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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2010 17:41:43 GMT
Thought I'd post a few pics of my newly reinstalled Clearaudio Level II. I missed looking at it, the finish is beautiful but I had run out of places to put stuff until my wife suggested I add another storey to my hifi stand! As she says, isn't she just perfect  A couple of people had coincidentally mentioned it in the past few weeks so I thought that must be a sign. It still clicks and pops so nothing changes but I do have a few LPs that can't be bought as CDs so I can now listen to them the odd time.   Syd |
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Post by clausdk on Aug 25, 2010 21:56:01 GMT
Thought I'd post a few pics of my newly reinstalled Clearaudio Level II. I missed looking at it, the finish is beautiful but I had run out of places to put stuff until my wife suggested I add another storey to my hifi stand! As she says, isn't she just perfect A couple of people had coincidentally mentioned it in the past few weeks so I thought that must be a sign. It still clicks and pops so nothing changes but I do have a few LPs that can't be bought as CDs so I can now listen to them the odd time. Syd WOW That is not HIFI, it is art, it looks stunning |
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Post by PinkFloyd on Aug 25, 2010 22:01:42 GMT
I always knew you were class Syd  |
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Post by mrarroyo on Aug 26, 2010 0:26:17 GMT
Horrible you (OP) should live like that, so shameful you should send it my way.
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Post by elysion on Aug 26, 2010 2:09:18 GMT
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Post by UzminiNu on Aug 27, 2010 0:57:35 GMT
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Post by Will on Aug 27, 2010 20:00:40 GMT
Very Nice! I'm glad that you've got her up and running again, it would have been a shame to have had that beauty languish in the garage  There is a very tactile pleasure that putting an LP on that CD, clicking a mouse or whatever will never better, I reckon. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 27, 2010 22:41:24 GMT
You're right Will, its nice to go through the rigmarole but there's one drawback - you can't sit back with a nice glass of wine, snooze a little, knowing the playlist will keep going. I was reminded last night, it doesn't work that way Syd |
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Post by treehugger on Jan 30, 2011 11:38:48 GMT
Hey Fellas I've been lurking for a couple o' weeks, having embraced cans (X-CAN v3 / K702) to fit around the girlfriend and her new shift working patterns. Here's my old slab of jap crap, a Pioneer PL-70L2 I imported from Kobe. These were japanese market only when launched in the early 80's. I do love the old thing, and doubt I could part with it even though it's been sidelined somewhat since getting a mac mini/dac combo. The cd collection will be archived by the end of today and then consigned to the attic, so it'll be old and new schools sharing the rack together.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2011 15:37:01 GMT
Thought I'd post a few pics of my newly reinstalled Clearaudio Level II. I missed looking at it, the finish is beautiful but I had run out of places to put stuff until my wife suggested I add another storey to my hifi stand! As she says, isn't she just perfect A couple of people had coincidentally mentioned it in the past few weeks so I thought that must be a sign. It still clicks and pops so nothing changes but I do have a few LPs that can't be bought as CDs so I can now listen to them the odd time. Syd Certainly looks great Syd, still nicely in proportion with the extra level, which arm and cartridge are you using on this turntable?. Mick. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2011 20:24:16 GMT
Hi Mick Thanks, its a lovely ornament! The arm is a Clearaudio Unipivot, which has an inverted 'cup' which swivels freely on a sapphire point. Looks odd when you first lay it on to the record but works well. Here's a link, seems to be still in production www.needles-and-spins.co.uk/pd_clearaudio_unify.cfm The cartridge is a Kontrapunkt 'B' which has a lovely 'cool' sound. When I bought this setup I was actually in the shop to buy a new MF A3 CD player but I fell in love with a French Pierre Lurne model with separate power supply. I still have it, though my main CD player is now the Ayre. That said, I most often use my little PC -based server now! Time marches on. Syd |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2011 21:41:22 GMT
Hi Syd, That looks a very nice well engineered arm, i have not come across that particular cartridge, although i have heard of them, but no doubt the combination sounds wonderful on that deck, very nice set up indeed,  enjoy listening to it again. I still enjoy my vinyl now and again, i still find vinyl has a presence that is hard to beat, especially on quality components like yours. Lovely. Mick. |
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Post by joethearachnid on Jan 30, 2011 22:01:06 GMT
Erm... gosh. That's a very pretty roundy-roundy thing. What does it do? I kid, I kid. I'm young but I'm not stupid (debatable, though). Although suddenly our old Rega Planar 3 is looking a little inadequate... I wish that I could splurge on something like that for the sake of 'a few LPs'.  -JoetheArachnid |
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Post by PinkFloyd on Jan 30, 2011 23:02:19 GMT
Nice.......
What speakers are you using?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2011 12:00:10 GMT
Nice....... What speakers are you using? Mike. I have a pair of Cura 30. These were made about 2002 by two guys who were trying to break into low volume production and our local dealer was to be a distributor. They didn't survive long! I really like them but at present they're too close to the wall so the bass is restricted as it partly relies on a rear firing speaker and port. Still excellent, very realistic sound though.   Syd |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2011 16:02:34 GMT
They look nice Syd, unusual design with a drive unit and a port on the rear, would have thought they need to be well away from the wall behind, to give off there best, not always possible though is it!!. Very nice, enjoy. |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 31, 2011 18:22:00 GMT
They look nice Syd, unusual design with a drive unit and a port on the rear, would have thought they need to be well away from the wall behind, to give off there best, not always possible though is it!!. Very nice, enjoy. You're right Mick, they need about two feet out into the room, then the bass is fantastic. At present that's not possible but they are still beautifully balanced and produce a fantastic soundstage. To be honest it was only when I got these that I discovered the true meaning of soundstage! It doesn't show in the pics but the front panel slopes back as it rises so it throws the sound upwards just enough to get voices at a natural height. Syd |
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enjoy listening to it again.
