Pretty much. You’ll get ripped to shreds for posting about Hi Fi. We’re far more interested in other things these days……
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It’s compulsory. You can get banned for not telling a cunt that they’re a cunt.
Good to see you onboard Robin 
[I was sodders in another “life”, FWVLIW]
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I know what you meant 
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was pissing myself laughing trying to post that!
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And I still have your Spendor 5e’s from nearly 15 years ago… and I can still remember your wife’s custard tart!
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Kit lists I have so far. A digital guide will be up hopefully later this week.
Mike 2000
Source:
Record Decks:
Collaro 4TR200/ Colton tonearm with Musical Surroundings Phonomena II+ Phonostage
Goldring Lenco GL78/Decca tonearm & cartridge
CD:
Arcam CD92
Amplification:
Quad 99 Preamplifier
2 x Quad 707 biamped
Speakers:
ProAc Tablette 2000
David Bower / Trumpton Riots
peakers: CSS Audio 1 TDX with upgraded XO
Amp: Musical Fidelity M5si
DAC: Denafrips Pontus 2
Steamer: Wiim Mini
CD Player: Rotel Tribute CD11
Dunc
dCS Vivaldi apex dac
dCS Vivaldi upsampler
dCS Vivaldi Clock
Melco n1zs
Vitus sia030 integrated amp
Kudos titan 808 speakers
Philips n4520 reel to reel
With some special master tapes done by an x bbc guy just for use at the show
Jailbreaker
Turntable: Aiwa AP2500 Direct Drive
Phonostage: World Design Phono3XL
Pre amp: Audionote M-Zero
Power Amp: Nelson Pass F6 (Joe Henry build)
CD player: Marantz CD6007
DAC: Hegel HD10
Speakers: Leak Sandwich 2060
Robert Marsden
Tandberg TR-2080 receiver, luxman pd 264 turntable, pioneer c73 pre amp, tandberg TCD330 tape deck, Phillip’s 104 cd player
Michael Ewan
Melco N100 streamer with D100 CD player/ripper, Plixir PSU, Benchmark 3 Pre/DAC as DAC,
Vincent SV237 Integrated Hybrid Amp, Mix of interconnects so still deciding, Viablue mains cable using MS HD, MCRU & Furutech connectors, Cube Audio Full Range “Magus” drive unit in ported cabinet.
Julian Waring
Gale 401 speakers
sonus faber musica integrated amp
arcam 2 speakers
various phono pre amps
Michell focus Tt
cadenza blue cart
quad 34 pre
quad 606/405
SP25
Turntable: Clipaudio belt drive prototype with Alphason Delta arm, AudioTechnica AT-30e mc cartridge
Phono stage: Salience mc/mm
CD player: Consonance CD-120 linear
DAC: Topping D50s
Preamp: Passive
Power amps: Fosi v3 monos
Speakers: AOS Studio 12 xl clone
Deb64
Turntable:
Michell Focus with SME 3009 fixed headshell arm and Sumiko Blue Point No. 2 MC cartridge.
Tape:
Revox B710 Mk.1 Cassette Deck
Sony WM-D6 Professional Walkman
Digital:
Cambridge Azure 650BD CD/ SACD/ DVD Player
Amps:
Sugden A21 Class A Vintage Amplifier
Mission Cyrus 1
Pre Amp:
Home built Pre-amp with 3 band Equaliser
Speakers:
3 way speaker system with Tannoy Mercury 2s for mid range and treble.
Home built bass cabinets with 8 inch drivers.
The crossovers are all home constructed using point to point wiring.
Karlsushi
- Reiki Audio SuperSwitch (PD Creative PSU)
- Bluesound Node N130 (DIY Sean Jacobs DC4 PSU)Bricasti M3 DAC/Pre.
- Ming Da Dynasty Cavatina Mono Power Amps
- EJ Jordan Greenwich Speaker
CT5
Audio Note CDT2 Transport>Duelund silver foil interconnect>Denafrips Ares 2 DAC>Chord something or other>Icon 4Pro Passive pre>Mark King I/C>Audio Note Kit Interstage 300b mono blocks>Duelund speaker cable>self build Devore O/96 clone speakers
Andy Manning
Analogue:
Technics SP10 (Obsidian Plinth) with AT1010 PMAC V8b Arm with Goldring Elite MC Cartridge into a Bigbottle BB3 phono stage
Highly modified Michell Orbe with SME V arm and Denon DL103M (FGS) cart, Firebottle OTP MKII
Digital:
Raspberry PI with R-2R DAC running Volumio (streaming from t’inernet and NAS)
Marantz CD50SE
Amps:
Audiolab 8000A (1985 model)
Myryad Z40 Preamp with Burson Bang power amp
(The above depend on if the room has the ‘ironing board’ or not)
Reiver Jenna speakers
Julian Silverthorne & Jessica K
Vinyl front end 1:
- Goldring Lenco 75
- Linn Ittok LV II
- AT 33SA
Vinyl front end 2:
-
Voyd “The Voyd”
-
Origin Live Encounter 3C
-
Soundsmith Aida Mk II
Digital:
- Marantz SA-KI Ruby SACD
Amplification:
- Alpha2Delta PS1 phono stage
- Alpha2Delta PRE1 buffer/pre amp
- Heaven 11 single ended 211 power amp
Speakers:
- Chario Reference 100T
Gordon Watson
Source: Fanless Mini PC running JRiver - DSP x-overs
Dac: Okto Research DAC8 PRO
Power amp: Apollon NC8350MP
Speakers: Either Linkwitz LX521.4Mg or Linkwitz LXMini Studio, actives.
Brook Stevens
Scheu Analogue Das Laufwerk No.2 Turntable/Origin Live Conqueror tonearm/Skyanalog G-1 MC cartridge.
Studer B67 reel to reel tape deck.
Phast Special Edition MM/MC phonostage.
Audio Research Ref.3 preamp,
Bluebell Audio 300b valve mono blocks.
hORNS FP10 horn loaded speakers.
Rabski
Audiolab 6000CDT transport
DIY AD1865 valve DAC
DIY valve preamp
Modified Leak Stereo 20
Modified Puresound A30
Mission 700 speakers
Mostly Audio Note cables
ijrussell
Jay’s Audio CDT2 MK3 CD Transport
Rabski-built AD1865 NOS DAC/Audial S5 DAC
Crayon CIA-1T integrated amplifier
Penaudio Cenya speakers and Solid Steel SS-6 stands
Mark Clayton
Michell Gyrodec / QC
Rega RB300
Ortofon Kontrapunkt B
Firebottle MM Phono Stage with SUT
Wiim Ultra streamer
Audiolab 6000 CDT transport
John Wood KT88 Integrated Amp
Home built “Soundblab” speakers
Wenge1
CD Player - dCS Puccini
Master Clock - dCS Scarlatti
Amplifier - Chord Ultima Integrated
Speakers - Kudos S20A
Tony_J
Source: Picoreplayer digital streamer running on a Raspberry Pi4, streaming local FLAC files and Qobuz.
Active 4-way crossover/preamp/room correction: miniDSP flex Eight.
Amplification: 4 Fosi Audio Class D amps.
Speakers: Four way floorstanders, DIY cabinets built from bamboo plywood, with Tannoy 4" Dual Concentric, Scan Speak 6.5" midbass, and Dayton Audio 10" bass drivers.
Bencat
Lenovo Laptop as Logitech Media Server with Crucial X6 4 TB SSD usb Hard Drive for music .
Logitech Transporter Music Player
Audio GD USB - SPDIF converter LPSU 5V power supply / Audio GD Reclocker
MiniDSP Flex 8 Digital Crossover / DAC and Volume control LPSU Power Supply
Power Amplifiers - 2 x NVA P30 plus 1 x NVA S80
Speakers - Four KEF 103 Reference with two stacked each side .
Kimber Cable speaker cables
Lurch
TT. Manticore Mantra/Moth/AT OC5
CDP. Technics SLPG-440A
AMP. Marantz PM4
SPKs. Arcam Two Plus
Hoopsontoast
Kit List:
Sony DVP-S9000ES
Lyngdorf TDAi2200
ATC SCM10
Audio Al
Audio Note Cobra Valve integrated amp
Ming Da MC200 Valve CDP
Martin Logan Motion 35XTI stand mount speakers
Klotz speaker cables
IXOS 104 OFC .63 Conductor screened directional RCA
Jack NSM
Front End: Acoustic Signature Challenger 11, Wilson Benesch Act 0.5 arm, Transfiguration Temper Supreme MC;
Ayre P_5xe phono stage;
B1 Nelson Pass buffer pre;
Ashly 4001 exrternal analogue crossover, feeding
3 valve amps driving the main speaker (Mark Audio Pensils), used as the bass/mid, a pair of JBL2435Be compression drivers doing the treble and Viston supertweeters. The bass is augmented by an active subwoofer.
Terry G1
Michelson and Austin TVA 1 amp audio gd d a c / Adcom 500 mk 2 pre amp mission pcm cd player with Vavle op stage net audio mono blocks on standby snell type j mk2 spekers
Clive Gidney
Linn Klimax System Hub streamer / pre
Linn Klimax Exaktbox with Organk Digital Crossover
2 x Heavily modded NAP 250s
Maverik Edition Linn Keilidhs Aktiv / Exakt
Paolo191
Marantz CD94
Audio Note M3 Pre Amplifier
Sugden FBA 800 Power Amplifier
Tannoy 12” HPDs in custom made Quartz stone cabinets
RFC external crossovers
Rega P7 TT + Audio Note cart
Audion Phono stage
Qwin
Lenco GL75 based TT into LDA Phono Stage.
Esoteric P-700 CD Transport
Eversolo A6 Streamer/DAC
Pass Labs XP-12 Pre Amp
Neurochrome 686 Monoblocks
Canton CT-1000/2 Speakers
Paul 2718
A pair of Quad ELS
A pair of nCore power amps
DIY preamp/buffer
Technics SP10/2, Rega RB330
Linn LP12, Ekos, Troika
Elijustinoid
- Nakamichi Dragon
- Luxman SQ202 amp
- JBL Studio 580 speakers
- Backup: Nakamichi RX202E and/or CD1.5
- Backup: Technics Concise pre/power amp
- Box of cassettes
Diceman
Front end = Raspberry pi, Allo boss/isolator. Naim ND5-XS and Unitiserve.
Amp = (TBC) Probably SJS Arcadia Model 1 upgraded and Krell KSA50. Possibly Modified Leak stereo 20 or AVI Lab series integrated.
Speakers = Yamaha NS1000M with possible sub/subs
TerryG1
Michelson and Austin TVA 1 amp audio gd d a c / Adcom 500 mk 2 pre amp mission pcm cd player with Vavle op stage net audio mono blocks on standby snell type j mk2 speakers
Shoebox Ady
Audes 900DC Power Conditioner,
Linn Akurate Radikal 2 power supply
for,
Linn Sondek LP12 with walnut plinth sat
on a Ikea board isolated with 3 Black
Ravioli feet.
Linn Trampoline 2 baseboard
Karousel Bearing
Linn Keel sub chassis
Tangerine Audio Karmen Top plate
Linn black felt mat.
Audio Origami PU7 tonearm
Dynavector Tè Kiatora Rua mc cartridge
with
Audio Origami cable to,
Consolidated Audio Step Up Transformer into
Icon audio PS3 Mk2 valve rectified and
regulated Phono stage, into
SJS Arcadia Model 7 pre amp,
Triode Corporation TRX P300S SET Power amp WE 300B Valves,
Black Rhodium Polar ninja PCT ++ speaker cables to
Living Voice Tone Scout speakers sitting on
Townshend Seismic isolation platforms.
AOB = Disco Lights
Agerstone
IMF ‘The Studio’ transmission line speakers
Conrad Johnson PV10al / Schiit Freya preamps
ESS 500m power amplifier
Chord Qutest DAC
Strathclyde STD305D/SME tonearm/cartridge tbc
Join us at The Maverick Enthusiasts Hi-Fi Show, Holiday Inn, Barnsley, Sunday 27th October 2024.
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I’ll see you there Rob!
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I’m in room 126 (sp25, my alter ego). Only a small setup this year.
It’ll be good to see familiar faces - and bring a CD or LP if you want to avoid my tastes in music!
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See you on Sunday Dave!
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If I can get there I’ll be there.
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And some more…
Harv
Nagra cd player
Advantage s2 pre and s250 monos
Focal 927be speakers
Transparent Audio cabling
Rab1991
benchmark dac1
human audio pre amp
beard p50 power amplifier
and fostex monitors
Eddie
Acoustic Precision FR1 loudspeakers
Marantz amplification
Couple of DACs - A TDA1543 & Aune Flamingo
Amormusic
Fully rebuilt Leak Stereo 20.
Django TVC passive.
Technics SL1210GR, KAB damper, & Hana ML
BB3 phonostage with TF valves.
Cambridge 851N streamer
Arcam D33 DAC.
Graham Audio LS6f speakers.
IsoAcoustic stuff, and mainly TQ cables.
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It would be helpful if you could have allocated room numbers to kit lists …
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Give me a chance Micky, I’m quite busy at the moment…
Room numbers will be on the digital guide which we are making at the moment. A link will be up shortly.
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Or a set of bagpipes if you don’t. 
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Nice work Stu. I’ll be up on Saturday.
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Thanks Stu ! Much appreciated!!
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