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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigman80 View Post
    Oh man! You've defo shot yourself in the foot because the Slagle is one wonderful bit of kit and the case it's in is ridiculously well built. I am having a great time currently and the sounds are the best I've heard in my system.

    Don't despair, new autoformers are only £180 ($200). Ali has done such a good job of this one that I'd be asking him to build one if I were you.

    I think you possibly haven't got the best from that Vivant either. The ZYX cart I have does distort quite often. A clean of the stylus usually sorts that out though. I use the "little green paper" it's very good.

    Stay the course and you'll get there. The Decca is probably well worth having retipped and serviced. You're in a good place to end up with stunning vinyl replay.




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    I did notice that the Fuji improved with a clean but it never became perfect if you know what I mean, there was always an edge to things.

    Glad you're liking the Slagle, I might get something built but I'm in no rush. The return of the Decca will lead me down the right path I hope.

    If I could only sell my amp and speakers it would make the task a good bit easier

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeyb View Post
    I did notice that the Fuji improved with a clean but it never became perfect if you know what I mean, there was always an edge to things.

    Glad you're liking the Slagle, I might get something built but I'm in no rush. The return of the Decca will lead me down the right path I hope.

    If I could only sell my amp and speakers it would make the task a good bit easier
    It will come good mate. No doubt.

    Your gear will sell too but it's a shit market ATM. I took a huge hit to move that Alphason on.

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    Yep it has been a shit market for gear over £500 for a long time. Exceptions of course are ‘vintage collectibles’. I can only see this getting worse.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yomanze View Post
    Yep it has been a shit market for gear over £500 for a long time. Exceptions of course are ‘vintage collectibles’. I can only see this getting worse.
    It works both ways. If prices are depressed, you buy cheaper.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    It works both ways. If prices are depressed, you buy cheaper.
    Yes, another way of saying it is: it’s a buyer’s market at the moment.
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    well another twist to the decca cartridge with me,the buyer on ebay had 1% feedbaclk and his pay-pal registered address was an argos store in birmingham,i didnt like the sound of that so i refunded his money,so it still here with me! perhaps the tonearm ive just bought will be a better match for it than the alphason?........
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    wise move
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    Quote Originally Posted by jamie123 View Post
    well another twist to the decca cartridge with me,the buyer on ebay had 1% feedbaclk and his pay-pal registered address was an argos store in birmingham,i didnt like the sound of that so i refunded his money,so it still here with me! perhaps the tonearm ive just bought will be a better match for it than the alphason?........
    Bloody hell mate. What arm have you bought?

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    can you guess?

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    Paradise Phono Stage
    Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
    PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
    Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
    Sony X555ES Cd Player
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    wise move
    yep ive not heard a peep from him since emailing him yesterday,i reckon i had a lucky escape there.
    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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