Following on from the listening room thread, what’s your set up and what’s on your wants list:
Current
Inputs: 1210s with Grado carts, CDJ 1000
Amp: Luxman hybrid valve
Mixer: Rane MP2016
Effects: Akai MFC42
Speakers: Klipsch Hersey + Klipsch RW8 sub
Wants
Ojas speaker kit
Mastersounds radius 4
Another CDJ
Inputs: 1210s with Hana SL and Rega Saturn R
Amp: Ear Yoshino 534
Pre Amp: Townshend Allegri +
Phono Stage: Trilogy 906
Speakers: Tannoy 12" HPD custom made by Paul from RFC
Living Room:
1210 MK3, Shure m77 carts
Omnitronic TRM MK3,
Rauch DVT 50S Power amp
Turbosound TXD 520 (prototype Torlyte cabs and stands from Russ Andrews)
Turbosound/Proel Milan prototype Sub
Linn Kan MK2 Monitors
In the ‘pub’ in the garden:
1210 Mk2 Grado carts
Xone23 mixer
Rauch DVT 50S power amp
Eltax Liberty 3 speakers
Monitor Radius active sub
My modest living room set up, where I listen to most of my music.
Technics 1210gr with Audio Technica VM540VL cart
Bluesound Node 2i streamer (tidal)
Roksan amp
Proac D2 speakers
Dj set up
Two 1210 mk2’s, djr 400, naim 5i amp, dynaudio excite x12 speakers.
Wants List
-new amp for the living room, the roksan is ok but getting on a bit. it’s my 40th this year so maybe a naim supernait 3 or a sugden as a present to myself.
-external phonostage - something like a graham slee.
I am a bit manically obsessed over good sound at home so have an Icon Audio ST40 MK3 with Harmonix valves, Klipsch Heresy II’s and a Graham Slee Phono Amp. They work really well together, I had some guidance from one of UK’s Klipsch importers over the 80’s/90’s who sold me the speakers. A really interesting sales day - he was in his 70’s and had a casual 4 Klipschorns at his second home. I mentioned David Mancuso, ‘is that the man who loved disco music?’.
Also, for the mixing - x2 1210s, XDJ 700’s and Xone 62 (the old one made in Cornwall!).
All sound great for the man cave, my room is relatively small so I went for sensitive speakers rather than loud.
Eventually, I would like to get some Klipschorns and probably will when I get the space. I trawl Hi-Fi shark and have noted a number of European traders at reasonable prices, they just rarely if ever show up in the UK for a second hand purchase.
Turntable work in progress still to be decided (1200mk2 or maybe a Thorens)
Pioneer SX-1250
Denon DVD-2900 (for CDs)
ifi Zen Dac for streaming + MediaMonkey for playing from NAS drive
JBL L112s
For listening setup I had used a vintage Carver MXR-150 receiver for my entire adult life. The relays tended to fail every few years and when we went into the first lockdown I decided to upgrade, finally. Went for the Cambridge Audio CXA81 which is very neutral and sounds fantastic. Bluetooth support means we can finally stream hi-res from Quboz or play from Bandcamp. Finally been dragged into the streaming revolution, kicking and screaming lol. Speakers are Klipsch RP280F.