Well, I just got one. It is a modified unit and I'm unsure as to which mods were performed but it did sound good when I heard it playing over a pair of Apogee speakers when auditioning. It needs a little TLC, the balance pot removed for a cleaner signal, the unit to be cleaned and I'll have to order a volume knob and screws to keep the upper lid in place. Other than that, I can refurbish this to very nice condition. It looks like most of the caps have already been changed to Sonicaps and two have been changed to Auricaps [C7].
I'll be performing maintenance on it when I'm listening to my digital sources and listening to it when I can. I was just wondering if anybody has one or has had one and what things they did or what tubes they used to get the best performance out of it. I'll be running a Music Hall MMF-5 with the Goldring 1012Gx cartridge and I'll be swapping the IC's from the Super "it" until I find a set that pairs well with the rig. I have some tubes to roll but what is currently in there is one Amperex 12AX7 from Holland and two National 12AX7/ECC83's from Yugoslavia. These tubes sounded best out of the stash that my buddy I have acquired it from had in his tube stash. Well, at least they did in his rig. We'll see how they perform in my rig. The rest of my current rig is listed below;
PS - Richard Grey 400Pro Power Supply to -
CDP - Jolida JD100 CDP with 2ea. Ei 12AX7 Gold Pins, tube dampers, Rick's Sorbothane risers and Transparent Reference IC's to -
TT - Music Hall MMF-5 w/ Goldring 1012Gx cart, "The Clamp", isolation footing, the 25th AE Nitty Gritty DS RCM in Jatoba with the "Shark", modded Moscode Super "it" hybrid phono preamplifier to
SACD - Denon 2910 w/ Transparent Ultra IC's [SACD only] to -
PRE - Dodd Audio MLP tubed pre-amplifier with 4ea. Ei 12AX7 Gold Pins, isolation footings w/ custom cord to separate PS and pre. w/ Transparent Reference IC's to -
AMP - Musical Fidelity AC3r Dual Mono SS amplifier w/ AudioQuest CV-8's w/ a 72v BP upgrade to -
SPEAKERS - Tyler Acoustics Lynbrook Signature Series in Ribbon Mahogany, spiked and on 1-1/4" hardwood plinths with a stereo set of Tyler Acoustics custom subs, spiked and on Target stands w/custom IC's coming from the outputs of the Musical Fidelity AC3r to each sub.
I look forward to having some fun this week tuning it to my preference and getting it all adjusted to my rig. I'm also wondering if our member, Dr. Moscode (George Kaye of Moscode) is still hanging around the forum. I see that he hasn't been here for quite some time and it would be nice to see his return to the forum.
Tom
I'll be performing maintenance on it when I'm listening to my digital sources and listening to it when I can. I was just wondering if anybody has one or has had one and what things they did or what tubes they used to get the best performance out of it. I'll be running a Music Hall MMF-5 with the Goldring 1012Gx cartridge and I'll be swapping the IC's from the Super "it" until I find a set that pairs well with the rig. I have some tubes to roll but what is currently in there is one Amperex 12AX7 from Holland and two National 12AX7/ECC83's from Yugoslavia. These tubes sounded best out of the stash that my buddy I have acquired it from had in his tube stash. Well, at least they did in his rig. We'll see how they perform in my rig. The rest of my current rig is listed below;
PS - Richard Grey 400Pro Power Supply to -
CDP - Jolida JD100 CDP with 2ea. Ei 12AX7 Gold Pins, tube dampers, Rick's Sorbothane risers and Transparent Reference IC's to -
TT - Music Hall MMF-5 w/ Goldring 1012Gx cart, "The Clamp", isolation footing, the 25th AE Nitty Gritty DS RCM in Jatoba with the "Shark", modded Moscode Super "it" hybrid phono preamplifier to
SACD - Denon 2910 w/ Transparent Ultra IC's [SACD only] to -
PRE - Dodd Audio MLP tubed pre-amplifier with 4ea. Ei 12AX7 Gold Pins, isolation footings w/ custom cord to separate PS and pre. w/ Transparent Reference IC's to -
AMP - Musical Fidelity AC3r Dual Mono SS amplifier w/ AudioQuest CV-8's w/ a 72v BP upgrade to -
SPEAKERS - Tyler Acoustics Lynbrook Signature Series in Ribbon Mahogany, spiked and on 1-1/4" hardwood plinths with a stereo set of Tyler Acoustics custom subs, spiked and on Target stands w/custom IC's coming from the outputs of the Musical Fidelity AC3r to each sub.
I look forward to having some fun this week tuning it to my preference and getting it all adjusted to my rig. I'm also wondering if our member, Dr. Moscode (George Kaye of Moscode) is still hanging around the forum. I see that he hasn't been here for quite some time and it would be nice to see his return to the forum.
Tom