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    Quote Originally Posted by Beechwoods View Post
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
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    Well it sold for £234 with 4 visible bids. A US one sold this week for £214.
    Both an absolute steal sound / flexibility wise for that kind of money imo.
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    Nah, a Planar 2 is a FAR better deck - a bod on PFM says so, so it must be right. He likes and owns Naim as well, so he's got taste..........
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    I have a Planar 3 too and it's not too bad but it's no flight top deck.
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    I guess you're talking about the PL-71 I won on ebay yesterday.
    The total came to £262.99 inc shipping. Did I get ripped off?
    It was a bit more than I wanted to pay but that was mainly due to the £30 shipping.
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    If the deck arrives in good nick then you haven't paid too much. I don't think a Rega would be as good by the way, and my comments above should be taken as a pee take to FE sensibilities....


    The PL71 should be at least as good as any of the better mid-priced decks I reckon, such as the AR legend, LPT, Heybrook TT2 and Manticore Mantra from the eighties, just fussier on positioning. Make sure the switches and pitch control pots are clean and working correctly, as the speed accuracy goes out of the window if these controls are contaminated.
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    Thanks Dave, that puts my mind at rest.
    In what way is the PL-71 fussy about positioning? Or did you mean the PL-71 is less fussy? Sorry you lost me a bit on that sentence.
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    If you believe what the guy that DSJR is removing the urine from says your deck wont be at all fussy about positioning at all. According to his latest proclamation all hi-fi sounds better on the floor so just plonk it down anywhere and you're good to go.
    Just don't go and tread on it...

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    All of the lighter "solid plinth" decks like the Techie (in standard trim), the PL71 and all Regas need careful siting away from the speakers and on a sympathetic turntable support. Don't expect the PL71 to sound bright and incisive like the Roksan though, but you should get more "colour" from the music once it's set right.
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