I love my Wind. Well, the British rebrand. Be sure to upgrade the bios to enable the overclock. the +24% can make a huge difference to a lot of stuff.

I want one of those, I'm just not going to pay

$65 new with free shipping off Ebay.

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Is it really worth that much as an academic endevour? I'm weighting myself towards the fact that it's as much of a coffee table book as anything else.

Is it really worth that much as an academic endevour? I'm weighting myself towards the fact that it's as much of a coffee table book as anything else.

Good question. I'm buying it partly since I'm an estat nut, good amazon.com reviews, I like Ken Kessler's writing, and I like having uncommon stuff

I want one of those, I'm just not going to pay

A box of spare parts.

Is it really worth that much as an academic endevour? I'm weighting myself towards the fact that it's as much of a coffee table book as anything else.

Well KK did dig deep on some info on Peter's Balls which were a great read about where Quad could have gone and also there is some great info on how the ESL's came of age. I did enjoy it tremendously... 'nuff said.

Well, I committed to buy. A blue hawaii. Whoda thunk it.

Well, I committed to buy. A blue hawaii. Whoda thunk it.

Congrats!! I plan to spend this Friday night stuffing four Blue Hawaii PCB's with parts. Mmmm PRP and Holco resistors...

Well, I committed to buy. A blue hawaii. Whoda thunk it.

Eez good choice, methinks. I covet.

A Sennheiser DSP, couple of cables and some F5 boards. My education into DIY audio doesn't begin in earnest until my dissertation is in though

Shitload of painkillers (hydrocodone-apap 5-325)!

The Vinyl Rig is now complete (mostly) with the addition of the SME 309 arm today

Well I have a bunch of stuff on its way:

Benz Lukaschek PP-1 phono stage (will be my 2nd, I like it a lot)

Audioquest King Cobra 1m ICs

5x Audioquest Jaguar 1m (2 pairs, one single - for my mono rig )

I can't believe I'm spending money on cables again

The AQ Diamondback made me realize I like pretty cables, I like them to have a solid feel, and I like sleek non-locking RCA connectors that slide on/off well. These weren't too expensive used, and I can sell them without much loss if I feel they're not worthwhile over the diamondbacks.

And now I need to sell a Rogue Stealth phono stage and a Martin Logan Depth i subwoofer, soon as I stop being lazy.

A large part of Dan's home system and a pair of APS 4 Pin balanced K340s to play with. Now I just need to find a Senn headphone to connect to the cables I bought and a four pin XLR extension cable so I don't have to stand next to the rack to listen.

Hey Pete:

How does the SME setup jig work? Could you perhaps post a picture of it?

500g of Genmaicha.

Hey Pete:

How does the SME setup jig work? Could you perhaps post a picture of it?

It works very well. I used it first, and then compared to the SME V Baerwald protractor I had downloaded, and for all intents and purposes they alignment was the same (at least with my poor eyes)

SME protractor on top of Baerwald

Just Baerwald

Was it a straight swap with the stock Technics tonearm or did you have to mod the plinth?

Was it a straight swap with the stock Technics tonearm or did you have to mod the plinth?

You have to remove about 20 screws from underneath the TT to remove the rubber base and inner vibration damper.

Then you unbolt the old tonearm (3 screws) and remove. Bolt in the new armboard (3 screws). Then mount the new tonearm.

You do have to cut out part of the rubber base where the tonearm comes out to make clearance for the cable (really easy - a few minutes with a serrated steak knife )

Serrated?!?!?

The Vinyl Rig is now complete (mostly) with the addition of the SME 309 arm today

Damn, that is one clean Technics! Lovin' the SME too!

Damn, that is one clean Technics! Lovin' the SME too!

Thanks! Really diggin' the sound. My TT journey has come to an end... maybe

Thanks! Really diggin' the sound. My TT journey has come to an end... maybe

so, it's not that hard to park the needle on the grid and slide the base without stressing the cartridge suspension?