Unbelievable vintage analog system

[Addicted to hifi]

Timpany IV A

I fort so.still very good sounding speakers.

 

[Addicted to hifi]

During the last period (a couple of years now) I have lost my passion for this hobby. But.
Over the past summer we have changed the location of our offices, bringing it into a historic building.
The right place to try the vintage HIFI way.
Luckily I was able to find a fantastic dealer https://www.audioantiquary.com
I found a couple of speakers I have been wanting since I entered the world of HIFI.
The Magneplanar Tympani IVa.
And, more than that, an incredible R2R deck...the Telefunken M15a.
Here some pictures

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These are still amazing speakers after all these years.i am a owner of the 30.7s and love them.

 

[caliaripaolo]

Ciao Gian
Thank you.
I see you reversed the high/medium panel.

I remember my system in 1988
Biamped with D250 and N20 with network ML lnc2

I remember very impressive at that time,and could be also today

 

[caliaripaolo]

Ciao Gian
Thank you.
I see you reversed the high/medium panel.

I noticied some have inverted the phase of wiring to obtain the same

 

[caliaripaolo]

I have owned the The Magneplanar Tympani IVa for a very short time - as they needed a large room they had to go in the living room and they were not compatible with family life!
This is what I posted in 2010 in a thread about Magneplanar:

(...) but one of my most memorable bass sessions was at my living/dining room with a pair of Magnepan Timpany IVa triple panels in the early 90's. They were placed at 2 meters from the back wall, and we had to move the dining table to sit. They only stayed for one weekend but their bass filled the room with a sound wave different from the bass of box speakers - it had "slam" and percussion was tense. The treble ribbons sounded fantastic, but the middle frequencies were a little reticent and only came to life at loud levels.
"Graceland" of Paul Simon never sounded the same again.

In your large high ceiling room they should sound great. I remember I found they were a bit "bipolar" - they sounded magnificent with some recordings, lousy with others.

Enjoy and try listening to Graceland on them!

Yes, the large room helps a lot,
even the slight reverb increases the feel of live session

 

[caliaripaolo]

After many years, I'm back converted to the analog turntable...
This is my new jewel in my vintage analog corner.
it is an incredible machine that has made me re-evaluate the goodness of vinyl.

 

[Fishfood]

That's just stunning! Congrats!

 

[caliaripaolo]

That's just stunning! Congrats!

Thank you.
Yes, is an astonishing turn key solution.
This is a customized version for Austrian Radio (ORF).

 

[caliaripaolo]

Just to give you an idea...the electronics is like we used (years ago) into the system for Defence.



this card is the pre-amplifier card with the gain adjustment for both channels.

 

[jeff1225]

After many years, I'm back converted to the analog turntable...
This is my new jewel in my vintage analog corner.
it is an incredible machine that has made me re-evaluate the goodness of vinyl.

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EMT 930?

 

[caliaripaolo]

EMT 930?

not. EMT 950 Narrow

 

[mtemur]

Just to give you an idea...the electronics is like we used (years ago) into the system for Defence.

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this card is the pre-amplifier card with the gain adjustment for both channels.

Looking great, lovely turntable. But I never liked removable card systems on military electronics. Poor shock performance.

 

[caliaripaolo]

Looking great, lovely turntable. But I never liked removable card systems on military electronics. Poor shock performance.

Not for a Command & Control system which I was responsible for production in Europe, Made by Litton DSD,
expressly designed to withstand big shock.

 

[caliaripaolo]

added ionizer with truly effectiveness. Tested it with a friend which found audible differences, more alive (she asked if I’ve had incresed the volume), more defined bass.