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Re: System Upgrade – Berkeley Alpha in the house

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:32 pm
by Sligolad
The mono's are in one of those positions you tell yourself is temporary but tend to stay there for longer than planned!!
I will take a Pic this evening when all 16 valves get up to temperature and post later....no need for central heating thsi evening :-)

Re: System Upgrade – Berkeley Alpha in the house

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 9:05 pm
by Sligolad
Old and New
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Re: System Upgrade – Berkeley Alpha in the house

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:05 pm
by Diapason
Oh yes! The C-J looks fantastic too. Lovely kit!!

Re: System Upgrade – Berkeley Alpha in the house

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:05 pm
by Fran
Nice gear!!

Re: System Upgrade – Berkeley Alpha in the house

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 10:45 pm
by Derek
OHH nice, Can I visit?

Re: System Upgrade – Berkeley Alpha in the house

Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 11:15 pm
by tony
Drool gear alright. Definitely no need for heating in that set up. I think you need extra racks for all that stuff.

Re: System Upgrade – Berkeley Alpha in the house

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 12:27 am
by PeterK
That lot of valves must cost a fortune to run. The ESB would love em. really nice gear. Can I come for a listen too!!!

Re: System Upgrade – Berkeley Alpha in the house

Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 8:49 am
by Sligolad
Thanks for the compliments guys and the ESB is on direct debit so I have stopped checking!!
My listening room is very small, parking is limited so rather than organising a session with everyone who wants a listen I can fit in 1 to 4 at a time so drop me a PM with phone numbers and we can arrange a time, I have a pretty clear weekend if numbers want to have a listen this weekend.
Could do with some honest no holds barred feedback as I have made lots of changes recently and it is hard to say whether I have gone off on a tangent or not....feels like I am listening to music now rather than HiFi so that is what is guiding me!
I am in Shankill by the way for those looking to visit and there will be no house tidying or formalities so keep the wine for a real occasion and coffee will definitely be provided.
Cheers,
Pearse.

Re: System Upgrade – Berkeley Alpha in the house

Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:04 pm
by RLRB
Sligolad wrote:Old and New
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hi from Spain,

i have lost the manual of my Art Audio Maestro Monoclocks,
would be able to do some photos of the manual and send via email?
thanks

mine are with siemens NOS EL 34, ecc82 RCA black plate 2 mica, and 5751 GE triple mica 5 star (unbelievable, far far far better than sylvanias)
the rest of the equipment is classe cdp 102 , aurdioresearch ls 15 and Genesis Vi speakers with servo sub

thanks
best regards

Re: System Upgrade – Berkeley Alpha in the house

Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 8:16 pm
by Sligolad
I am out of the country for another week RLRB but when I get back next week I will send you scans of the manual.

Where did you buy your valves from?
Spoke with Tom Willis (the designer) by phone regarding a re-valve but Toms clock runs slower than mine and last time I spoke with him he was taking some time off and I agreed to get back to him one of these months when he is back in the saddle!!

Pearse.