Stereo circa March 2009 part I

Pass Pearl, in an old vacuum sensor case. I would put this phono pre up against any. It truly is an absolute monster.

Pearl boards. 40mF of capacitance per channel. (Yes, the "m" stands for milli)

Toroid, rectifier, and first 10mF of capacitance. RARRR!

7 watts of class D power from sure electronics. This board really shines with fullrange drivers. Crazy bargain.

part II

Close up of the SP 10. Rega 250 tonearm, with pete riggle vtaf. Running an AT 440 MLa on this bad boy. The plinth is something my friend Scott and I knocked up last Saturday am.

SPIKES!1! and a cord mess.

A London Decca cart. This came on a random turntable I acquired. Thank you Patrick for the ID. It wouldn't track when I mounted it. I took a look at it under the scope and saw that the tie back loop had come off the stylus. I gently nudged the stylus under the noose. Hopefully it plays next time I try it.

Zerodust and Carbon brush. Two accessories I wouldn't live without.

A brief moment in stereo time, March 2009 part III

Conrad Johnson Sonographe SG-3. The 1" delrin platter and nice bearing make this an awesome suspended turntable.

Thorens TD 160 with Mayware Formula IV arm. Arm is actually disconnected in this picture.

A good view of my mess

Iso-stress conditions under an elliptical tip