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    Quote Originally Posted by Zoidburg View Post
    I find it very difficult to pick out anything in particular that blew me away though I'd say that was probably because I wasn't listening to anything I really knew well. I struggle to sit for more than a few minutes listening to stuff I don't like or don't know.
    No worries. When I walked in and saw the Monarch sitting there, I knew that I wasn't leaving until I'd had a damn good listen to it - and a damn good listen to it I did!

    Make no mistake: it is unquestionably a top-notch turntable, one of the best I've heard at a commercial hi-fi show, and the closest I've come to hearing another T/T that rivals my own.

    However, it needs a damn sight more publicity! If Robert were to join here and participate, I'd ensure that that happened, and that his superb design was given the attention and recognition it deserves.

    I was also struck but how many hugely expensive record cleaning machines were on display too!
    Yup, sure confirmation of the resurgence of vinyl, on all levels

    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 Zoidburg View Post
    My fav rooms were the audio council room (the an speakers sounded good too me) and the Longdog /NWA room. The longdog room was empty when we pitched up so we had a chance to listen to some bowie which we both knew well and a brief chat to one of the guys in there too.

    The Audio technical guys were also chatty and good to know about their cartridge lineup change still being uswable with my 150 body.

    Music Wise it was terrible, very little I heard would have been played on my system, whatvia it with demo rooms playing gash most of the time?

    I didn't cone away feeling the need

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    Lightweight... If you were super-dedicated, you went to the Stylus Show on Saturday, and then Scalford on Sunday!

    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 Ali Tait View Post
    Who was it you talked to, shame I missed you, I was there helping Nick out.
    Ali,

    When we walked in the room there where 2 blokes in there, One had a huge white beard and the other didn't. I talked to the one who didn't! Only briefly but I asked about the various kit we were listening to and the acoustic baffles that were arranged throughout the room. maybe it was you I talked to?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Did you not go into the Inspire room, Dan, and listen to the Monarch? If not, you missed a trick....

    Marco.
    The Monarch is £4.5k without arm or cartridge. That makes it a very expensive option.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CageyH View Post
    The Monarch is £4.5k without arm or cartridge. That makes it a very expensive option.
    As nice as it looked that's a big chunk of money especially when it still needs and arm and cart. Saying that most of the rooms I went in the kit being used was of similar cost. The Fanthorpes room had a lovely looking Luxman TT that I think was best part of £4k, then the guy stuck a copy of wish you were here on which couldn't have seen a brush or clean in a good few years and popped and crackled through out the first side. I sat there thinking this is hardly the best way to demo a TT is it.
    Technics SL1210 with
    SME IV Arm & AT OC9XML,
    Firebottle modded Tron Convergence Phono Stage,
    Bluesound Node 2i, Technics SL DZ 1200 CD
    Denon PMA1700ne amp
    Yamaha NS1000M Speakers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CageyH View Post
    The Monarch is £4.5k without arm or cartridge. That makes it a very expensive option.
    Yes, but in my opinion, it pisses all over some 'audiophile-badged' T/Ts costing many times the price! *That* is the point

    SME30, for example... Not a hope of sounding as good as what I heard from the Monarch, on Saturday. There are plenty other T/Ts like that I could use as similar examples.

    You have to put things into a proper performance context - ultimately that is what matters most (or at least should do)!

    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 am pretty sure that my Funk modified SL1200 will not be far off, or better than the Monarch.
    Yes the Monarch looks pretty, but £4.5k + arm + cartridge and you will be looking at between £6 to £7k finished.

    You could get a couple of decent decks for that.
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    Lol @ "decent decks". I think we'll have to strongly disagree there, matey!

    Such as what, in your opinion? Have you heard a Monarch, fitted with a top-notch arm and cartridge?

    The fact is, if a £6 or £7k turntable outperforms one that costs double the price (or more), it's a 'bargain' in its own right. It always amuses me how some folks can't seem to grasp that concept. How much is an SME 30 - about £18k?

    Well, based on my experience, I'd take the Monarch every time. That should put things into context

    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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