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    Default AOS-recommended SPPV products - just an idea for a sticky?

    I got the inspiration for this idea from reading the Klotz / MS Audio thread. I'd like to start a list of products & manufacturers that produce or have designed fantastic products at amazingly good value for money. So here's my nominations


    AMPLIFIERS


    £100 - £500

    * Croft Mircobasic Preamplifier - The only amp where you get a MM phonostage probably worth more than the amp!! Fantastic value if you can get 2nd hand.

    CABLES

    INTERCONNECTS

    <£100

    * Belden 19364 shielded cable - Fantastic no nonsense cable that simply does the job done.
    * Yannis Tome (www.backbeat.co.uk) - An amazing guy who produces amazing cables. His tonearm cable displaced a Nordost cable at 4 times the cost.
    * Mark Grant G1000HD - Starts at £50 and highly recommended over many forums, crops up regular on 2nd hand market for less cash. An AOS favourite.
    * Flasback's Premiere range - Prices start at £43 per meter and a few AOSer's seem to like these with Quad/Naim gear.
    * Pure AV (White version) - Sold at pound shops! Screened cables, pure copper, gold plated RCA's. Less than £10 would cost considerably more to better.
    * The Klotz MC5000 / MS Audio RCA IC's - Two products when combines produces an excellent set of IC's. Very good SPPV.


    CARTRDIGES (MC)

    £100 TO £500

    * Denon 103 (+Variants) - Widely recognised all over the world as an MC that punches well above its weight. Very tweekable and massive Internet following.

    DACs

    £100 - £500

    * Bushmaster II / Caiman II DAC - Beresford Audio, these come up quite regular and offer excellect SPPV, even better with SFW upgrades and battery powered PSU.
    * IQ-Audio DAC - Nominated by Marco who says, "SPPV doesn't really get much better than with that!"
    * The Raspberry Pi - Very well respected piece of kit used by many AOSer's.

    HEAD-AMPS

    <£100

    * Little Bear T20 - A headamp, goldplated RCA's, PSU, tightly matched resistors&caps (within 5%), from China £20!! Would probably cost £75-100 from UK.

    PHONOSTAGE

    * Arkless Electronics 640P - Widely sort phonostage starting at £185. Rarely crops up and widely recognised as being extremely good SPPV.

    SPEAKERS

    * RFC Extrinsic Tannoy Cross Overs - Fantastic Tannoy speaker designs and Reference grade XO's are simply superb.

    STREAMING DEVICES

    <£100

    * Chromecast - A few AOSers have commented on the quality of this device, it's portability and its incredibly low price.

    TONEARMS

    <£500

    * Jelco SA-750D - Another tonearm that is widely seen across a multiude of forums as good value for money. Prices vary between £400 - 475 brand new.


    TURNTABLE ADD-ONS

    <£100

    * Ebony Armboards - Magna Audio AKA Speedy Steve! His ebony armboard was a very cheap and effective upgrade for my 1210.
    * The Analog Audio Crystal Mat - Harking back to the 70's when the big Jap TT's had glass platter mats, for me this is the best 1210 platter mat available.
    Last edited by Wakefield Turntables; 15-03-2016 at 20:06.
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    CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10

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    Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker



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