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    Join Date: Sep 2014

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    Default Townsend Rock Elite In The Loft!!!

    Another trawl through gumtree last night and this TT was listed,i emailed and the seller called me and explained it was a present for his daughter given to her by a guy who worked at townsends in 1987.

    She wasn't into vinyl and didn't know what to do with it,so its been up in her fathers loft ever since.
    He said its been used only a few times and looking at the condition id say hes right.
    It has a Mission LC tonearm on it,(shame it wasnt an Excalibur!).
    I collected it from walton on thames and apparently the townsend factory is not far away.
    It has the original box with tools and bottles of bearing oil and damping fluid.

    Anyone know anything about the cartridge?

    First thing tomorrow morning i'll be bunging the alphason on it!







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    got to ask .... how much?

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    Quote Originally Posted by killie99 View Post
    got to ask .... how much?
    £20.
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    Yamaha NS1000m Speakers

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    Lucky lucky man.
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    Lucky sod....£20........ amazing what people have in their lofts thats how i got my thorens/SME...

    Surely you gave him more?
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    Quote Originally Posted by dantheman91 View Post
    Lucky sod....£20........ amazing what people have in their lofts thats how i got my thorens/SME...

    Surely you gave him more?
    Im just winding you up,no i paid the going rate,not cheap.
    My System
    John Wood KT88 Amp.
    Paradise Phono Stage
    Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
    PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
    Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
    Sony X555ES Cd Player
    Yamaha NS1000m Speakers

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    Quote Originally Posted by jamie123 View Post
    Im just winding you up,no i paid the going rate,not cheap.
    Blooming hell dude..... thats good what a stunning piece gorgeous

    Here is one for you what do you know of the Mission 775 turntable ones local with an LC tonearm? worth a go?
    Receiver
    Marantz 2225
    CD Transport & DAC & PSU
    Marantz 6005 , Beresford Caiman , Paul Hynes SR4
    Turntable
    KAM DDX 1000 with Goldring G800 Cartridge
    Loudspeakers
    Mordaunt Short M10

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    Quote Originally Posted by dantheman91 View Post
    Blooming hell dude..... thats good what a stunning piece gorgeous

    Here is one for you what do you know of the Mission 775 turntable ones local with an LC tonearm? worth a go?
    if its the 775sm then yes for sure!
    My System
    John Wood KT88 Amp.
    Paradise Phono Stage
    Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
    PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
    Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
    Sony X555ES Cd Player
    Yamaha NS1000m Speakers

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    Nice turntable Jamie, have owned a few myself, great bass from these when set up right, nice compact footprint as well.

    Should sound great with the Alphason arm fitted, try it without the damping paddle first.

    Nigel

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    cheers for the info Nigel,did you own one with a plinth? if so how did it fit? did it just wrap around the sides?
    My System
    John Wood KT88 Amp.
    Paradise Phono Stage
    Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
    PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
    Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
    Sony X555ES Cd Player
    Yamaha NS1000m Speakers

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