I finally dug out my Lynn Olson Ariel II speakers, custom 6111/6112 tube preamp and 6B4G Class A no feedback amps out from hibernation last weekend and thought I should thank Lynn for such a great speaker design. I've been a fan of KLH 9s and Quad 57s, as has Lynn. His Ariels work a charm with the 11 watt amps and remind me of Quads for their musicality. It was a great gift that he gave the audiophile DIY community. The second picture is of the outboard crossover built into a cigar box! I'd like to hear his latest horn design(don't know what state that is in now).
I'm listening now with the Mytek DSD Dac playing redbook from an old B&O 6500 for transport and for playing back my recordings on 128DSD. Analog is done with Technics 1500/Nortronics and King/Cello Tape playback electronics. Dolby A tapes are played through a custom Kamna/King/Cello Dolby A box and Dolby B tapes with my old trusty Nakamichi NR-200B/C.
I just hooked up an old Electro Research EK-1 Strain Gauge for vinyl playback. This is the first time I've spun vinyl in my system for about 15 years and it is pretty wonderful to revisit some old vinyl favorites, both in mono and stereo. The Shibata tip does an amazing job with keeping noise to a minimum. It seems like the strain gauge does a better job at playing vinyl cleanly than most MC cartridges I've heard, don't know why that would be.
Rich
I'm listening now with the Mytek DSD Dac playing redbook from an old B&O 6500 for transport and for playing back my recordings on 128DSD. Analog is done with Technics 1500/Nortronics and King/Cello Tape playback electronics. Dolby A tapes are played through a custom Kamna/King/Cello Dolby A box and Dolby B tapes with my old trusty Nakamichi NR-200B/C.
I just hooked up an old Electro Research EK-1 Strain Gauge for vinyl playback. This is the first time I've spun vinyl in my system for about 15 years and it is pretty wonderful to revisit some old vinyl favorites, both in mono and stereo. The Shibata tip does an amazing job with keeping noise to a minimum. It seems like the strain gauge does a better job at playing vinyl cleanly than most MC cartridges I've heard, don't know why that would be.
Rich
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