nice little gathering there Lurch, enjoy the BBu, music and of course the company.
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 27, 2021 12:42:40 GMT
We're waiting!!!!
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Post by gninnam on Dec 27, 2021 14:02:44 GMT
'taps foot while waiting for the verdict'.....
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Post by robbiegong on Dec 27, 2021 14:06:19 GMT
Hope the BBu has got some hours on it so it is heard properly in terms of what a no compromise piece like this can do
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Post by firebottle on Dec 27, 2021 14:58:38 GMT
I have no doubt Barrington has put many hours on it Robbie.
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 27, 2021 17:50:19 GMT
lurch must've hocked his computer. It's the only reason I can think of for why there hasn't been an update??
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Post by lurch on Dec 27, 2021 18:54:09 GMT
Well what do I say....... Yes the BBu is better than the BB3 but that was, only to be expected. More detail air space. Bass was deeper and more controlled. However and bering in-mind I didn't have my decent power amps available (Nords out on loan & MB845SEs off sick) the BBu didn't Wow me the way I expected it to. Jamie brought his John Wood KT88 but other than when playing a Stevie Ray Vaughan Mofi Ultra disc the performance was recessed & lacklustre, although it was slightly better when fed direct to he JW rather than via my MFA Baby Reference passive. Swapping back to the MFA and my stand in amp an Arcam Alpha 8P and things got alot better to the point where I could make the observations in the opening paragraph. On today's performance alone I can't justify the cost to change but having spoken to Oli I will be giving his personal BBu a trail late Jan/early Feb when I have atleast one pair of my decent amps doing the heavy work. I can only assume today's results were due to a system anomaly or poor synergy. Barrington was also confused by today as the sound was nowhere near as good as he was used to from the BBu.
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