Ahem...
I've already tried and sold a CA 640P. It was "OK" until I heard something better and realised how grey & bland it was.
Marco.
Ahem...
I've already tried and sold a CA 640P. It was "OK" until I heard something better and realised how grey & bland it was.
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I've just invested £130 in a mint/used MF X-LPSv3 .... should get it tomorrow. If it doesn't do the biz they are easy enough to sell on. I'll let you know how I get on with it.
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Shian7
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Kudakutemo
kudakutemo
ari mizu-no tsuki
Though it be be broken -
broken again - still it's there:
the moon on the water.
- Choshu.
LOL, yup. I was just pointing out that Jerry had stated that he'd already tried the Cambridge and wasn't impressed and there you were suggesting it to him!
Jerry, that's a good choice. I'd forgotten about the MF. Keep us posted on how you get on
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!
Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!
And I was hinting (in a round about way ) that Jerry was unlikely to be 'impressed' by much at all around that price point.
Shian7
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Kudakutemo
kudakutemo
ari mizu-no tsuki
Though it be be broken -
broken again - still it's there:
the moon on the water.
- Choshu.
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Phono stage update!
The CA 640P is on its way to its new owner in Chermany.
I have a Lynwood phono stage on loan from a kindly Wammer. He says he is not fussed about selling, he's just a hifi fan who enjoys sharing his enthusiasms - I guess we can all identify with that!
I now have a MF XLPSv3 - arrived yesterday.
The Lynwood sounds great, had it for a few days now. But -it's not well known and would be tricky to move on, I think. (Sorry, I'm a box-swapper - I can't help it ) The current owner has been trying to sell it for a while.
The MF X-LPSv3 is quite good, but doesn't quite match the tonal richness, focus and dynamic ability of the Lynwood. TBH the MF sounds a bit boring in comparison. It's way ahead of the CA 640P though.
I'm told, by a X-LPSv3 fan-boy, that the X-PSUv3 will solve all my woes. I seem to have sourced a nice cheap sample of that so will probably give it a go.
Sadly, I missed a Whest phono stage advertised on another forum yesterday.
Strange how my budget for the phono stage seems to be creeping upwards ....
Good fun, eh?!
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Yes you already in danger of becoming hooked on what vinyl can do and the phono stage can make a huge difference
Hope you finding this fun.
Try contacting Whest to see if they have any B stock or they might know someone wanting to sell James is extremly helpfull
Loves anything from Pain of Salvation to Jeff Buckley to Django to Sarasate to Surinder Sandhu to Shawn Lane to Nick Drake to Rush to Beth Hart to Kate Bush to Rodrigo Y Gabriela to The Hellecasters to Dark Sanctury to Ben Harper to Karicus to Dream Theater to Zero Hour to Al DiMeola to Larry Carlton to Derek Trucks to Govt Mule to?
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If I can join in gentlemen, I've found vinyl playback can at it's best do more than just equal CD; it can add a sense of space to the music. OK, maybe sometimes it can sound a little like sitting under a tin roof in a hailstorm, but to me, vinyl gives a kind of expanded sound at times. It's the 'at times' that can be really strange. I've got a 7" mono 45 rpm record on the Capitol Classics label (USA Recording) of the Poet and Peasant Overture, played by The Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra under Felix Slatkin. I don't know when it was made, but I would guess late 50's/early 60's and it's amazing. It runs to a full seven minutes a side and there's nothing missed. The introduction hits soft very deep bass notes, the high notes are clean and clear and the crescendos work without any audible compression. Given a good clean pressing, it shows what was possible 40 years ago, never mind on modern 180 gm vinyl that you're afraid to play.
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Ah - 45rpm. That really shows up what standard 33rpm is missing! I've come across this before. Stands to reason when the data rate is increased by 35%. Wonder what they would sound like at 100rpm? .... coming up toward CD revs there!
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