nice 
I was very tempted to by the parts for these a number of years ago, but it never quite came about because of reasons.
211 monoblocks remains the build itch I am yet to scratch
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I did ask TM why he doesnât use any kind of Zobel networks after his ITâs & he just doesnât. He canât be looking too closely at the square wave response of the amplifiers or he prefers the excitement of a bit of ringing.
have you measured any by chance?
Not with his amps but I used Tango NC-14 and NC-16âs & did find that they could be corrected with a zobel albeit with some slight loss of hf bandwidth. A square wave through the stage is quite instructive.
As far as I know he doesnât use Tango ITs for long time, unless per customerâs order. In my TM 300B I do have Tango OTs but ITs are Lundahl. I think this is his regular configuration since very early models (mine is from 2009, low serial #).
What current this IT needs to handle? He fries his power tubes a bit, maybe the Tangos are not sufficient?
Depends on the driver. I think heâs used 10Y at 20 mA into NC-20 on some of his older designs.
I have some NC-20 but havenât tried them yet. Be interesting to see what, if any, tidying they need.
New pre in place after a big drive this weekend to fetch em
Very pleased with the sound they makeđ
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What are the speakers you are using there, they look impressively massive!
That is a Righteous system
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certainly is
Getting there now I think, the Mayer phono is quite different to the cj act 2 but itâs a keeper I think so just need to sort the sut and cart and maybe one of those nice metal mats for the dp80 to finish my vinyl front end
Sounding good today but after yesterdayâs 12 hour drive home from Frankfurt sitting here is a nice change, watching the snow rather than driving through it
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more than a year on and the CJ pre has long gone so the TM pre is defo a keeper
got an annoying hum which just wont go on vinyl but CD is great (SUT sensitivity I guess)
still looking for a 211 TM power amp to try against the CJ350 if anyone spots one - bit of a fanboi re the thomas mayer gear
Darren, are you using the built-in SUT or an external one?
As for the 211 monoblocks, ask him for the kit price and build it 
canât take you any longer than Rabski
its the tribute diy one that I think I had on it when you last visited Simon - I have found a position that reduces the hum but need to get systematic I guess and maybe:
try an MM cart with no SUT will eliminate the phono stage as a suspect - think I have an old shure M3d here somewhere with a new needle so thatâs worth a go
could get the SUT rebuilt with better shielding but I did try a couple of HM3 suts and they suffered too so suspect the fault is elsewhere
building my own 211 is up there with riding motorbikes - bound to end in certain death so best left to others - suspect the parts bill now would be too much for me anyway hence looking second hand.
pretty happy with the CJ but scratching the itch of trying a 211 now i pretty much have my ideal system feels like the right thing to do
how big is that itch? 
http://www.highend-broker.com/highend2/product1.php?product=2903
need to eliminate TT variables somehow, TT or tonearm earth? SUT earth? sut shielding? cables?
pain in the backside, I can see why streaming garbage quality zeros and ones of tâinterweb is so popular
I would need to wait for Brexit to buy that (add tax and duties if in EU)
An Alexa would defo be less bother!
Assuming youâre still in Leek, I would be happy to drop in one evening with a SUT/phono to see if you can eliminate what the problem is?