I think Marco visits regularly , You have lots of sheep in Norfolk dont you ?Originally Posted by allthingsanalogue
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I'm Allen.
I think Marco visits regularly , You have lots of sheep in Norfolk dont you ?
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I'm Julian.
Allthings analogue, I take it your 1200G has now arrived but you are so busy listening to it that you have no time to post!
I hope this is the case and that you had a wonderful Christmas playing all your favourite discs and that finally you have a good one.
If so, can you let us have the low down on your thoughts?
Julian.
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I'm Andrew.
Sorry, yes. Been busy with Xmas and been ill!
Deck is superb, the only thing though, it needs a Delos! I took the Delos crom my Sondek, just to try it out you understand! Bad move. It sounded phenomenal! Really dymamic, amazing levels of detail and really sublime bass to die for! You can really hear the direct drive motor keeping the rythym and tempo alive!!
My System:
Turntable - Linn Sondek LP12, Kore, Lingo 4, Roksan NIMA, Lyra Delos Cartridge, Roksan HDC-03 arm lead, Trampolin 2 base, Tiger Paw Vulcan, Denon DCD-A110 Cd player, Tag Mclaren DAC20 Digital to Analogue Converter, SPM Interconnects, Nordost Red Dawn Leif Speaker cable, Spendor S3/5R2 Target R1 speaker Stands, Atacama ECO 60/40 hifi racks, Sennheiser HD565 Ovation headphones
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I'm Chris.
Interesting post to read through.
Hope replacement is OK.
The "bad luck" I have had last year with NEW kit is amazing: QAcoustics broken tweeter, Arcam DAC making noise, Marantz CD player with broken headphone socket, Cambridge Audio Amp with broken relays.
Quality Control is not what it used to be - we never had these problems in the past.
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I'm Andrew.
We certainly didn't!
My System:
Turntable - Linn Sondek LP12, Kore, Lingo 4, Roksan NIMA, Lyra Delos Cartridge, Roksan HDC-03 arm lead, Trampolin 2 base, Tiger Paw Vulcan, Denon DCD-A110 Cd player, Tag Mclaren DAC20 Digital to Analogue Converter, SPM Interconnects, Nordost Red Dawn Leif Speaker cable, Spendor S3/5R2 Target R1 speaker Stands, Atacama ECO 60/40 hifi racks, Sennheiser HD565 Ovation headphones
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Lol.... Good stuff. I did tell you that at the very beginning, and what would likely happen if you compared it to your Sondek, which I now expect to see in the classifieds, sooner rather than later
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'm Andrew.
Hope you had a good xmas and happy new year to you Marco.Lol.... Good stuff. I did tell you that at the very beginning, and what would likely happen if you compared it to your Sondek, which I now expect to see in the classifieds, sooner rather than later
Marco.
Yeah baby, now we're on fire! Achromat not arrived yet!!!
This is serious vinyl replay.
Last edited by allthingsanalogue; 06-01-2018 at 21:26.
My System:
Turntable - Linn Sondek LP12, Kore, Lingo 4, Roksan NIMA, Lyra Delos Cartridge, Roksan HDC-03 arm lead, Trampolin 2 base, Tiger Paw Vulcan, Denon DCD-A110 Cd player, Tag Mclaren DAC20 Digital to Analogue Converter, SPM Interconnects, Nordost Red Dawn Leif Speaker cable, Spendor S3/5R2 Target R1 speaker Stands, Atacama ECO 60/40 hifi racks, Sennheiser HD565 Ovation headphones
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I'm Andrew.
Achromat looks lovely.
Luckily you don't need the Technics version with the lip on for the 1200G or GAE so that saves a few quid!
Just waiting now for my new Delos, the other one's back on the Linn!
My System:
Turntable - Linn Sondek LP12, Kore, Lingo 4, Roksan NIMA, Lyra Delos Cartridge, Roksan HDC-03 arm lead, Trampolin 2 base, Tiger Paw Vulcan, Denon DCD-A110 Cd player, Tag Mclaren DAC20 Digital to Analogue Converter, SPM Interconnects, Nordost Red Dawn Leif Speaker cable, Spendor S3/5R2 Target R1 speaker Stands, Atacama ECO 60/40 hifi racks, Sennheiser HD565 Ovation headphones
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I'm Neil.
Just ordered the 1200G!
These are going for £1199 at my local Richer Sounds in Manchester, tempted each time I walk past it.
Mana Acoustics Racks / Bright Star IsoNodes Decoupling >> Allo DigiOne Player >> Pedja Rogic's Audial Model S DAC + Pioneer PL-71 turntable / Vista Audio phono-1 mk II / Denon PCL-5 headshell / Reson Reca >> LFD DLS >> LFD PA2M (SE) >> Royd RR3s.
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I'm Robert.
Hi Andrew, I have the same Achromat here which I ordered a while back but havnt been able to try out yet.
I am looking to try it and an acrylic mat I also purchased.
Be interested in your thoughts on the Achromat
My System:
Amplification - Sansui AU-alpha 707 DR
Turntable - Technics SP10 MK2-Technics EPA-250 Tonearm-Yannis Tome 423.5Plus tonearm cable-Eichmann KLEI Absolute Harmony plugs.
Ortofon Cadenza Black moving coil cartridge-Fritz Gyger S re-tip. Panzerholz plinth.
CDP - Pioneer PD-91
Speakers - Spendor D7 on Soundcare SuperSpikes
QED Silver Spiral speaker cable-airloc banana plugs
Mains - Ultra Pure silver plated un-switched socket-Missing link EPS 500 silver plated plugs-Hi-Fi Tuning gold plated silver ceramic 13 amp fuses
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