Hi Matt,Originally Posted by matodono1
Yes still waiting and that would be very much appreciated. Thank you
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Hi Matt,
Yes still waiting and that would be very much appreciated. Thank you
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Listening to the same tracks as I did a needle drop on, but using my headphone set up, and I have to say that the difference is startling.
I think my needle drops with the heavy 103 are flawed.
I am using my Humble EPC-205/Neo SAS combination and it sounds stunning.
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Well, post some needledrops of what you're describing, and let us be the judge of that!
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Nope.
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The problem with needle drops is that you will hear a digital version of the track.
You will not hear exactly what the Houdini brings to the party.
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Well I heard it before LOUD & CLEAR on your last drops!!
...even if some deaf bassas didn't
Marco.
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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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It seems Arthur is hacked off with these needle drops being publicised and had a rant online about it (Rather vehemently I may add.
There is no option to buy these Houdinis online apart from emailing the man himself so maybe someone could enlighten us when the shop or website is running.
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You’ll find them for sale in many online retailers if you search! You could email Funk direct which I did and received my Houdini in a couple of days.
I also don’t think his comments were at all a rant but an explanation as to what he has produced, the history to it, the difficulty in bringing something new to the industry and why there are so may keyboard warriors attacking something they haven’t ever heard/Demo’d!
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Well I'm enjoying mine more and more
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Me too, now that I have fitted a more suitable cartridge.
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