Lol, good news. I'm not surprised about that, Jim. Remember I selected it to deliver big time on the SPPV front!
Marco.
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Lol, good news. I'm not surprised about that, Jim. Remember I selected it to deliver big time on the SPPV front!
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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I'm Mike.
Thanks for the help, I've been looking at those K&K SUTs. Not seen any second hand, but I have been keeping a watch on Denon ones from Japan like the Au-103 and also the Silvercore ones from Germany.
Had a new set of cartridge scales arrive today and it would appear that my taking weight had been too high, that's been adjusted back to correct setting and I've swapped the taped coins on the counterweight for lead tape that's now wrapped around the counterweight so it should balance more even.
Won't get much of a listen tonight so I'll find out tomorrow if it's improved.
Don McCorleone
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Mike, I have some SUT's you can borrow. Pick them up with the arm.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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I'm Mike.
Lol, ok I'll empty the car boot. If I wasn't such an anti social bugger I'd organise a bake off which might make choosing gear a bit easierOriginally Posted by Ali Tait
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
Posts: 13,696
I'm inthescottishmafia.
Well you can attend the next board meeting when we arrange one..
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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Location: Birmingham
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I'm James.
The K&K Audio SUT I have was "baked off" against a Partridge, Yamamoto, Choir Audio and a number of head amps recently and was the most preferred. A range of different cartridges were also used from very low output to low output.
I think Marco has also compared this to a few SUT's he has had from the past and I know he was very enthusiastic about its performance.
Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2
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Location: Berks
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I'm Harv.
K&K SUT
Afternoon Gents. Isn't the K&K Lundahl trannie's? And the trannie of your choice at that so a) will vary with the customer option chosen and b) be the same as other similarly equipped SUT's?
Lundahl have a very good reputation and wouldn't surprise me that the K&K reflects that.
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Hi mate,
Before going any further, could you please add your real first name and approximate geographical location to your profile? Since you joined in 2009, this has become a mandatory requirement for all members, as we like to feel that we're talking to a real person, not simply a faceless 'Internet entity'.
Cheers!
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!!!
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