The new Rega RP1 is £225 including an Ortofon cartridge. It is ready set up and all you have to do is push on the c/weight as far as it can go, put the platter in place and polish the lid.
Even DSJR in his usual drunken stupor could do it.
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I'm Dave.
The new Rega RP1 is £225 including an Ortofon cartridge. It is ready set up and all you have to do is push on the c/weight as far as it can go, put the platter in place and polish the lid.
Even DSJR in his usual drunken stupor could do it.
Thanks for all the generous input gents ... I have made a purchase ... and learnt quite a bit along the way too
Cheers
Brian
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Smile, breathe and go slowly ..........................
Tear down these walls; Cut the ties that held me
Crying out at the top of my voice; Tell me now if you can hear me
Well I decided to stay out of the Technics maze ... lots on Ebay but most had been DJ'd around .... and as it is a little xmas surprise and not for me I wanted something ready to go. Darrell kindly offered a setup and new starter cartridge so I plumped for the ......... Sony !! ....
and this is the young man and would be vinyl afficiando who will benefit ....... can be spotted around York and Scarborough with his bands Connor & The Flames and La Petit Mort while at a York music college :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpDWgLakurU
and he sneaked up on my bloody roof, the cheekly little blighter .....
Brian
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Smile, breathe and go slowly ..........................
Hey Brian, He's good.
Wish him luck from me, I hope he makes it.
Darrell.
Di Do Do Dat Doh Don't Di Doh..Di Do Doh..Don;t Di.