The 774 fanboys here should have this on their conscience ....Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie123
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The 774 fanboys here should have this on their conscience ....Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie123
I think it will do well, clean the tape and residue from it and it will look pretty clean so I expect close to 280-300Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie123
:lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
wouldnt give you more than 50 quid for it.
I would. But do I need another? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
JBL TR125 stupid low price in Newcastle On Tyne. I would have these if I was closer.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Jbl-speake...3D112329391732
£230 for that 774 wasn't bad at all I thought of trying it to see if the am rest was solid to replace my one that's loose.
£222, What a shedQuote:
Originally Posted by jamie123
I wouldn't give you 5p for it! :spew:Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Dunno what folk see in these Misson arms. Give me a nice, high-mass, Jap S-shaped jobby, any day!!
Marco.
They seem to like it.
http://www.tmraudio.com/product/xx-718
Nah I'm with Marco on this one that deck is crying out for an FR-64 (probably the FX in bad boy black).Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Nice T/T, shame about the arm! ;)
More seriously, I think the 774 sounds good, but I just don't like how it looks. I like to see a nice 'fat' headshell stuck onto the end of a tonearm, so the Mission's 'minimalist' approach, in that respect, isn't for me.
I'd have put one of Denon's own broadcast arms (with detachable headshell), or an FR-64, on that T/T. Each to his own her own, I guess! :)
Marco.
Just checked the prices of the FR64's, I think I'll just stick to my Mission, as much as I'd like to try a Fidelity Research arm, at £1000+ I don't think it would be 4x better than the 774, however if anyone is selling an FR64 for around £500 let me know 😉
Don't listen to us, Mike. Just enjoy your Mission. Sonically, it's very good. Looks are a personal thing :)
Marco.
Lol, I like what the Mission does but then again I've only compared it to the stock arm which although isn't as good as the Mission I'm considering putting it back on just because it looks right if you know what I mean, the Mission looks odd on the Techie though, the FR54/64 would look 'right'. I think I've just admitted to liking the style/colour of an 'S' arm 😀Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
I can easily imagine the Mission outperforming the stock Technics arm. There's no comparison, really. Therefore, I'd stick with using the Mission until (if) you find something even better that suits your T/T's aesthetics.
If you're on the lookout for a quality S-shaped arm, and want to stick with the vintage option, but something cheaper than an FR, which will sound and look superb, rather than a modern arm like a Jelco, then consider those from Micro-Seiki, and the Denon arms I mentioned earlier, such as this little beauty, which can be found on the likes of German ebay for around £150:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/922/oNsFT1.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/921/P2EYYZ.jpg
Nice simple, classic vintage looks.
And that's only one of the many arms that Denon did. There are even nicer ones available, such as the DA-309:
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/924/EYVI7o.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/924/6YoxYG.jpg
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/921/8FVgrX.jpg
That, or something else of its ilk, is what I'd have fitted to the Denon T/T shown earlier. It's what should accompany any classic Jap D/D turntable. Fit a DL-103 to one of those and you'd be in sonic heaven!
Marco.
64fx is about £700, it's the S that's got expensive.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeyb
Just been searching and saw that, so not beyond the realms of possibility for me, I'm now on the hunt lolQuote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
Yeah the da309 is a nice arm
Give it a try Mike.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikeyb
I bet the 774 goes back on within a couple of days though! :D
It would depend on the cartridge he's using. There is no such thing as a 'one size fits all' tonearm, or anything else for that matter...
Synergy is everything ;)
Marco.
ESS AMT1 Tower speakers, with Heil Air Motion Transformer, in south London. These sound superb!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ess-Atm-1-...UAAOSw9KpW~t-A
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/112325105113?rmvSB=true
Otari reel to reel
Same here. Swapping headshells takes 5 seconds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
not if he trys an alphason hr100 it wont :ner:Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Hmm. About the same as changing a 774 arm wand then?Quote:
Originally Posted by nthall
Still struggle with the popularity of the mission. Irrellevent of its sonic abilities its an ugly duckling and a pain to fit carts to :ner:
Not for me. If I had them on three tables I could pick up speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Someones had a bargain :)
https://www.gumtree.com/p/record-pla...ble/1222931885
I rang up but got the answerphone , no doubt sold a few times over :lol:
Ad no longer exists....
Marco.
Oh dear, ;) it was for a LAD (London Acoustical Developments) GAJ828 Direct Drive turntable £30- Oswestry , in good order and sporting an Ortofon stylus , one of those curious long bent ones with a lever on its side(I forget the name)
I saw , it too , had a Jelco type arm on it :eyebrows:
Discussed on another thread a while back
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...rive-turntable
These seem like good value
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/JBL-LX33-f...4AAOSw241Ymesu
I have the very one mentioned in that thread, it's currently in a cupboard, one of my 'spares' :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Oddball
http://i562.photobucket.com/albums/s...ps6e5a8990.jpg
Great stuff!!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
It looked a good project , there you go , I only saw it after it had been on for a day .
I was chuckling to myself ,thinking of the vendor trying to ignore all the calls and messages I think he might have been getting !!!
Philips 9710M full range speaker drive units going for a song at the moment.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3321517613...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
It's not unusual to see these fetch in the region of £200. For good reason, they sound amazing!
The one for sale may have been an earlier model , as the controls were in a more rectangular and simpler looking form , and the metal base had a bit of paint bubble on it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
That one looks minty;)
Nice album there !!
What kind of cabinet would they need geoffQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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Big. Their bass extension is not great, but they sound wonderful! Cabinets about the size of Tannoy Cheviots would probably be needed to get the best out of them. I have a pair in fairly big boxes and won't be parting with them any time soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigman80
Wow lol. Big.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
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Originally Posted by Bigman80
I used a pair of these in open baffles back in the early 80s driven by Quad 11s, the bass used 2 x 12" Goodmans units, the sound was fantastic. If no body elss goes for these I'm temted.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I am tempted myself.Quote:
Originally Posted by PaulStewart
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Just about to click BIN and it sold before i did - 7 mins on
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GARRARD-VI...p2047675.l2557
:steam::steam:
He just sold the 401 to for £130 :wowzer::wowzer::wowzer:
Wiffs a bit suspect a scamQuote:
Originally Posted by dantheman91
Not sure al maybe i was lucky..Quote:
Originally Posted by Audio Al
project for someone...Mordaunt Short Pageant 2's....a tenner for the pair......
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/pageant-hi...0AAOSwTM5YuAxZ
Sony PS6750 TT with a high starting price so no bids yet
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sony-PS-67...wAAOSwdGFYyrEj
Any body always fancied an Ortofon 2M Black at the right price - there's one on there now, unused £375 ex postage. I doubt it will hang around long.
Garrard 301 , a snip
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Garrard-30...4AAOSwImRYhjEb
I sold my 301 for £500 if I remember correctlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Oddball