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Here's a few shots of my Snappers for openers....

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Keepers!!

Very Nice!

Here some:

I will put up some better pics later on.

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2 More:

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My beloved Snappers :

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And my beloved 300B Neo Classic preamplifier :

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Sorry if it's just me, but Jerome, I can only see your first pic (which is a beautiful shot!) .....and I'd love to see the other two :)

Ouch ! Sorry. I reorganized my photobucket albums so that is why the 2 other pics disappeared. I guess that all the pics I posted here since 4 years did the same. :tears:
Will fix that in 5 minutes. ( For these 2 Manley shots I mean ! )

Fixed !

And looking glorious :) Your write ups of your Manley gear certainly played a part in my decision making process, but perhaps the thing that said the most was that you kept these pieces even though your audio journey took off in a rather more Japanese direction. Thanks for adding these :tresbon:

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I'm glad to learn that ! thanks a lot !
I love my Manley gear A LOT !
Thought once about selling the 300B preamp but forgot the idea very fast.
Will never let them go.
To my ears, the 300B / Snappers combo makes more music than my former McIntosh C1000 / 2301 combo.
This says how much I love them !

Much better pics of the 300B at 100 ISO by the way :

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And with his friends :

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this popped up on my FB wall......cool pic :thumbsup:

I'm a big Manley fan and here are some pictures from my system. (I'm not sure how to get upload the optimal size.)

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Mantastic!

Cool !
Can you tell me what tubes you're using on your 300 B Neo Classic ?
It seems that you changed the 300B and the drivers.

Very Nice!

Thanks :-)

Jerome W: I have changed every tube on every unit. On the 300B preamp I use:

300B Golden Dragon Mesh Plate (I really like them: I use them also on the 300B SE/PP. They have a signature of transparent, dynamic and modern tube sound. Yet, they are still 300B with all the midrange magic and bloom we crave)

6SL7 NOS Brimar (I use them also on the 300B SE/PP. I have not yet compared them systematically with the others I have tried, but they seem to give a little more of the organic bloomy "butterly" sound but still not being slow.)

5AR4 Golden Dragon

OD3 NOS RCA

I would love to test some 300B EML Mesh Plate and 300B Takatsuki. What are your experience with tubes on the preamp Jerome?

Thanks a lot !

I did not change the tubes at all on the 300B preamp. I played a lot on the Snappers and ended preferring EveAnna's choice : Tung Sol EL34B and NOS GE input tubes.
Did you adjust the bias in the 300B preamp after changing the tubes ?

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Wonderful shots, and a fine collection of Manley :thumbsup:

May I ask which Weiss & Tannoys you're using?

Jerome, no I have not changed the bias with new tubes. Is there a procedure for this?

Magoo, of course, you can ask any question :yes:

I have a Weiss DAC202 firewire. It is great, but I have a plan: as soon as the new Turbot DAC from Manley is released... I know, we always should listen first, but just the idea of having a Manley DAC :music:

Tannoy is, in my opinion, the best :thumbsup: I have lived with Tannoy Prestige Kensington SE for 5 years and just got the new Golden Reference (GR) version 6 weeks ago. Tannoy speakers need a long break-in, so I am not there yet. I am playing music on them all the time... they sounds just better and better. With the size of my living room there is no way I can get Canterbury or Westminster in there. Kensington, with 10", is just perfect in the room. Thus, when I heard the rumors of a new version, I ordered the GR right away.

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Magoo: how did you get the picture of my 300B preamp in the bigger size? I should get them right...

Wow. Manley and Tannoy must sound delicious. Great system. I too wish I had room for the big Tannoys.

Alberto

Alberto, I recently switches from the Tannoy Yorkminster SE speakers to phy-hp based speakers in my Shindo system and my deliciousness factor went way WAY up. Reports of these Tannoys liking watts appear to be accurate.

Sorry for the hijack. That's a beautiful system. I love Manley gear.

Yes,
The manual of the 300B Neo Classic says that bias should be adjusted when changing the 300B tubes. It is made internally. You can send an email to Manley to ask them how to proceed if you are comfortable with working near high voltages. If not, you may have it done by a technician.

The easiest way is to upload your pics to something like Photobucket or Flickr (I like Flickr as it gives you various sizes of pic options). Then when you want to post here, copy the image address and click on the *insert image* button, and paste your image address into the box that appears ......and you're done.

To blow up a thumbnail someone's already posted, just right click the opened thumbnail, copy the image address and then proceed as above :thumbsup:

Thanks, and nice to meet another DAC 202 owner! I've had mine for a good few years now & love it. The Tannoys are wonderful, I personally think the Kensington's are the sweet spot in the range, but sadly there're all too large for both my space & my waf!! I know EveAnna used a pair of Tannoy Churchill's herself :thumbsup:

Thanks for sharing, that's a wonderful system you've put together:tresbon:

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EveAnna's system featuring the Churchill's (I love that V lol)

Jerome, I checked the manual and there is no need to change bias after inserting new 300B tubes on the preamp. However, one may calibrate the negative feedback used on the tube if there is an imbalance in volume. I can not detect any imbalance with the new tubes.

Alberto, you also must have a really great system. Unfortunately, I have never listened to Shindo, but I have read great things about it. Sandringham on the other hand I know and it is a great speaker.

Kev313, no problem you liking phy speakers, so no need to apologize. I have heard Musical Affair speakers with phy drivers, very musical but not very dynamic. This could be otherwise with yours. Tannoy needing a lot of power is a statement that is not totally accurate. Kensington is rated at 93dB, which seems correct, and with a little bit of negative feedback (4dB) it has no problem at all being driven by 11 Manley single-ended watts :-). I think general statements about speakers are problematic, there is always best to check a specific amplifier with a specific speaker: there are a lot parameters involved, as impedance, negative feedback, class a or ab, single-ended, push-pull - besides power.

Magoo, thanks!

Thank you for sharing.

What a beautiful room.

I also love those Churchill speakers with the V for victory! Clever and unique.

Alberto

+1 !

Fun and cool Manley stuff :music:

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Oh ! So my memory melted the feedback and the bias.
Thanks a lot !

Picture of my system in the living room:


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The picture looks fine, and you have a very sleek and clean looking system. It must sound great with those 300B tubes! What is your source?

Thanks Bill: My source is at the moment a Weiss DAC202. But I am waiting for a new Manley DAC. It must of course be tested up against Weiss, but I love the idea of a complete Manley system. And, I must say, it will surprise me if a Manley DAC does not hold up.

Ah we've both got the same pre/power there Musicophile! Very awesome looking setup you have there :)