RESTORED THORENS TD 125 MK II, SME SERIES 3 ARM AND DECCA LONDON GOLD CARTRIDGE. ALSO IN USE IS THE ESSENTIAL CECIL E. WATTS DUST BUG. THIS IS A VERY NICE SOUNDING TURNTABLE.

This system and this spacious lower level living room with wood fireplace, is mainly intended for the grandchildren to enjoy music and videos. However the performance is good enough for me to enjoy if family and guest are watching a movie I don't care for in the theater on the third level.

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mdcarter > EQUIPMENT INSTALLATION IS GOING AHEAD WELL.

mdcarter > THESE QB4 REFLEX SPEAKERS ARE A TRIBUTE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF THE GREAT CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPEAKER DESIGN BY THE LATE RAYMOND COOKE OF KEF. THESE SPEAKERS TUNE THE FAMOUS KEF B139 IN A B4 REFLEX MATCHED WITH DYNAUDIO D 76 MIDRANGE AND HI-VI RESEARCH RIBBON TWEETER. THE CROSSOVERS ARE FULLY IMPEDANCE COMPENSATED FOURTH ORDER LINKOWITZ RILEY. THE COMPONENT COUNT PER CROSSOVER IS 30. THIS COMLEX FILTER TOOK A LOT OF WORK TO PERFECT.

mdcarter > A CLOSER LOOK.. ALTHOUGH THE KEF B139 IS A VINTAGE SPEAKER, I CAN FIND NO OTHER DRIVER THAT WILL GO AS LOW IN A BOX THAT SMALL. THERE IS GOOD OUTPUT INTO THE 20 Hz RANGE. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS POLYSTYRENE CONED DRIVER IS THAT THE POLYSTYRENE RESONATES VIOLENTLY AT 900 Hz. THIS MEANS HIGH ORDER CROSSOVERS ARE MANDATORY. CROSS OVER FREQUENCIES ARE 400Hz AND 4000Hz.

mdcarter > SONY BRAVIA LCD TV AND THE RIGHT SPEAKER

mdcarter > THE FINISHED EQUIPMENT CASE. REMOTE INFRA RED SIGNALS WILL PASS THROUGH THE SMOKED GLASS DOOR. THE POWER AMP IS A QUAD 405 2.

mdcarter > TURNTABLE THROUGH THE SMOKED GLASS.

mdcarter > THE TURNTABLE CASE. NO VIBRATIONS SEEM TO PASS FROM THE SPEAKER AND ACOUSTIC FEEDBACK IS NOT A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH BASS OUTPUT IS DEEP AND FORMIDABLE. THE SPEAKERS ARE MUCH BETTER CONSTRUCTED AND BRACED THAN THE USUAL COMMERCIAL OFFERINGS.

mdcarter > RESTORED THORENS TD 125 MK II, SME SERIES 3 ARM AND DECCA LONDON GOLD CARTRIDGE. ALSO IN USE IS THE ESSENTIAL CECIL E. WATTS DUST BUG. THIS IS A VERY NICE SOUNDING TURNTABLE.

mdcarter > THE COMPLETE INSTALLATION. FROM TOP TO BOTTOM:- HDDVR, SONY DVD PLAYER, QUAD FM 3 TUNER, QUAD 33 PREAMP, THORENS/SME/DECCA TURNTABLE, CUSTOM THREE WAY QB 4 REFLEX SPEAKERS, QUAD 405 2 POWER AMP AND SONY BRAVIA LCD HD TV.

RESTORED THORENS TD 125 MK II, SME SERIES 3 ARM AND DECCA LONDON GOLD CARTRIDGE. ALSO IN USE IS THE ESSENTIAL CECIL E. WATTS DUST BUG. THIS IS A VERY NICE SOUNDING TURNTABLE.