ajxd Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I need to install some sweet columns in my apartment. maybe splurge a bit and get em fluted. We all know you're homeless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 We all know you're homeless. I spent my rent money on cable elevators =( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Not trying to be a prick but your stylus works on vibrations and when you turn your amp up it's going to add unwanted vibrations regardless of how good the isolation feet on your turntable are. Thanks for the advice. I don't mind comments when they're actually helpful. I keep the volume under control and the Technics has very good isolation, I haven't found it to be much of a problem with the way I use this setup. this is me, nothing fancy... Nice, your SL-1300 seems to be in good condition. What kind of cart are you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heypeterman Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Thanks for the advice. I don't mind comments when they're actually helpful. I keep the volume under control and the Technics has very good isolation, I haven't found it to be much of a problem with the way I use this setup. We just serviced the exact same receiver you have and I was demoing it today. It gets quite warm, especially around the power transformer, and needs proper ventilation. EDIT: sorry, ours is a GX90ES but my comment still applies to your receiver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 EDIT: sorry, ours is a GX90ES but my comment still applies to your receiver. The GX90ES has a power output of 120wpc, compared to the 80wpc output of the GX909ES which generates much less heat. Furthermore, the 909ES uses Sony's Optical Legato system (which i'm sure you are familiar with) and to take advantage of that I keep the output below 50%, which is more than enough for the size of this room. Maybe if I left it on for a few hours the heat would become a problem, I only use it for the turntable and the longest it's ever on is ~45 minutes. Thanks for the concern. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heypeterman Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 The GX90ES has a power output of 120wpc, compared to the 80wpc output of the GX909ES which generates much less heat. Furthermore, the 909ES uses Sony's Optical Legato system (which i'm sure you are familiar with) and to take advantage of that I keep the output below 50%, which is more than enough for the size of this room. Maybe if I left it on for a few hours the heat would become a problem, I only use it for the turntable and the longest it's ever on is ~45 minutes. Thanks for the concern. How are you measuring output? Sony's Optical Legato system operates the amp in Class A mode at lower ouput. You realize Class A means it's always on, always producing heat, therefore even more important to have proper ventilation. If you could see how many dried up capacitors our technicians replaces in a day, you may change your mind. Heat needs to leave the amplifier. But I'm not going to tell you what to do with your gear. Just trying to help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 How are you measuring output? Sony's Optical Legato system operates the amp in Class A mode at lower ouput. You realize Class A means it's always on, always producing heat, therefore even more important to have proper ventilation. If you could see how many dried up capacitors our technicians replaces in a day, you may change your mind. Heat needs to leave the amplifier. But I'm not going to tell you what to do with your gear. Just trying to help... Correct, but only at low output, relative to about ~40% i'd say. To that extent, even operating at Class A it dosen't produce a massive amount of heat and the clearance between the two is more than enough to dissipate any heat built up. I've been using this setup in this exact configuration on a regular basis for 3 years without issue. I bet that GX90ES was a nice bit of kit though, you don't see too many of those floating around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heypeterman Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 My buddy didn't change the oil in his first car for five years. It was fine then all of a sudden it wasn't... Yeah, the GX90ES is really nice. My first introduction to the Sony ES gear was a TA-E80ES pre and TA-N55ES amp. The pre stays in the shop for testing and the amp is in my setup now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 The N55ES is a nice amp! It uses the same transformer is the N80ES, dosen't it? Any pictures of your setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heypeterman Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Yeah, the N55ES has the same transformer as the N80ES. I'm on the lookout for another N55ES to run them in mono. No pictures of my complete setup (too messy) but I've included a picture of my turntable. This is my setup: Luxman PD444 w/Luxman TA-1 & Ortofon Quintet Black, Luxman TA-1 & Ortofon Vivo Blue > Pro-Ject Tube Box DS > Cambridge Audio 651A (as a preamp) > Sony TA-N55ES > Mordaunt-Short Mezzo 8. Grey, BKO5950505 and aarondltd 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 How are you measuring output? Sony's Optical Legato system operates the amp in Class A mode at lower ouput. You realize Class A means it's always on, always producing heat, therefore even more important to have proper ventilation. If you could see how many dried up capacitors our technicians replaces in a day, you may change your mind. Heat needs to leave the amplifier. But I'm not going to tell you what to do with your gear. Just trying to help... I'm with heypeterman on this one as electrolytic caps and especially those larger ones in the psu and output stages are buggers for drying out due to continued overheat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Yeah, the N55ES has the same transformer as the N80ES. I'm on the lookout for another N55ES to run them in mono. No pictures of my complete setup (too messy) but I've included a picture of my turntable. This is my setup: Luxman PD444 w/Luxman TA-1 & Ortofon Quintet Black, Luxman TA-1 & Ortofon Vivo Blue > Pro-Ject Tube Box DS > Cambridge Audio 651A (as a preamp) > Sony TA-N55ES > Mordaunt-Short Mezzo 8. Liking the Luxman, ever thought of mounting a 12" tonearm on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grey Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 I'm with heypeterman on this one as electrolytic caps and especially those larger ones in the psu and output stages are buggers for drying out due to continued overheat Don't know what more I can say about it, other than I don't think it will be a problem. If that happens i'll just re-cap it, I recently did a big repair on a CRT monitor for a friend that involved re-capping the video board, now that was a pain. I suspect i'll upgrade from the reciever to a component system before it ever becomes a problem. This is my setup: Luxman PD444 w/Luxman TA-1 That Luxman turntable is gorgeous. Never seen one quite like that before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Don't know what more I can say about it, other than I don't think it will be a problem. If that happens i'll just re-cap it, I recently did a big repair on a CRT monitor for a friend that involved re-capping the video board, now that was a pain. I suspect i'll upgrade from the reciever to a component system before it ever becomes a problem. Don't panic I'm not really criticising, you've got nice equipment there and I'm fussy about the basics so I like to see things properly positioned and connected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rioux Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 My set up: -Project Debur Carbon DC turntable with Ortofon 2m Red Cartridge -Project Phono Box -Marantz PM5005 integrated amplifier -Boston Acoustics A25 bookshelf speakers -Kimber cables A budget set up, but I'm happy with that. Sounds good to me JumpingBean and heypeterman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heypeterman Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Liking the Luxman, ever thought of mounting a 12" tonearm on it? Oh, I've had plenty of thoughts about it. I'm actually pretty happy with the two Luxman tonearms after buying the Mint LP protractor. Things didn't seem quite right until I finally nailed the alignment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 My set up: -Project Debur Carbon DC turntable with Ortofon 2m Red Cartridge -Project Phono Box -Marantz PM5005 integrated amplifier -Boston Acoustics A25 bookshelf speakers -Kimber cables A budget set up, but I'm happy with that. Sounds good to me Get that power strip off that bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heypeterman Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Don't know what more I can say about it, other than I don't think it will be a problem. If that happens i'll just re-cap it, I recently did a big repair on a CRT monitor for a friend that involved re-capping the video board, now that was a pain. I suspect i'll upgrade from the reciever to a component system before it ever becomes a problem. That Luxman turntable is gorgeous. Never seen one quite like that before. Ok, one last thing about the turntable on the amp: not only will the heat cause premature failure, the sound will degrade as time passes. I recently replaced my wireless router. I read that keeping it off the ground and dust free would prolong its life. I put it on the ground in the same dusty spot. I don't care about the router the same way I care about my audio gear. But that's my choice and we all get to choose how we handle our stuff. I had never seen the Luxman PD444 until someone came in to sell it to us. The guy swatted my hand when I went to touch the dust cover. He always cleaned it in the shower. I take care of my stuff but not quite to that extent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rioux Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Get that power strip off that bed. Yeah, I know. But I'm lazy and it's easier that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allenh Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Oh, I've had plenty of thoughts about it. I'm actually pretty happy with the two Luxman tonearms after buying the Mint LP protractor. Things didn't seem quite right until I finally nailed the alignment. The basics matter especially with turntables and more so the higher up the food chain you get. You've got the room on that Luxman so give a 12" a go. I made a 12" tonearm from an old ADC arm I had, being a straight arm with an angled headshell it was so easy to do and it's amazing how well it tracks, I rewired it with Cardas wire so I can't say the change in length is the only reason why it sounds so good but the increase in track-ability has to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saintintn Posted April 6, 2015 Share Posted April 6, 2015 Hello all, New member to the forum but been a vinyl enthusiast for some time. My setup is the following: Pro-Ject Debut III with Ortolan OM5E (soon to be upgraded to OM20) Bellari VP130 Tube Preamp DBX 3BX-DS Dynamic Range Expander Onkyo TX-NR636 Receiver Boston Acoustics CR-8 Speakers Love the sound that the DBX 3BX provides but am concerned about longevity as these are no longer made. Love the punch it provides! Am about to upgrade the CR-8's to Wharfedale Diamond 10.2's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatGreenOne77 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 Has anyone here gotten the Better Homes and Gardens 8-Cube Organizer from Walmart? If so, can you tell me if the dimensions of it allow for decent storage without issue? Felix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 My room is a wreck right now, I'll upload a picture one day. JVC AL-AL58 (Audio-Technica AT92ECD cartridge) Turntable Sony STR-DH500 Receiver Pyle PP999 Pre-amp Audio Technica ATH-M20x Headphones RCA 40-5014 Bookshelf Speakers Foremost Storage Cube (fits about 100 single LPs, perfect height; highly recommended.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafinch Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Added a Mapleshade Platform. It's awesome. Waiting on a Rogue Sphinx too - wanted a little more power for these Dentons... Papercup and aarondltd 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tardcore Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Be sure to let us know what you think of the Rogue Sphinx. I am currently using a Marantz PM8004 and am interested in Rogue's integrateds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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