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    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.


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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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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Ahem...





    Marco.
    <shrugs>.... Pays yer money and makes yer choice. Not much to better it at that price point.

    Irrelevant now anyway.
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    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.
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    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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    And I was hinting (in a round about way ) that Jerry was unlikely to be 'impressed' by much at all around that price point.

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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
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    Quote Originally Posted by Filterlab View Post
    Why not? A record (as you've stated) has to be pristine to be as clean in terms of background as a CD. Therefore, unless all records are pristine and undamaged and not dusty and are stored in anti-static sleeves then there will be background noise and clicks etc. That simply doesn't apply to CD unless a CD is severely damaged.

    It's not a criticism of vinyl in any way, it's just something that has to overcome (a hurdle if you like) that doesn't quantifiably exist with digital formats. I have no doubt in my mind that vinyl plays as well as CD, but only if a record has been kept in perfect condition.
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by jandl100 View Post
    coming up toward CD revs there!
    But a CD's speed is constantly changing (about 200 - 500 rpm)!
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