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Audio Al
03-04-2014, 12:06
One part of me says yes I like it , then the other part says no I dont as it looks to modern for a 301 plinth
What does the AOS massive think :D
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331166629540?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649
Probably sounds very good (as I like the style of its construction), but like Stu says, aesthetically, it looks "too busy"! Does it come in black? :)
It's almost as if, these days, everything must have its token piece of 'wood veneer' in order for it to sell...
Marco.
Gordon Steadman
03-04-2014, 12:17
Nope. I think it jars with the 301. In any case, its a bit bling and trying hard to impress.
The 301 is not the prettiest of decks and this just seems an attempt to tart it up - just not necessary. I'm sure there will be those that find it attractive.
For a minute, I thought the price included the deck and both arms - seemed like a bargain:)
OK, Al, I'll bite:). I'm not sure about the veneer but, overall, it seems well thought through and any table with capability for more than one arm is going to look busy. With a white paint job where the veneer is, I think it would look fine.
Peter
Probably sounds good, but by 'eck it's ugly!
Go for something nice in slate, I'd say. Always seems to suit the 301.
337alant
03-04-2014, 12:27
I think the add is very deceptive the title it suggests is includes the arms and turntable but the text below suggests its just the plinth
Alan
Aesthetically it would probably look better with a 401 in it. A bit off topic but are those AT95's fitted in the SME's? :scratch:
Does it come in black? :)
Does it come with paracetamol? :eyebrows:
Beobloke
03-04-2014, 12:39
Not my cup of Earl Grey either, but there seems to be an ever-increasing fashion for faffing around with 301s and 401s and making them look uglier.
I do not approve!
I like it. It looks like good 'seventies design as opposed to tasteless 'seventies design. Good 'seventies design is the best there is.
I think the add is very deceptive the title it suggests is includes the arms and turntable but the text below suggests its just the plinth
Alan
Common sense would tell you that you're not going to get a 301 with two SMEs for £699, plinth or no plinth.
337alant
03-04-2014, 12:46
Yeah would be bargain of the centaury if you got the lot :eek: :D
Alan
I like it. It looks like good 'seventies design as opposed to tasteless 'seventies design. Good 'seventies design is the best there is.
Unfortunately, dude, *that* is VERY bad 70s design!
Marco.
Not to my taste either.
I think the 401's and 301's "need" a less blingy approach.
I dont mind, in fact I like, the fairly large wood plinths with the old Garrards and Thorens.
Wood is good, slate I hate, bling is a temporary thing.
Oh look, Im a poet and didnt know it. :)
Stratmangler
03-04-2014, 13:11
It has a face that even a mother would find hard to like :eyebrows:
Gordon Steadman
03-04-2014, 13:24
Good 'seventies design is the best there is.
WOT?? the decade that taste forgot:eyebrows:
or was that the eighties?
I think it looks 'functional' I'd buy it.
Doesn't look an awful lot different from a Technics SL-1200/1210 actually.
Tony
Stratmangler
03-04-2014, 14:55
Doesn't look an awful lot different from a Technics SL-1200/1210 actually
... except that it makes the Technics SL1200/1210 look pretty instead of just purposeful :eyebrows:
walpurgis
03-04-2014, 15:31
I dunno! :eyebrows:
Beobloke
03-04-2014, 15:41
Actually, I've studied it further and I think it's the lumpy-bumpiness and bits sticking out I object to. If you look at the seller's other items he does a similarly finished plinth for a Technics SP10 and I rather like that.
I'd be keener on the 301/401 on if it was a bit simpler in shape and style.
Spectral Morn
03-04-2014, 16:19
Sort of reminds me of this a bit.
http://www.theaudiobeat.com/ces2012/pics2/kronos.jpg
as they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder, defo 401 would look better in that plinth.
Ultimate vintage look is a Thorens TD124 mk2 in a SCHOPPER AG plinth. I missed out on one a few years ago :(
Regards Neil
I personally don't like 2 arms on decks.
Mr Kipling
03-04-2014, 16:35
I like it. It looks like good 'seventies design as opposed to tasteless 'seventies design. Good 'seventies design is the best there is.
Somebody poke that man with a sharp stick.
I personally don't like 2 arms on decks.
I agree - it's a bit minimalist:).
The Barbarian
03-04-2014, 17:07
I personally don't like 2 arms on decks.
:respect: Remember TT's are not entirely about playing records
:mental:
I personally don't like 2 arms on decks.
I would like to have a deck with two arms, one for mono and one for stereo or a MM cart on one and a MC on the other.
The more I look at that plinth the more I like what it does.
Just buy it Al!
Sort of reminds me of this a bit.
http://www.theaudiobeat.com/ces2012/pics2/kronos.jpg
Fookin' hideous... *That* is just wrong!
Over-engineering at its worst.
Marco.
The Barbarian
03-04-2014, 17:19
:thumbsup:
Actually, I've studied it further and I think it's the lumpy-bumpiness and bits sticking out I object to. If you look at the seller's other items he does a similarly finished plinth for a Technics SP10 and I rather like that.
I'd be keener on the 301/401 on if it was a bit simpler in shape and style.
I have to agree, the SP10 plinth looks lovely ;)
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Acoustand-Technics-SP10-MK2-Obsidian-Inspired-Bespoke-Turntable-Plinth-System-/00/s/OTkyWDE2MDA=/z/xTUAAOxyj4hTH4Zi/$_12.JPG
I like the plinth, but not the armboard, which would've been better left black.
Marco.
Fookin' hideous... *That* is just wrong!
Over-engineering at its worst.
Marco.
But it sounds really good though. :)
Have you heard it, Brian? :)
For me, T/Ts like that are largely an abomination, and designed primarly for their 'show-off' quality.
I'm sure that I could find something that sounded as good, or if not better, which cost much less and also looked good!! ;)
Marco.
Audio Al
03-04-2014, 18:25
Have you heard it, Brian? :)
For me, T/Ts like that are largely an abomination, and designed primarly for their 'show-off' quality.
I'm sure that I could find something that sounded as good, or if not better, which cost much less and also looked good!! ;)
Marco.
Marco
It was at the WW show , did you not see it and listen to it Daftee , Belongs to JVS
Sometimes I do think you are over opinionated when commenting on ( Fookin' hideous... *That* is just wrong! ) others pride and joy :doh:
One part of me says yes I like it , then the other part says no I dont as it looks to modern for a 301 plinth
What does the AOS massive think :D
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331166629540?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649
Why do you ask -you will buy it anyway.:ner:
Marco
It was at the WW show , did you not see it and listen to it Daftee , Belongs to JVS
Sometimes I do think you are over opinionated when commenting on ( Fookin' hideous... *That* is just wrong! ) others pride and joy :doh:
Nope, I missed it, mate. It wouldn't have mattered anyway - I'm afraid that I always give my honest opinion. If the T/T sounded great, I would've said so, but I would've also commented on its fugliness!
Quite a few folk slagged off the look of my 'rabbit hutches' (Lockwood Majors), not to mention my Celestions, when I took them down to Scalford, even though they thought that they sounded superb :eyebrows:
Did it bother me? Nah - 'tis just the way it is! Different strokes for different folks :)
Marco.
Audio Al
03-04-2014, 18:42
Why do you ask -you will buy it anyway.:ner:
Oh No I wont :D
Just looking at different options , As you know I have a 301 and now the weather is brightening up and the temperature is rising I intend to make a plinth , Gorden kindly sent me a template for cutting out but I want to do something a bit different to the norm birch faced ply multiple layer kind of thing :hmm:
Audio Al
03-04-2014, 18:43
Why do you ask -you will buy it anyway.:ner:
Oh No I wont :D
Just looking at different options , As you know I have a 301 and now the weather is brightening up and the temperature is rising I intend to make a plinth , Gordon kindly sent me a template for cutting out but I want to do something a bit different to the norm birch faced ply multiple layer kind of thing :hmm:
Oh No I wont :D
Just looking at different options , As you know I have a 301 and now the weather is brightening up and the temperature is rising I intend to make a plinth , Gorden kindly sent me a template for cutting out but I want to do something a bit different to the norm birch faced ply multiple layer kind of thing :hmm:
Hew it from basalt! Keep you busy:).
Audio Al
03-04-2014, 18:46
Hew it from basalt! Keep you busy:).
Next time I am on the Moon I will pick some up :lol:
Have you heard it, Brian? :)
Marco, yes, as Al said, I heard it in Jims/JVS's room at Scalford. I had about an hour around about midnight on the Saturday. About six of us. Bliss.
For me it was probably the best sound of the show.
Now, he had a very high end system, costing a great deal of money. But, it did sound fantastic and that Turntable certainly played its part in the sound produced.
Im sure he will have it there next year. For certain, one not to miss.
Thanks for the info, Brian. If it's there next year, I'll defo check it out... Looks-wise, though, I much prefer your T/T - and with that gorgeous cartridge of yours, it sounded no 3 bad either! :)
Marco.
Oh No I wont :D
Just looking at different options , As you know I have a 301 and now the weather is brightening up and the temperature is rising I intend to make a plinth , Gordon kindly sent me a template for cutting out but I want to do something a bit different to the norm birch faced ply multiple layer kind of thing :hmm:
Did you post twice to make a point?:ner:
http://www.theaudiobeat.com/ces2012/pics2/kronos.jpg
That looks super cool. You lot have got no taste. If you don't like 'seventies design then you best not see my coffee table :)
Oh No I wont :D
Just looking at different options , As you know I have a 301 and now the weather is brightening up and the temperature is rising I intend to make a plinth , Gordon kindly sent me a template for cutting out but I want to do something a bit different to the norm birch faced ply multiple layer kind of thing :hmm:
:D
That looks super cool. You lot have got no taste. If you don't like 'seventies design then you best not see my coffee table :)
Lol, Martin... *That* is not 70s design! I like 70s design, which of course that isn't... That be 'bollocks design' :eyebrows:
Marco.
This should divide opinion...
It was the 'Seventies. Buckaroo!:
http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac233/Macca_photos_2009/table001.jpg (http://s903.photobucket.com/user/Macca_photos_2009/media/table001.jpg.html)
I like that! :yesbruv: :hifive:
Marco.
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