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    Well it won't sound anything like an R50 Bloom or Eroica, but it will bear a passing resemblance to an R100 H 02.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    It's a completely different type of sound so far. No harshness though. A bit less bass but I know that's down to the setup. I can't judge anything yet as I haven't even done alignment. I just wanted to see if it's working lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigman80 View Post
    A bit less bass but I know that's down to the setup
    Use the headshell with the add on weights and experiment with a bit more mass. It may bring the bass up.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Use the headshell with the add on weights and experiment with a bit more mass. It may bring the bass up.
    It hasn't got here yet Geoff, thats why I stuck it in the AT magnesium one.

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    Ah.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    I need to make a public apology to Jimbo,

    He recently loaned me his Decca Blue and because I couldn't get it to sound right I declared the cartridge a knacker.

    I was wrong.

    I was experiencing some issues with the Gold and something clicked in my tired brain and I realised I'd left the phonostage loaded at 100ohms. I set the Jolida to the standard for MM and voila, the Gold sings. I fitted the Blue. It sang too.

    JIM, I am sorry. But now I get to do a side by side Blue v Gold !!!!!



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    Haha, no problem and I am glad it still lives!

    Your a lucky man having both a gold and blue to try back to back.

    Look forward to your opinions.
    Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702

    Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigman80 View Post
    Ok, Pass F5 amp. I'm interested lol. Boards off eBay?

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    Boards can give you for free and few bits and pieces, bit rough but mine have been running for 8 years (more?) whit no problems
    Will post photos on Friday

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    That's a US build. You'd need to source a suitable UK spec mains transformer for any such kit.
    If I ever going to change the one I have I will go for Toroidy

    https://sklep.toroidy.pl/en_US/p/TTS...age-to-50V/415

    Vanilla F5 speck suggest 2 X 18 600 VA
    Got mine whit 2 X 24 1000 VA
    Only problem whit F5 is getting 2SK170 and 2SJ74 but not impossible

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bksabath View Post
    If I ever going to change the one I have I will go for Toroidy

    https://sklep.toroidy.pl/en_US/p/TTS...age-to-50V/415

    Vanilla F5 speck suggest 2 X 18 600 VA
    Got mine whit 2 X 24 1000 VA
    Only problem whit F5 is getting 2SK170 and 2SJ74 but not impossible
    that's a serious toroid

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