I have one branded Roksan. Unlike their turntables it works every time and was easy to set up.
Same Chinese one as in the first two links.
I have one branded Roksan. Unlike their turntables it works every time and was easy to set up.
Same Chinese one as in the first two links.
Regards Neil
Turntable
Toshiba SR-370/Mission 774/Van Damme cable with MS Starline plugs/Ortofon Quintet Black
CD
Cambridge CXC transport/modified Musical Fidelity X-DAC/modified Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer
Network Player
Cambridge NP30
Amplifier
Denon HA-500 head amp/Nakamichi CA-5E pre-amp/Chinese passive RVC/Proton AA-1150 DMC power amp
Speakers
Mordaunt Short Signifer on original factory stands
Cables
Mogami with Rean Neutrik plugs/NVA LS5
Headphones
Sennheiser HD600/Sennheiser HD650/Koss Pro4 AA
As the late Colonel Sanders once said
"I'm too drunk to taste this chicken!!"
I've used the one in the 1st link for a couple of years now, no problems and still going strong. Don't see any reason to spend more to get a posh branded model.
SOURCE:OPPO UDP-205 BluRay, SkyQ, Technics SL1210M5G/HexMat Eclipse/MN Bearing/Origin Live Gravity One puck/Isonoes with Boots/Jelco TK-850S Tonearm/Hana Umami Blue, PS Audio Stellar Phonostage. I also have an AT-OC9XSH as a spare cartridge.
AMPLIFIER: Bryston BR-20 Pre/DAC/Streamer & Bryston 4B3 Power Amplifier
SPEAKERS: Spendor D7 on Iso-Acoustics Gaia III’s
HEADPHONES: OPPO PM-1 with Atlas Zeno cable, B&W Pi7 S2 and B&W C5 v2.
CABLES: Analogue: Speaker Atlas Mavros Grun. Interconnect - Atlas Mavros XLR x3, MCRU Silver Tonearm cable
Digital:Audioquest Carbon Ethernet x 4, Audioquest Carbon digital, English Electric 8Switch, Chord Optichord, Atlas Optical.
Mains: PS Audio Perfectwave AC-05 x 5, Isol-8 Powerline Extreme with Quantum Science yellow fuse on input cable, Sounds Fantastic 6way Mains Blocks.
STORAGE: Synology DS216J NAS with 2 x 3Tb WD Red hard-drives. Samsung 500Gb SSD.
TV LG55B7 OLED
Rob I use the second from last on your list.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301065167440
Had it a few year it its worked perfect and very accurate.
Technics SL1210 MK2 fully rebuilt and repainted. Ortofon 2M Black Cart, Isonoe isolation feet , MN bearing and Funk Firm platter upgrade, Oyaide RCA Tone Arm and speaker cables, Jelco SA-750D Tonearm. Oyaide HS-TF Carbon headshell, MCRU Linear External PSU, High Fidelity Crystal glass turntable matt, Blue LED upgrade, Denon AVR-2808CI Amp, Bowers and Wilkins DM602S3 Speakers,
Black Rhodium Jazz power cables for amp and turntable, Firebottle mk2 Phono Stage.
Location: Dagenham Essex
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I'm Allen.
Location: Solihull, UK
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I'm Bob.
Source: Orbe SE / SME IV / Cadenza Bronze
Source: WD NAS / Cyrus Stream X2 / Chord DAVE
Source: Oppo UDP-205 (CD/DVD-A/SACD)
Amplification: Icon Audio PS 3 Sig Phono + Audio Research LS27 + Musical Fidelity A5cr Power Amp
Loudspeakers: ProAc Response D28
Cables/stands: Mark Grant G1500HD + Linn K20 + Cat 5e
Other bits: Okki Nokki keeping things clean
I also have one like the first/second links.
I don't like it.
The weighing tray is not horizontal (on mine anyway) and sits at an angle, with low slung cartridges, the back of the cartridge hits the edge of the tray before the cantilever has settled under the weight. The stylus tip has to be at the centre of the tray for an accurate reading so its difficult to get right. I have resorted to putting a small puck of plastic in the centre of the tray and zeroing the meter and resting the stylus on top of the puck.
It works, but I'm looking at alternatives with flat trays.
Maybe this one http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2909503080...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Location: Chesterfield
Posts: 307
I'm Tim.
I use one of these I reckon it does the job well.
I use a 1p to check accuracy and I find mine to be within 0.01g which I think is accurate enough.
It isn't only about accuracy - it's about positioning. Weight changes dramatically with height and so you need to know what the weight is at the disk surface. Doing this with a typical Chinese device isn't easy if not impossible. I use the Clearaudio which whilst as accurate as a good Chinese device allows you to measure at disc surface.
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