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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 22:09:05 GMT
Another small speaker that defy their size is the Acoustic Energy AE1. They pack plenty of punch. S. A mate had a pair on the end of a set of Naim 135's. To describe the sound as 'in yer face' would be an understatement. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 15, 2019 22:10:41 GMT
Another small speaker that defy their size is the Acoustic Energy AE1. They pack plenty of punch. S. I’ve heard the AE4 sound really huge. I almost bought a tatty pair once.kinda wish I had, My mate has had a few pairs of AE1 but I’ve still not heard a pair in the flesh. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2019 22:16:50 GMT
Another small speaker that defy their size is the Acoustic Energy AE1. They pack plenty of punch. S. A mate had a pair on the end of a set of Naim 135's. To describe the sound as 'in yer face' would be an understatement. Well thanks for making my ears ring! S. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 8:40:43 GMT
Westie, For your CD Player. Which input do you use on the Campion?
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 17, 2019 14:43:57 GMT
Westie, For your CD Player. Which input do you use on the Campion? S. Good question. I actually use the CD one which I think is one of the passive ones. My first experience of the Campion was with the parsec inputs and I didn’t take to it at all. I seem to have changed my perspective. The Sonneteer stuff is a real “grower”. It does important things you don’t instantly pick up on but find hard to live without once you’re hooked. It’s my longest lived set of electronics and I have no intention of ever changing, |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2019 15:50:40 GMT
Man on hifi forum says he’s finished ....
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 17, 2019 18:11:57 GMT
Even more dubious when said “man on forum” has had 48 pairs of the same speakers, Can’t see me changing amps unless it’s another Sonneteer though, And this’s is the best d sound I’ve had.
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Post by macca on Apr 17, 2019 18:29:17 GMT
New speakers turn up yet?
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 17, 2019 23:20:38 GMT
New speakers turn up yet? I could’ve picked them up yesterday as I passed through York. I’d already booked a direct train though, so it would’ve meant paying more. I’m collecting next Friday when I pass through York again. The seller only lives a few hundred yards away from the station. It’s an interesting one because they are the nearest thing I will ever get to Sonneteer speakers, but I’m expecting my Spicas to see them off easily. More a “peace of mind” exercise to rule them out, if I’m honest. Still, there’s just the chance I could be wrong. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 18, 2019 21:43:50 GMT
Did you try the TPA3116 amp in the main system yet Andrew?
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 19, 2019 0:06:27 GMT
Not yet. I’ve hardly been hoke recently, it will get a spin, but I’m probably most likely to play with vinyl first.
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 19, 2019 14:54:01 GMT
Hit a bit of a problem. No sound from the turntable. Last time it was on and playing fine. I took off the arm to realign the cart and fit a new stub and counterweight. Now I’ve got no sound.
Cartridge tags are all intact. Arm is an RB250 so arm cable is integral.
Switching amps and inputs on amps makes no odds so it’s either the cartridge or the Dino.
As I only have one Mc cart and one Mc phono stage I can’t work out which, but FFS it’s unyelievable that either would just fail. If it’s the Dino, that will be my last ever Trichord purchase after the last exploding one.
It didn’t help today, when I tried CD to check the amp and got no sound. Turns out the mains lead, plug or socket is dodgy and the DAC is now intermittent uness you wiggle the cable. These cables have never been touched so why this would now play up is a mystery. Just another frustration I didn’t need. It’s stuff like this that puts me off vinyl. I hate faffing with wires and connectors. Separate phono stages are a PITA. I wish my Sonneteer had an internal one.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 15:14:15 GMT
Hit a bit of a problem. No sound from the turntable. Last time it was on and playing fine. I took off the arm to realign the cart and fit a new stub and counterweight. Now I’ve got no sound. Cartridge tags are all intact. Arm is an RB250 so arm cable is integral. Switching amps and inputs on amps makes no odds so it’s either the cartridge or the Dino. As I only have one Mc cart and one Mc phono stage I can’t work out which, but FFS it’s unyelievable that either would just fail. If it’s the Dino, that will be my last ever Trichord purchase after the last exploding one. It didn’t help today, when I tried CD to check the amp and got no sound. Turns out the mains lead, plug or socket is dodgy and the DAC is now intermittent uness you wiggle the cable. These cables have never been touched so why this would now play up is a mystery. Just another frustration I didn’t need. It’s stuff like this that puts me off vinyl. I hate faffing with wires and connectors. Separate phono stages are a PITA. I wish my Sonneteer had an internal one. It's got to be something obvious I'd have thought if both channels simultaneaously disappear and unlikely to be the cartridge. Cartridges only lose one channel normally if there's an issue. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 19, 2019 15:38:42 GMT
Hit a bit of a problem. No sound from the turntable. Last time it was on and playing fine. I took off the arm to realign the cart and fit a new stub and counterweight. Now I’ve got no sound. Cartridge tags are all intact. Arm is an RB250 so arm cable is integral. Switching amps and inputs on amps makes no odds so it’s either the cartridge or the Dino. As I only have one Mc cart and one Mc phono stage I can’t work out which, but FFS it’s unyelievable that either would just fail. If it’s the Dino, that will be my last ever Trichord purchase after the last exploding one. It didn’t help today, when I tried CD to check the amp and got no sound. Turns out the mains lead, plug or socket is dodgy and the DAC is now intermittent uness you wiggle the cable. These cables have never been touched so why this would now play up is a mystery. Just another frustration I didn’t need. It’s stuff like this that puts me off vinyl. I hate faffing with wires and connectors. Separate phono stages are a PITA. I wish my Sonneteer had an internal one. It's got to be something obvious I'd have thought if both channels simultaneaously disappear and unlikely to be the cartridge. Cartridges only lose one channel normally if there's an issue. My thoughts too, but..... - switching amps a third time got one channel playing - switching arm leads left to right changed the channel which played. - Wiggling the arm cable near the arm base produced a sound like buffeting wind through the silent speaker. - Wiggling the arm lead again and now there’s nothing on either channel Dodgy arm lead? Seems implausible on a visually intact RB250 but it’s all I’m left with. The arrival of the Nima will confirm or deny, I guess. Won’t be for over a week though, so this long weekend is wasted. My distaste for Regas declining build standards just grows too. It’s making me think of ditching vinyl permanently. I was luke-warm on getting back into it because of the hassle. If I knew exactly what was and wasn’t working, the whole lot would be headed for EBay this weekend with the £1 seller fees option. I can still do it if I can be bothered to either install the Mayware on the R200 or reset the Dino for MM and install the Xerxes. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 15:54:42 GMT
I tried getting back into Vinyl Andrew but it is an utter pain in the arse..
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 19, 2019 16:03:49 GMT
I’m rapidly coming to the same conclusion. There’s something about the sound of a good deck that I really enjoy...... but boxes, wires and faff just aren’t my thing.
The irony is that Sony PS6750s I owned removed a lot of the faff ,but they were pig ugly and gave no pleaseure from use.
Although they were sonically 95% as good as a Xerxes, there was something “missing” and the enjoyment factor just wasn’t there.
I genuinely don’t know if it was psychological and my dislike for the looks and feel affected my perception. Either way, I bought three examples over the years and never played more than about 3 hours of music on each , so I guess it doesn’t matter.
Xerxes is still my favourite but I hate the separate PSU and umbilical lead. They are a nuisance to site if you have a rack and they always overheat and need fixing eventually.
I’m definitely talking myself out of vinyl. Maybe I will sleep on it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 16:21:45 GMT
If you have a meter, you could check the arm lead continuity, but I suspect the problem is more likely to be the phono stage.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 16:24:59 GMT
I had Mayware on my last Deck.. Great Mid range.. However what did it for me was my old Prog albums were being reissued worked from the original master tapes. The comparison between my old Vinyl issues & these new CDs was unbelievable.. Never ever again will Vinyl come into this house.. Im moving forward onto Lossless taken from those CD's.. With the HRT streamer i use should sound very good.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 16:39:15 GMT
Westie! Sell the whole lot and get a Bose Wave. Stress over!  S. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 19, 2019 16:47:26 GMT
Westie! Sell the whole lot and get a Bose Wave. Stress over! S. You wouldn’t belive this but the PSU on the Xerxes has just failed and it’s ground to a halt mid record! That’s the Arm and/or cartridge, the DAC and also the Xerxes, all having beeen working 5 days ago without issue, you couldn’t make it up. The DAC wires haven’t even been moved, so I’m clueless as to what’s up, it seems like the switched IEC socket is faulty. Not a major fix but FFS all in one day? F#ck you God! No wonder they crucified your kid if you messed with their hifi too!  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 19, 2019 16:52:36 GMT
If you have a meter, you could check the arm lead continuity, but I suspect the problem is more likely to be the phono stage. Now ruled out the phono stage as it works perfect with the Xerxes. It has to be the cart or arm lead. I went to fit the Mayware into a brand new Ortofon LH2000 headshell, only to find that at £70 it doesn’t come with cartridge tags! Went to my spares box and I have a spare set! Yaay!.........With one tag missing.........FFS. So that only leaves me with testing for continuity. Thing is, I don’t know how to use the multimeter. I tried previously to test for continuity on something I knew was working and got nothing. Probably a fecked up multimeter too. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 19, 2019 16:55:17 GMT
Oh and to cap it all,I went to fit the R200 on the Mantra but the arm board hole is too narrow! And I complain about the hassles of computers when streaming! It can’t be worse than this,
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 17:01:09 GMT
As in Manticore 'Mantra'? Great basic decks they were.. I already had a Logic 'DM101' quite some time before Manticore came out.. I did buy one but always retained the Logic. I thought the 'DM101' was one of the best Brit decks at the time. Only sold my' Mantra' last year.
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 19, 2019 17:08:09 GMT
As in Manticore 'Mantra'? Great basic decks they were.. I already had a Logic 'DM101' quite some time before Manticore came out.. I did buy one but always retained the Logic. I thought the 'DM101' was one of the best Brit decks at the time. Only sold my' Mantra' last year. Yeah I really like it. It seems to lose relatively little to the Xerxes and it doesn’t have the annoying separate PSU. This one is a really well cared-for example. Seeing as the Xerxes PSU has now packed up, its my only working deck. Hopefully the Nima will fit the arm board without any fettling. The way I feel right now, the Nima is likely to stay in the box and go straight on EBay. I’m done with anything Rega too. Purveyors of badly made shite these days. |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 17:19:03 GMT
There was a Manticore PSU 'MB6' i had it, used to use it with the Logic If you buy Japanese card sleeve CD's tou wont get the vinyl urge anymore  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 19, 2019 17:32:45 GMT
So this is the inside of the Xerxes XPS1 PSU. It still powers up and it will spin the motor without belt, but it’s obviously suffering from years of heat and use. My question is, does anyone know if it’s serviceable by an electronics engineer without having to supply the deck too.     Roksan used to take forever and charge hundreds so that’s out. My alternatives appear to be..... Get it repaired locally? No idea if anyone is willing or capable of fixing it. Buy a used one. Might take time to find one and even then will it work for long? Buy a later style PSU. More money and they sound worse but they are reliable. Sell the damn thing and give up on vinyl. Any thoughts? |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 17:56:59 GMT
If its turning the motor without the Belt but cant with, it probably need a cap change
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 17:57:27 GMT
I'm sure it can be checked and repaired if need be without the deck being sent too. Speak to Alan (Firebottle). I'm sure he can help.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2019 18:00:25 GMT
Is it a Mk.1 Andy?
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Post by Bigman80 on Apr 19, 2019 18:05:39 GMT
Yeah, they are reported to sound best but never work well. 45 is usually a dead loss and 33 a trial. I haven’t even tried the pots inside yet. That sometimes works. I think I was just too pissed off with at ten multitude of isssues I’ve had today when there was nothing wrong 5 days ago and no reason to expect any change. I guess it goes with the territory of old vinyl replay. I’m happily listening to CD now, looks like the mains lead and the phono leads have both developed fractures when sat in any empty house and switched off. Weird or what? |
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