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Audiophile Bill

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I prefer the landscape as well.
I just wish that the wires would connect at the back (instead of on top) for a cleaner look.

I understand - one advantage of it is proximity to wall for rack. Some rca or power cables need 30cm+ room before the wall. That said I can’t use a Bocch IEC due to size.
 

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I understand - one advantage of it is proximity to wall for rack. Some rca or power cables need 30cm+ room before the wall. That said I can’t use a Bocch IEC due to size.
But then again, you don't want to have such a boa growing out of the top plate either, right?
If landscape, then I would like to have the sockets on the back.
But I think I prefer portrait anyways :)
 

Audiophile Bill

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But then again, you don't want to have such a boa growing out of the top plate either, right?
If landscape, then I would like to have the sockets on the back.
But I think I prefer portrait anyways :)

For me the height issue of the “boa” hasn’t been a problem. It has always been the rear clearance.
 

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morricab

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DIY borderpatrol 300B dual chassis mono(LV 300B) on all out passive X/O TAD 2002 +4003 in JMLC/2xJBL2220B in FLH
below 4m one fold hornsub with 18Sound 21LW1400 and Tower of Power Holton 800 amps active analog LP@75Hz
Can you post a picture...sounds interesting
 

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had to compress pic...here I was testing Nagra VPA for potensial midbassduty, but my 300Bs were much better , probably due to proper stiff psu compared to the peanut psu in Nagra
Hi Leif,

Is that your turntable all the way up there? You must be really tall.

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I like your simplicity.

Kind regards,
Tang
 
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had to compress pic...here I was testing Nagra VPA for potensial midbassduty, but my 300Bs were much better , probably due to proper stiff psu compared to the peanut psu in Nagra
How do you deal with the long time delay from your 4m long subwoofer? do you use a digital delay?
 
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hi T
yes it is an EMT 938, just sold
this was an emergency placement
I made 2 staircase steps removable and stashed the lch 300B under the stairs with its psu and freed space to rearrange left rack
now, on same level with Basis Ovation/Airtangent reference to the left, is space for upcoming Garrardzilla project
301 is with Ray at Classic turntables in Uk for refurb and new cnc chassis....next is 13,5 kg bronze platter and new bearing from Stefano in Vicenza
 
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300B output chassis

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upper left corner Vacuum State SuperReg for 6c45 HV...to right driver smoothing section incl second choke/ center right bias/ bottom right 300B smoothing incl 2nd choke/ bottom left Borderpatrol cryoed IT and above S&B gridchoke
looks a little messy but noise is 160µVAC on output
 
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Hørning OPT 6c45 IT coupled 5 parts in signal path, rest is power
STAX terminals
Nice. My Aries Cerat Genus (didn't build it myself, alas) is also a very simple circuit path: E280F in triode to interstage transformer to 813 in triode to OPT. The rest is power supply...
 

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Allnic A6000 Quad Parallel SET 300bxls 60wpc Monoblocks

Tekton Design Encores 96db/4ohm
 

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Both the Allnics and the Tektons look like fabulous beasts together... enjoy in good health.
 
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