Hi from London at the moment.

[barriophile]

hi folks

just a quick hiya. I'm here chillin' in my girlfriends London pad.
I've been into music from a very very young age due mainly to my parents love for Jazz
(beetniks).

The system I now have I love. It does what i want it to do but like most audiophiles I'm always on the lookout.

The last bit of kit I bought was the Lyra which is excellent. It replaced an Ortofon Cadenza Black which is great. I don't read the mags much, maybe flick through at the shops. I'm not really a forum type user either so please excuse my ignorance if I use the wrong language/text/bold etc.

The best bits of my system: TW table, the Whest Special Edition phonostage and my record collection.
My worst purchases: ASR Basis Exclusive phonostage (overpriced), Origin Live table (not built properly), my 3 days with a pair of ART Deco loudspeakers.

What's next if you put a gun to my head: a new preamp and try out a different pair of poweramps.

have a nice day folks
barry

 

[MylesBAstor]

hi folks

just a quick hiya. I'm here chillin' in my girlfriends London pad.
I've been into music from a very very young age due mainly to my parents love for Jazz
(beetniks).

The system I now have I love. It does what i want it to do but like most audiophiles I'm always on the lookout.

The last bit of kit I bought was the Lyra which is excellent. It replaced an Ortofon Cadenza Black which is great. I don't read the mags much, maybe flick through at the shops. I'm not really a forum type user either so please excuse my ignorance if I use the wrong language/text/bold etc.

The best bits of my system: TW table, the Whest Special Edition phonostage and my record collection.
My worst purchases: ASR Basis Exclusive phonostage (overpriced), Origin Live table (not built properly), my 3 days with a pair of ART Deco loudspeakers.

What's next if you put a gun to my head: a new preamp and try out a different pair of poweramps.

have a nice day folks
barry

Welcome and nice introduction! Now have you considered therapy

 

[barriophile]

Welcome and nice introduction! Now have you considered therapy

My girlfriend asked me the exact same question

 

[Steve Williams]

welcome Barriophile

we do have a few therapists here who can render first aid

 

[RBFC]

Actually, our therapists here will cause you to spend more $$$!!!

Welcome,

Lee

 

[JackD201]

Welcome to the Forum Barry. Nice to see another fellow TW owner on the board. Methinks you will like it here.

 

[barriophile]

Hey Jack...a fellow TW'errr, and from the Philippines I was recommended both the TW AC and Whest phonostage by a fellow Filipino I met at AES last year. Apparently there is a synergy between TW and Whest. I have met at least 6 or 7 at shows in Munich and the USA.... don't ask OK, so I have a fair amount of spare time and friends in the right cities.

So what is your TW front end setup and is there ANYTHING I should know about correct setup ? Like keep a candle burning nearby etc etc )

b

 

[JackD201]

Ah! Would that be the nice Filipino, London based gent who used to have Watt Puppies driven by Boulder Gear now also using Utopias?

I've got an AC-3 with two Graham Phantom Arms and one TW 10.5. I'm a tube-o-phile so my Phonostages are a 4 Input Valvet Soulphono from Germany I loaded with Telefunken 803s' and 801s' and a Lamm LP2 with the 1:32 Step Up Option. I fell in love with the AC-3 when I got to play with it in CES back in '08 at the Lamm/Highwater Sound room. Jeff and Vladimir were kind enough to let me have a run of the system one lean lunchtime hour.

I've done zero maintenance since. Tomas made our tables pretty bullet proof. As long as the motor(s) and table are properly leveled, I guess that's it.

3 places in Europe.......now that is cool! I love Europe. Somehow I can chow down like crazy over there and not gain any weight!

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

3 places in Europe.......now that is cool! I love Europe. Somehow I can chow down like crazy over there and not gain any weight!

I used to like you Jack!

 

[JackD201]

Not gaining is very different from not having to lose any! Hahahaha! You'll still like me John. I'm about 45 lbs over!

 

[Johnny Vinyl]

Not gaining is very different from not having to lose any! Hahahaha! You'll still like me John. I'm about 45 lbs over!

Very true, and I'm about 25 over myself.

 

[barriophile]

That is not me but I have met that Filipino - another Whest Special Edition user. The last I heard he was using a Transfiguration Orpheus/ Graham Phantom. The Boulder stuff is still there. See it's a very small world. He is in construction I think.

No, I'm not a Filipino at all but love the people. Anything Asia, East-Asian & South Pacific is my kind of lifestyle. I intend to buy a small pad somewhere between Cameron Highlands in Malaysia and Poipu beach in Hawaii. I just need a dart board and a blind fold

nice to know about the TW tables. I know that they are less-tweakie than most tables out there but didn't know by how much. Mine is all leveled and looking good. My London girl uses a small Rega P9 which is great. It's just great to spin vinyl while I'm here.