Silver Rackmount System

[highping]

Picked up a 7 foot tall server rack, and had a friend cut it down to 3 feet. Found 2 rackmount shelves at the recyclers along with 2 Pioneer units. Put everything together this afternoon. The system (top to bottom):

Xiang Sheng 728A Preamplifier
Phase Linear Model 5100 Tuner
Music Hall cd25.2 CD Player
Pioneer RG-2 Audio Processor
Pioneer SG-9800 Equalizer
BRB Systems Model 200 Amplifier

Will be hooking up a Pioneer PL-630 to continue the silver theme.

Speakers are Rectilinear Highboys

 

[Bucky Badger]

Very nice. Looks like you have a really nice system there.

 

[Daunia 70]

Supa cool lookin' stack,not to mention rack!

 

[MaxxVolume]

Cool looking gear....I like !

 

[Rome]

Mighty fine!

Rome

 

[highping]

Thanks guys.
I set up the turntable today with a Pro-ject phono preamp (the Xiang doesn't have one). Had the highboys recapped a few years ago.....the system sounds good, and well, there's plenty there to tweak it.

 

[bobivxx]

Very nice! I like the (Amazing?) shirt hangers too.

 

[vintageboy]

that is a nice vintage system, I like the vintage silver stuff

 

[highping]

Well, decided to swap out the tubed preamp with solid state. I was used to leaving everything powered up 24\7, and couldn't really do that with tubes. Picked up a Toshiba SY-665 when I dropped of an SAE amp for repairs. It's a nice fit looks wise, and actually has MC\MM capabilities.

 

[turnitdown]

I have that same rack in black. Never thought of cutting it down. Good idea. Is it tippy, or have you bolted it down or counter-balanced it?

 

[highping]

I have that same rack in black. Never thought of cutting it down. Good idea. Is it tippy, or have you bolted it down or counter-balanced it?

I put the amp on the bottom, and the base is pretty heavy too. So, no, not tippy/top heavy.

 

[turnitdown]

Good to know. These are not cheap and they beg for a nice system in them.