2026 - May - Phong T.

A very busy meeting but with lots of room of available.

The main listening area in the basement is well isolated and set up to enjoy a variety of equipment accumulated over the past 4 years. Phong doesn't mind trying out different bits and pieces of equipment to experiment with his setup. Some of his hunting has gone through Taobao, where he's found great value for money large amplifiers and turntable cartridges, costing a fraction of the price of similar high level equipment. He's even poked around in one of the Taobao amplifiers and let the magic smoke out, requiring a replacement board that the seller kindly sent after helping him diagnose the issue.

Phong pumped through a continual list of song requests on his iPad, with members keen to try out the focused sweet spot seat.

Members alternated between the basement listening area and the kitchen/deck area that has a very green view towards the river.

Definitely an enjoyable meeting demonstrating the wide variety of equipment used by different club members.

Equipment

Speakers

Angel Acoustics Oblivion open baffle speakers
REL subwoofer
Paradigm Persona 5f modified by Nigel from Speaker Bug (off to the side for the meeting)

Sources:

Kuzma Stabi R turn table + Kuzma 4point11 tonearm + Lyra Etna Lambda cartridge
Technics SL1200G + Phasemation PP-2000
Antipodes Oladra + T+A DAC 200 (primary source for the meeting)
Mark Levinson 519 CD Player + Streamer + DAC

Amplifiers

Triode Junone 845s tube amplifier - Western Digital 300B, Linlai E-845, French Mazda ECC83 Silver plate, Telefunken ECC801s
SP Acoustics - clone of Dartzeel NHB-468 monoblocks
Decware Zen Triode Anniversary Edition - GEC U52, Reflector 6N23P 1975 silver shields
SP Acoustics NHB-268

Pre-Amplifiers

Modwright Analogue Bridge - Siemen's CCA, Melz 6N8S 1578, Philips GZ34 metal base 1956
SP Acoustics FM Acoustics pre-amplifier clone
SP Acoustics FM Acoustics phono stage clone

Cables