Hi All. David from West Yorkshire in England here. I've been a HiFi nut since I was 14 and now over 50 years later, I have a setup I can live with! I prefer tubes to trannies (electronic in each case) but use both in my system. This comprises a Linn LK1 preamp with Dirak power supply running a parallel SET amplifier with switchable feedback and a Chinese Naim Nat 250 clone (separate power supply and power amp). The power amps are switchable via a Dynaudio switch connected to a pair of Neat Motive SX2 speakers. I use the SET for serious listening and the clone for everything else although the clone can give the SET a run for the money al round! At the front is a heavily modified early Rega P3 (sits on an SRM/TECH silent base and an acrylic platter has replaced the glass original) with a new 330 tonearm and Ortofon Q blue cartridge. The MC feeds a Tisbury Audio Domino phono preamp going into one of the LK1's line inputs (the MC stage on the Linn gave out some time ago and I haven't fixed it yet). On digital, we have an Apple TV and a Goodmans Spotify Connect box feeding, respectively, Amazon HD at CD quality and Spotify high res at max res (16 bit / 44.1 / 320 kbps). These go into a TOSLink switch feeding a Cambridge DACMagic 100 which outputs to the LK1's other line input. I can switch between Apple TV, Goodmans and the TV as I please. I also use the LK1's tape output to feed the SET with any of the pre-amp's inputs should I choose to use the SET as an integrated amp. Altogether, it's a pretty powerful and musical system that is versatile enough to work for both serious and background listening. The picture above is the SET amp, which I ordered from an enthusiast in Poland (no way could I afford a branded model and this is as good as and even betters SETs costing several thousand dollars). It has adjustable feedback (including 0dB). The Chinese clone looks pretty non-descript in comparison, but you can see it on eBay. I have not had it long, but it's really rather good IMHO, with speaker protection circuitry built-in. I know it's a bit of a cheat, but I don't have the money for even used Naim gear and as it's not a faithful copy, I can live with the guilt! More info and pictures later.u
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