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  1. #81
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    I wouldn't buy anything from you. Maybe not great business to be posting your post.

  2. #82
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    Jez, I'm sure you're going to be hit hard by Marco for that - but I'm sure you're not alone in your conclusion.
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    Technics SP10 mk2
    Jan Allaerts MC 1 Boron mk1 cart
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    Hashimoto HM-X SUT
    Siggwan (gimballed not unipivot) Cocobola 12"
    Aurorasound Vida LCR Phonostage
    The Truth linestage
    Dave Slagle Autoformer Volume Controller
    Cary 805c SET amps
    Audio Note ANe-SPX speakers
    Townshend Isolda speaker cables
    Cardas Golden Presence interconnects

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    Indeed. Jez, put Simon on your ignore list and be done with it. If you come out with anything like that again, you're out for a week!

    And that also applies to you Simon, if you respond any further to him. I suggest you also put Jez on your ignore list.

    Enough! Stop behaving like kids and get back to the subject of the thread.

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    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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  4. #84
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    How do you put someone on your ignore list?

    I'm with jez who I think has behaved very well until now considering, as have I, the bile - and I've had my fall outs with jez!
    Technics SP10 mk2
    Jan Allaerts MC 1 Boron mk1 cart
    Miyajima Shilabe cart
    Hashimoto HM-X SUT
    Siggwan (gimballed not unipivot) Cocobola 12"
    Aurorasound Vida LCR Phonostage
    The Truth linestage
    Dave Slagle Autoformer Volume Controller
    Cary 805c SET amps
    Audio Note ANe-SPX speakers
    Townshend Isolda speaker cables
    Cardas Golden Presence interconnects

  5. #85
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    Go to Settings (at the top of the homepage), scroll down a bit, > My Account > Edit Ignore List, pop whoever's name you like in there and save it.

    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!!!


  6. #86
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    Ok - I'm on Tapatalk buy will go to the web to do it later. Thanks Marco.
    Technics SP10 mk2
    Jan Allaerts MC 1 Boron mk1 cart
    Miyajima Shilabe cart
    Hashimoto HM-X SUT
    Siggwan (gimballed not unipivot) Cocobola 12"
    Aurorasound Vida LCR Phonostage
    The Truth linestage
    Dave Slagle Autoformer Volume Controller
    Cary 805c SET amps
    Audio Note ANe-SPX speakers
    Townshend Isolda speaker cables
    Cardas Golden Presence interconnects

  7. #87
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    I don't know what the obsession is with having to listen to everything first.

    I didn't listen to any of my current system before I bought it. The few items that I have demoed at dealers and then bought I was not happy with long-term. They were all products that were popular: sold well and had good magazine reviews. Means nothing.

    Once you've owned and heard enough gear and you know what sort of a presentation and what level of quality you require as a minimum it really isn't that hard. Having a basic grasp of how it works helps too, you can easily discard all the bullshit and the stuff that is over-priced for what it is then.

    When you hear systems that have been built completely by the owners, often for not massive amount of money, and they compete in quality with the six figure stuff at shows, you start to re-asses what matters and what it needs to cost. Personally I like to keep costs down so I always buy second-hand, save the VAT, the dealer and the distributor margin, paying maybe one-tenth of what the item would cost new. If I had the cash to chuck around I would have everything custom-built by small-scale specialists like Jez.

    Either way, buying used or buying bespoke, you are getting far greater value for money than buying a brand new item from a dealer where 80% or more of the money you are paying is unrelated to the cost of the parts and labour. With used or bespoke you are maximising the percentage of the spend on parts and labour. That is going to make a significant difference in the level of quality you are getting for your money.
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    TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > JM Labs Focal Electra 926.

  8. #88
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    I don't know what the obsession is with having to listen to everything first.

    I didn't listen to any of my current system before I bought it. The few items that I have demoed at dealers and then bought I was not happy with long-term. They were all products that were popular: sold well and had good magazine reviews. Means nothing.

    Once you've owned and heard enough gear and you know what sort of a presentation and what level of quality you require as a minimum it really isn't that hard. Having a basic grasp of how it works helps too, you can easily discard all the bullshit and the stuff that is over-priced for what it is then.

    When you hear systems that have been built completely by the owners, often for not massive amount of money, and they compete in quality with the six figure stuff at shows, you start to re-asses what matters and what it needs to cost. Personally I like to keep costs down so I always buy second-hand, save the VAT, the dealer and the distributor margin, paying maybe one-tenth of what the item would cost new. If I had the cash to chuck around I would have everything custom-built by small-scale specialists like Jez.

    Either way, buying used or buying bespoke, you are getting far greater value for money than buying a brand new item from a dealer where 80% or more of the money you are paying is unrelated to the cost of the parts and labour. With used or bespoke you are maximising the percentage of the spend on parts and labour. That is going to make a significant difference in the level of quality you are getting for your money.
    Around 20% of customers for the Arkless 640P phono stage bought blind. All were over the moon when they heard it!

    When I was about 18 I auditioned some AR 18 speakers due to all the rave reviews and best buy accolades... I couldn't believe how bad they were!
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    Cables- free interconnects that come with CD players, mains leads from B&Q, dead kettles etc, extension leads from Tesco

  9. #89
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    Quote Originally Posted by Macca View Post
    I don't know what the obsession is with having to listen to everything first.

    I didn't listen to any of my current system before I bought it. The few items that I have demoed at dealers and then bought I was not happy with long-term. They were all products that were popular: sold well and had good magazine reviews. Means nothing.

    Once you've owned and heard enough gear and you know what sort of a presentation and what level of quality you require as a minimum it really isn't that hard. Having a basic grasp of how it works helps too, you can easily discard all the bullshit and the stuff that is over-priced for what it is then.

    When you hear systems that have been built completely by the owners, often for not massive amount of money, and they compete in quality with the six figure stuff at shows, you start to re-asses what matters and what it needs to cost. Personally I like to keep costs down so I always buy second-hand, save the VAT, the dealer and the distributor margin, paying maybe one-tenth of what the item would cost new. If I had the cash to chuck around I would have everything custom-built by small-scale specialists like Jez.

    Either way, buying used or buying bespoke, you are getting far greater value for money than buying a brand new item from a dealer where 80% or more of the money you are paying is unrelated to the cost of the parts and labour. With used or bespoke you are maximising the percentage of the spend on parts and labour. That is going to make a significant difference in the level of quality you are getting for your money.
    I don't buy that. You get what you pay for most of the time, albeit law of diminishing returns. It's wishful thinking they compete and also you are paying for design too. A one man band doesn't have the design of a big player, with the resource available. What shows do they actually compare them at. I don't think so

    Anyone can bring £5k worth of homemade stuff to a test and I doubt it would compete with £15k.

  10. #90
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    Hard to believe that Scotland hasn't been nominated

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