[quote user="burantek"] Congrats trigi! [/quote] Hey, check out Ralf's avatar picture...do I see that giant remote you showed me Sunday!?!? And congrats from me as well!

Shirking work and waiting!

Well, this is probably going to be a n00b question. Are we talking about two separate phenomena here with the B&O metal finishes: (1) leaving oils (and other dirt and grime) behind from our fingers when we touch our equipment, and (2) an applied finish that will ultimately wear out no matter what precautions and cleaning we do? When I look at my

[quote user="burantek"] CDX... put your hands on one in six days. [/quote] And I did! Can't wait to play the sucker! Since I went for Jaff's CD X, I did not bid on the CD 4500. Final sale price for the CD 4500 was $177.50 but "reserve not met." I don't understand the entire concept of the reserve. Either start the bidding

So, what next? Lots of listening, that's for sure. Plus the following: 1) Continued experimentation with the tilt of the M70s via the spikes in the stands. 2) A better switch box from Sounds Heavenly. Not just for better fidelity but to support the site. 3) A new cartridge from Soundsmith. Jaff hasn't tried one, so he couldn't offer any

[quote user="Søren Mexico"] Thats just beautiful, which speakers ?? I think my BM 4000 got shipped from McAllen today, now I cant wait [/quote] Are you going to pair your BM 4000 with your S45s with the stands you built? Jaff just loves his S45s, and that's all we listened to at his place.

[quote user="Søren Mexico"] Connect, connect tell us more, the kids are long sleeping, play records silently and report back here, Congrats Rich Saludos Soren [/quote] Thank you, Soren. I only did enough listening to verify things were wired correctly. My kids were already asleep, and the Fabric Selector was not far behind. More serious

[quote user="Evan"] Finally! I've been waiting for this thread to happen! I've never had the chance to visit JaffBay but came very very close! Definitely anxious to see what's in the next box Congratulations Rich!! [/quote] Your ears should have been ringing about 6:00 pm Sunday, because you, sir, were discussed! (As were some

[quote user="Søren Mexico"] Thats just beautiful, which speakers ?? I think my BM 4000 got shipped from McAllen today, now I cant wait [/quote] The speakers are the refurbished Beovox M70s from the thread that won't die.

And here's a shot of everything integrated into the system. Top (sixth) shelf, partially out of view, has nothing on it save the FM antenna. Next shelf down (fifth shelf), the Beogram CD X wired to the selector box (RCA cable to RCA jacks) on the second shelf. Fourth shelf, the Beogram 4002/MMC3000 (RCA cable) wired to the phono input of the Beomaster