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Originally Posted by Clive
Yep, just done a bit of digging and found a guy from hong kong who posts on Lenco Heaven. He got vic to make a wand specifically for his SPU reference gold (even the same cart as me) so its obviously doable.
Thanks for that Clive very helpful.
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Who would have expected you to make that recommendation...
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Mmm... quite - unfortunately their doesn't appear to be a 'sarcasm' emoticon or my thought would have been more clearly presented (of course I could always have explained myself better too...).
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With more direct application to the threads question; I have heard both turntables quite a number of times and would say they are very different things indeed to one another.
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As in my avatar, I'm using a Technics headshell (loaded with modded Stanton) on my T3 arm (SME coupling). The critical thing, I'd image, would be having Vic whip you up a suitable counterweight.
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I plan to talk to Vic about it after I've been over to see John's Salvation.
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The wand now has extra weights added to it, this add a bit more focus
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And I find added bass weight too. They seem to pin the wand down more securely into the V bearing preventing bearing chatter.
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Well, I love my T3 and Vic is a pleasure to deal with.
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Well I still have managed a visit to hear John's Salvation (he's been a bit poorly) But I am fully expecting to love it when I can get over and that it will be what I end up buying before the end of the year. However they I believe made to order and there could be a bit of a delay in getting one in place and as I am without a TT at the moment (gulp) I bought the Gyro Dec from Guildford Audio as a stop gap.
It turned out to be a mint MK1v with a Michell RB300 and a very nice AT-OC-5 cartridge all in as new condition for the pricely sum of £1,150 Which I think is well under valued for a private sale let alone from a dealer. The arm I have stuck on ebay and am expecting that to go for £200 + The cart I'll keep so I reakon I picked up a mint Mk1v for about £850 and will have no trouble recovering that when I sell to get the Salvation.
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