All photos were taken by my Voigtlander Perkeo I folding camera with a Vaskar 75mm f3.5 lens loaded with Fuji Acros developed in Rodinal 1+50
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Saturday, May 16, 2020
Saturday, May 2, 2020
JE Labs Man Cave 2020
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| CV21mm f4 |
The JE Labs man cave was originally planned as an annual feature. But due to a flood mitigation procedure in the fall of 2019, I blogged about the near-field system instead.
Fortunately, a new drywall was installed and painted by the tail end of winter. I was at the final stage of arranging my library, cameras, LPs and miscellaneous items when lockdown commenced.
Fortunately, a new drywall was installed and painted by the tail end of winter. I was at the final stage of arranging my library, cameras, LPs and miscellaneous items when lockdown commenced.
Typically, I'd be on photo explorations in my spare time during spring. But due to the pandemic, I'm trying to be a responsible citizen practicing social distancing. Since I'm confined indoors, here's a virtual tour of the man cave viewed through my Leitz and Cosina-Voigtlander lenses mounted on a Sony A7II camera.
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| Leitz Summicron 35mm f2 V1 |
Main System
Phono Cartridges: Ortofon SPU GME Classic, SPU #1s, Supex SD900 MkIV, Denon DL103R, DL103CI, DL103S, DL103, "Capped" DL103, GAS "Sleeping Beauty" and Fidelity Research FR1 MKII
DAC: nos TDA1541 tube DAC
Line Transformer: Western Electric WE111C repeat coil
Antenna: Winegard HD6010 mounted in the garage attic
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Preamp: JEL Octal + 76
Speakers: Altec 753C, an homage to the Western Electric WE753C and the definitive evolution of my Altec 2-way project
Cables: DIY Mogami/Neglex 2534 for phono, Kimber KCAG and DIY PBJ, KS24194/Telco Flex III 14 AWG speaker cable
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| CV21mm f4 |
LPs + audio equipment and miscellaneous
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Cameras + Library
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Workshop
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| Leitz Summicron 35mm f2 V1 |
Workbench
SE10 mono integrated amp (under construction)
Test equipment: Hitachi V650F 60 MHz dual channel scope, Kenwood AG-203 sine/square wave oscillator, Fluke 87 and Triplett 9045 True RMS DVMs, Proster LCR meter, Weller WTCPS soldering station and a General Radio W5MT3A Variac
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Summicron 50mm f2 Rigid |
Near-field System
Tonearms: SME 3012, Audio Technica AT1501 Mk II, Denon DA305, Fidelity Research FR64fx, FR24 FR54, Grace G565 and G540L, Stax UA3NL, Syntec S220
MM Phono Cartridges: Audio Technica AT110E, Nagaoka MP10, MP11, Pickering 380, V15 DAT2, V15 Phase IV and XV15, Shure M3D, M7D, M44G, SC39B
Digital Sources: Raspberry Pi 3b+/Volumio + Musical Fidelity V-Link, JVC XL-Z411 CD transport, Magnavox CDB465
DAC: NOS'ed Arcam Delta Black Box or tube buffered NOS TDA1543
Line Transformer: UTC A20
Preamp: JEL Loctal or Realistic 32-1100A mixer + 42-2109 phono
Amps: JEL SE300B mono blocks, Radiotron SE2A3, Nobsound NS-02g/JLH 1969 Class A
Speakers: Altec 755A in Dr. Bae/Silbatone Cabs or Altec 755C in 618 Cabs
Headphones
Mono Hi-Fi
Digital Sources: Raspberry Pi 3b/Volumio and JVC XL-Z444 CD Player
DAC: Audio GD R2R-11
Tuner: Sansui T-60 or Sherwood S-3000 II
Amp: JEL mono integrated SE2A3 + Altec 15356 stereo to mono mixer
Speaker: Altec 756B + Altec 32B + Altec 802
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| CV21mm f4 |