Townshend Avalon

**The Vinyl Adventure** · 12-01-2011, 16:12

Originally Posted by Andre

O you can't tell Hamish anything he knows best

bloody cheek

i was simply stating that telling me

Thi was a trough for it on auction a couple weeks back

was not much use now andre ... implying that the information might have been more useful

a couple weeks back

i was avin a laugh with ya matey!

it is indeed my intention to get a trough for it at some stage ... firstly i need to work out what a trough is, how it works and if there are any other relevant parts required ... all information i shall be asking for as soon as i can (if ever) afford such a thing ... for now though, i don't yet even have an arm for it!!

**satanfriendly** · 12-01-2011, 16:21

You will need the trough and the silicon fluid for the same. Think they are pretty standard, but Max at Townshend is easy to talk to. You will also need the 'outrigger and paddle' which goes on the end of the arm. You are probably looking at a similar cost to a starter arm like a RB251.

If you are stuck VE has a wealth of info on Townshend decks and probably the manuals. That is unless you are another unfortunate banned soul.

**keiths** · 12-01-2011, 17:28

Probably just me, but the thought of having a trough full of sticky, gunky shyte sloshing around a few millimetres above my records never filled me with the greatest enthusiasm.

**Rare Bird** · 12-01-2011, 17:33

Doesnt slosh about cos it is more like the consistency of treacle...The arm paddle never leaves the trough anyway just parks up on the step

**keiths** · 12-01-2011, 18:11

Yeah, I'm sure it' fine - just the thought of it always gave me the willies!

**The Vinyl Adventure** · 22-01-2011, 15:06

Half an hour later

Easy peasy ... And very happy with how it sounds ...

Cheers for getting me the arm Dave

Cheers again for the table Nigel ...

I can listen to my vinyl again and it sound perfectly respectable and was little or no fuss to set up ... Perfect!

**The Grand Wazoo** · 22-01-2011, 15:26

Nicely done!

**John** · 22-01-2011, 16:03

Well done Hamish I must admit I am really missing vinyl

**The Vinyl Adventure** · 22-01-2011, 16:48

I'm def enjoying having it back John ...
It's pretty easy to listen to this deck... Not as analytical or precise as the techie was but plenty of music though, I'm a very happy bunny ... I can move on from the loss of my techie now

I love this - if anyone thinks rega would be annoyed at me duplicating a bit of thief instruction book let me know or remove it - otherwise, what a fansatic thing to say in a manual for a tone arm ...

Especially the last sentence ... Genius ... Just what I wanted from my whole most recent experience of a turntable ... Some music without the thoughts of fuss

Of course that's not to say I won't change my mind and want to tinker in the future ... But I'm happy not to think bout that for now I think ...

**Rare Bird** · 22-01-2011, 16:54

You could still play with a Michell Technoweight..A Denon 'DL160' might be good cart.

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