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  1. 31-05-2018, 18:10 #1
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    * For sale Linn Akiva Cartridge
    * In Excellent condition
    * Very late serial number 224* (one of the last Akiva's Linn made)
    * Manufactured July 2012
    * Light use approx 400 hours
    * Comes with all original packaging
    *****Looking for £800 incl RMSD ******
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    This is a truly wonderful cartridge [one of Linn's best] at a great price, so someone should snap it up soon!

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  3. 31-05-2018, 19:01 #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    This is a truly wonderful cartridge [one of Linn's best] at a great price, so someone should snap it up soon!

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    Thanks it is a wonderful cartridge & one of the last Akiva's that Linn made...
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    ....which I know from experience with Linn, is also likely to make it one of their best. Good luck with the sale, although you shouldn't need much

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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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  5. 01-06-2018, 15:15 #5
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    Price now reduced to £800
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  6. 05-06-2018, 17:14 #6
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    ^^^^
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    Now reduced to £750
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  8. 15-06-2018, 03:43 #8
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    Now SOLD
    Klimax DS/3,Lp12,Keel,Aro,Radikal/1,Kandid & Tron Seven (Ultimate) Klimax Kontrol/1,Solos/1 & Akurate 242's (mark 3)
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