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  1. #11
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    had one myself. it had been my brothers originally and at the time i thought it the dogs dangly bits. fortunately i got rid b4 it packed up
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    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    had one myself.
    Yesh, I’m sure you’ve had a few ‘semis’ in your time, old chap!

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    had one myself. it had been my brothers originally and at the time i thought it the dogs dangly bits. fortunately i got rid b4 it packed up
    I was amazed that this still mostly worked, considering where I got the thing. The guy is the mad professor type. His house is immaculate until you go down into the cellar which stretches the whole length of the house. Piles and piles of junk covering several more piles of junk. Every inch covered with old PCs, screens, printers, music centres etc that he is going to get round to fixing one of these days. He makes me feel a model of tidiness. I did cry over a few of the bits though. Two classic 80s amps, a Yamaha and Sansui, just lying amongst the clutter, covered in dust with the innards exposed. I told him I would relieve him of them but he didn't want to let them go. Considering he is happy with his hi-fi, I don't know why. He stopped a wonderful pair of Pioneer speakers going to the dump and drives them with an all in one Philips boom box with multi CD changer. He demonstrated. The speakers showed every flaw in the crap amp. I also made him an offer for the Pioneers. He is too fond of his junk. He considers record players too crap and beneath him to bother with so he was happy for me to have the JVC.

    Every now and again, I put out a request on our local Google group for old - you know, redundant, old fashioned, brilliant - hi-fi bits and quite often get people clearing out their lofts. Always hope for a Garrard or Lenco of course but it is usually total crap. I usually get to take it to the dump for them.

    Things like this are fun though. For half and hours work and a dab of superglue, I have yet another toy to annoy Ronnie with.

    Put it into the main system this morning and OK, it isn't going to frighten the Dual but it really isn't that bad. Maybe with a decent cartridge it would make a pretty decent sound. I might just try it.

  4. #14
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gordon Steadman View Post
    I was amazed that this still mostly worked, considering where I got the thing. The guy is the mad professor type. His house is immaculate until you go down into the cellar which stretches the whole length of the house. Piles and piles of junk covering several more piles of junk. Every inch covered with old PCs, screens, printers, music centres etc that he is going to get round to fixing one of these days. He makes me feel a model of tidiness. I did cry over a few of the bits though. Two classic 80s amps, a Yamaha and Sansui, just lying amongst the clutter, covered in dust with the innards exposed. I told him I would relieve him of them but he didn't want to let them go. Considering he is happy with his hi-fi, I don't know why. He stopped a wonderful pair of Pioneer speakers going to the dump and drives them with an all in one Philips boom box with multi CD changer. He demonstrated. The speakers showed every flaw in the crap amp. I also made him an offer for the Pioneers. He is too fond of his junk. He considers record players too crap and beneath him to bother with so he was happy for me to have the JVC.

    Every now and again, I put out a request on our local Google group for old - you know, redundant, old fashioned, brilliant - hi-fi bits and quite often get people clearing out their lofts. Always hope for a Garrard or Lenco of course but it is usually total crap. I usually get to take it to the dump for them.

    Things like this are fun though. For half and hours work and a dab of superglue, I have yet another toy to annoy Ronnie with.

    Put it into the main system this morning and OK, it isn't going to frighten the Dual but it really isn't that bad. Maybe with a decent cartridge it would make a pretty decent sound. I might just try it.
    the one i had sounded pretty decent with a nice jvc amp and a pair of mission speakers. bro still has the missions
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Yesh, I’m sure you’ve had a few ‘semis’ in your time, old chap!

    Marco.
    before i got rid it was starting to give trouble on occasion. I took a picture of it and showed it to my mate
    i asked if that was normal.

    he said ...taking a picture of it and showing it to your mate! NO ITS NOT!!
    Regards,
    Grant .... ؠ ......Don't be such a big girl's blouse

    I've said it before and I'll say it again: democracy simply-doesn't-work
    .... ..... ...... ...... ................... ..... ..... ..... ..... .....
    FIIO K7 BT, M11 PLUS, BTR7, KA5 - OPPO BDP-103D - PANASONIC UB450 - PANASONIC 4K ULTRA HD TV - PIXEL 6 - AVANTREE LR BLUETOOTH - 2* X600 SOUNDCORE - HEADPHONES INCLUDE, FIIO, NURAPHONES', FOCAL, OPPO, BOSE, CAMBRIDGE, BOWER & WILKINS, DEVIALET, MARSHALL, SONY, MITCHELL & JOHNSTON - 2*ZBOOK'S- MERCURY BD ROM, ROON, QOBUZ, TIDAL, PLEX, CYBERLINK, JRIVER - MULTI HDD'S -

    Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?

    “Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".

    “You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”

    "You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”

    “There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”


    ***SMILE, BE HAPPY***

  6. #16
    Join Date: Jan 2008

    Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK

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    I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.

    Default ‘Nursing a semi’...

    Hehehehe… Indeed, and I believe that you've discovered an intriguing (and highly effective) method for ‘easing the swelling’, but we’ll save that discussion for another day!

    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!!!


  7. #17
    Join Date: Oct 2011

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    Found I have another plug in cart made by Technics which I suspect might be better quality than the JVC one. However, when I tried it there is a loud hum and one channel seems depressed.

    Can I assume that the wiring on all is the same? I guess it's possible that the Technics is buggered. I have never used it, it came on a scrap TT some years ago.

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