Jerry's ongoing system blog

[jammy395]

Jerry keep posting - Luv it.......

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

Long may Jerry's wander lust continue, his blog would be boring without it. There are many things in past blog entries I have never heard of, let alone heard

[jandl100]

The last couple of 'music/audio visitors' here over the last couple of weeks have said my system is the best they've ever heard.


I tend to agree - so no changes planned for a while - too much risk of fekking it up!
---- I'm getting the shakes already - withdrawl symptoms.

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

The last couple of 'music/audio visitors' here over the last couple of weeks have said my system is the best they've ever heard.


I tend to agree - so no changes planned for a while - too much risk of fekking it up!
---- I'm getting the shakes already - withdrawl symptoms.

Lots of people get that, I get that as well when my system is running. I think you have to largely ignore it otherwise you end up with system ego mania like Marco. Take it all with a pinch of salt, everything can be improved and some people like being polite

[jandl100]

Yep, true enough - but after my last listener I had to wipe up the drool stains once he'd left.

-- Dire Straits 'money for nothing' played at 11 on the dial - it did sound rather good. When the Big Stuff cut in after the slow intro his jaw hit the floor.

My current project is to try and get my vinyl setup to sound even 1/10th as good as my CD source.
-- actually, I'd rather just ditch the bloody thing! But I know myself too well, I'd just get drawn in to have another go.

[Dr Bunsen Honeydew]

" I had to wipe up the drool stains once he'd left "

Normal problem in the care home or OAP home environment. Most Hi-Fi owners are getting to that stage now

[jandl100]

It's cute.
And it's little.
And it sounds very good.
The new toy is on the right.



After falling madly/deeply out of love with my analog LP system, a mega charity shop LP haul* has reinvigorated my love for the dang things.

* Actually, this was a big donation at the charity shop where I do some volunteer work - it turned out to be dozens, maybe a 100 or so, of minty classical LPs. Yum! I've been selling them off on AOS (and a bit on the Wigwam) on behalf of the charity (Cancer Research UK), Anyone interested, see my FS threads on AOS music classifieds.
Of course, I get first dibs on any that I fancy buying - which has been quite a lot!

Anyway, where was I? - ah, yes, I'd been using the phonostage in my Marantz vintage receiver, then the one in my Harmon Kardon amp ... but with the arrival of a whole load of new LPs I thought I'd invest in a pukka stand-alone 'stage again. Hence the arrival of the above-pictured Musical Fidelity V90-LPS phonostage.
It got some very enthusiastic user reviews on Amazon, and the MF V-series has a good rep for vfm, and I picked up a discounted new one from a dealer in Germany, via ebay.

Open sounding, with very good 'presence' and (sorry) palpability. Good solid bass line, too. I know you can get faster, slammier dynamics from more expensive 'stages, but it's still pretty good and does me fine for my 99% classical listening. A def step up from the 'stages in the vintage amps, although they were good, too.
Very very pleased with it. I think you'd have to spend a lot more to get to the next sq level.

Such is my revived enthusiasm for vinyl, I've also invested in a new turntable for a 2nd system I have in a different location, so I can play records there as well. That hasn't arrived yet, though. It's a bit different, to say the least. You folks will be the 1st to see it.

[jammy395]

Youve got me guessing now Jerry................

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[jandl100]

Almost right, jammy - two of those - one for each channel.

[jandl100]

No, this isn't the unusual tt I was expecting - hopefully that will arrive tomorrow.


But I've been curious about one of these cartridges for a long time, loads of folk saying how good they are, well, I just had a hankering to try one and one came along at a sensible price on eBay last week.
And here it is installed and playing.



A Denon DL-110 high output MC.
Very early days yet - postie delivered it about half hour ago and it's only been playing a few minutes, but it sounds open and lively and quite bubbly and enthusiastic. Very promising.