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Today, 12:08
When I had a couple of DHT preamps that were quite microphonic I used Herbie's tianium tube dampers, they worked very well in reducing the feedback...
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Yesterday, 10:32
Agree with all of this. I used to used the Lyra stylus solvent free cleaning fluid but the AT stuff seems pretty good too and I think also solvent...
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Yesterday, 10:25
You can hear 20khz? I'm impressed.
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20-04-2018, 18:21
Will give this a listen but never been able to get pas Haebler on Phillips for JC Bach fortepiano concerti. (I have the scores a
lot of them work as...
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20-04-2018, 18:16
Not sure you’d necessarily get that result in a stock L75 arm ... it’s pretty heavy and with a few exceptions (such as their MD3 stylus) most Jico...
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20-04-2018, 16:29
Didn't tally in the least with my experience George. I'm going to say no more than that.
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20-04-2018, 16:28
The E just sold over on PFM
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20-04-2018, 15:36
If your priority is sound over features then an Audio Note 2.1x and upwards is a no-brainier.
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20-04-2018, 15:12
Several in my post. The Shure sounds pretty good in a GL75 arm.
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20-04-2018, 11:55
Very useful but he's missing quite a few:
- 47 Labs do a Miyabi mono cartridge
- Koetsu do several at different price points
- Ikeda does a...
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20-04-2018, 11:29
Arm lift sold
Mic sold
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19-04-2018, 12:25
Teasing us again Hugo ... can’t wait to hear it!
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18-04-2018, 12:29
Sorry Surayne it's now sold.
Lots of goodies remaining ... I'll leave this up a bit longer before I also post the list elsewhere, I suspect that...
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18-04-2018, 07:51
Hmm ... any idea of the compliance on this cartridge?
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18-04-2018, 07:32
You aren’t far away from me Alan ... you are welcome to drop in and hear what properly sorted Tannoys can do. And yes they still do room filling...
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17-04-2018, 21:24
Still avail, just PMd you James.
M91ED and AT headshell sold, Class D amp reserved for James.
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17-04-2018, 19:50
Having a spring clean and have many bits for sale:
200w Class D power amp by Duncan ‘Tubehunter’
This has done sterling duty in my second system...
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17-04-2018, 11:54
I was thinking that myself when I read the post. There's not a 4in driver in the world can get anywhere close to filling a room like 12 or 15in DC...
66 replies | 1998 view(s)
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17-04-2018, 07:26
Try asking for classical!
Naim actually have their own record label and some good LP titles, but bizarrely they didn’t bring any to the Bristol...
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16-04-2018, 21:52
The arm clip - yes it's like a large clothespeg and it works really well! It's weighty enough to keep the arm down when changing cartridges. It's the...
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16-04-2018, 16:28
Well this has set the cat among the pigeons ... as luck (or fate) would have it an offer came along that I couldn't refuse, for the 12in version of...
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15-04-2018, 19:10
This could be interesting, I've liked all the Xindak stuff I've heard including some monoblocks which were among the best amplification I've heard...
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15-04-2018, 15:10
Have had standmounts with with a couple of 15in Ruark subs (way back in the mists ...) Tannoys are room-filling in a different way - I'd rather...
66 replies | 1998 view(s)
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15-04-2018, 12:48
Boxy sound though and in no way up there with Tannoys.
JBLs and Yammies are both a good call for speakers that can do scale, though the Yammies...
66 replies | 1998 view(s)
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15-04-2018, 00:36
0.5m should be fine .. PM sent and mailbox cleared.
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14-04-2018, 23:53
That's perfect Geoff. I'll PM you direct on arrangements.
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14-04-2018, 23:14
I have adaptors kicking around but I'd rather get an actual cable.
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14-04-2018, 23:02
Anyone got a reasonably decent one of these kicking around? For a wee experiment.
I thought I had one in the garage but I can't find it.
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14-04-2018, 07:26
This was the concentrate. Pretty much the same as pictured earlier in the thread with floaters in it. I only used one measure of it to make up a...
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Main: Speakers 'RFC' Tannoy Canterburys / custom crossovers; Amp - Radford STA100; Pre EAR 912; Vinyl: Thorens TD124 MkII + Ikeda IT345-CR1 / Ortofon 309 Limited tonearms; Cartridges Stereo - Miyajima Madake, Ortofon SPU Royal N + Shure M3D Jico stylus; Mono - Miyajimas - Zero 0.7, Premium 1.0 retipped by Ana Mighty Sound bamboo cantilever, Spirit '78' 3.0 conical from Ana, also vintage GE VRII, Shure M44 strapped for mono with several Expert Stylus conicals for different eras of 78s; Phono stage and SUT from EAR 912; Esoteric Sound Re-Equalizer for equalisation of early mono and 78, switchable in from tape loop; Digital: Audio Note CDT2/II transport, heavily modded AN Kit DAC + Mutec MC3+USB.
Study: Speakers - Tannoy DC6; Amp: Duncan 'Tuberhunter' 200w class D; preamp - Pass DCB1; Vinyl: Garrard 401 with AT1503 tonearm and vintage SPU-GE; SUTs - Ortofon 2-15k & Bob's Devices; Phono Stage: Schiit Mani; Digital - Trichord Genesis III CDP + Arcam rBlink; Schiit Multibit DAC.
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