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Originally Posted by walpurgis
Ive got New MOS Class AA Technics thats good enough for me...:)
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Originally Posted by walpurgis
Ive got New MOS Class AA Technics thats good enough for me...:)
I take it that's an FET design with a bit of extra Class A biasing up its butt? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by dantheman91
I know nothing....Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Incorrect..:)Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
It is very similar to the Dr Aubrey Sandman class S system which he sued Technics over and unfortunately lost.
Great name.Quote:
Originally Posted by Arkless Electronics
Ar8s currently at a £1.00 http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142468187239
Decent older generation Denon PMA-450 'Special Edition' integrated amp. Listing ends very shortly. I've had this on my watch list for days, but I don't really need it.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Denon-PMA-...53.m1438.l2649
Anybody wanting a beefy, good sounding amp could do a lot worse for the money.
No doubt his designs send the listeners to sleep.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Some serious money being asked for this Decca Mk.III catridge.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DECCA-FFSS...53.m1438.l2649
I've noticed the prices climbing steadily for these. Got a couple myself, Another wise investment! :)
Seems fairly good value. Nice Valhalla LP12 for £649 and Ekos 1 for £1095. Low use apparently.
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Hi-Fi-Hangar
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Originally Posted by walpurgis
Is that the Decca cartridge that swears all the time ? :D
S.
Anybody interested in playing records in mono?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Decca-FFSS...item4669610bee
All Decca carts are over-priced IMO.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Seems so these days. But there again, what else can you buy that sounds like that? Nothing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
True - which is why the Decca is the one fixed-coil cartridge I always have available for use in my system, as an alternative to the various MC I use.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
What about ADC's though? I couldn't go without a decent one of those about. They have a bit of magic!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
I love my Decca SC4E which I think is a bargain if one can find a good one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
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Only had one Mk.IV. A 4RC, which was superb! Superior to the various MK.V Londons I've owned, although the Export Grey was very good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Berni217
Hmm that could be useful ...Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
I should have said "permanently available". My ADCs are high compliance and need to be used in (very) low mass arms, so are only listened to occasionally.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
My Deccas are less fussy about the arms used (though they are fussy about setup!)
Well you can guess what it may sound like. Probably surprisingly good.Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
That's the beauty of using the Mission 774 arm. It will work well with any cartridge from ADC's to Deccas and various MC's with little messing about. And sound pretty damn good doing so. It suits me as I do like to chop and change carts and I don't want to run more than one arm or turntable (even though I have quite a few :)).Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
The ADC 25s have a compliance of 50cu, so need an arm having an effective mas of ~ 4g or lower.
Rather than change arm wands, I change the entire arm, each of which are mounted on their own arm board. I have more than one turntable and a Decca is always mounted on one of them. (With the Decca Mk.III, that would be either in an upgraded Decca ffss (Super) arm, or on an SME 3009 using the D3 adaptor. Other Deccas are fitted to fairly heavy headshells and used with an SME with the damping dashpot fitted.)
I reckon this will sell at the asking price. Steep though it is. There seems to be a fair bit of interest. Shown as having 14 'watchers'.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Denon PMA-350SE integrated amplifier at a very reasonable £55 including delivery. Rather a bargain for a mint, very decent sounding amp with fifty punchy watts.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Denon-PMA-...53.m1438.l2649
I've had a couple of these. The sound quality is strikingly good for the money. And they don't seem to go wrong either.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Thorens-TD...UAAOSw5bFZY6PV
Nice if you have £6K
It would be even nicer if it was actually worth six grand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Audio Al
I saw that before but I couldnt make it add up to £6k. If you sold them individually it'd be in the region of £4K absolute tops. Bit of a dreamer I guess. But the the TD124 does seem to be attracting a lot of total chancers these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Audio Al
I thought the Radford kit was sought after and ripe for the upgrade path , Who was it that had one rebuilt recently :scratch:
The power amp for sure is worth getting Will to work his magic. The pre works I'm sure but not up to the rest of the kit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Audio Al
Think that was an STA25 Al.Quote:
Originally Posted by Audio Al
The pre-amp is only wanted by collectors, and the tuner is of limited appeal.
That could be "Infinitely Baffled" (Gary). I put up a photo series on it's rebuild in my trade area;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Audio Al
You could always spend your money on this somewhat 'left field' choice: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GARRARD-30....c100005.m1851
I want this sooooo much! Decca C4E!! Oh yes please!!!.............Bugger, too skint!!!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/DECCA-FFSS....c100276.m3476
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Originally Posted by walpurgis
Would this be better than your standard decca gold in the red plastic mount? (Ive bought and sold one twice,didn't get along with it). Can you get an adapter to fit in an SME-type headshell?
I'd rate the Mk.IV elliptical above the Mk.V Gold or any other colour. It's a 'bigger' sound.Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
You don't need an adaptor. It has standard 1/2 inch spaced screw mounting. It's a fairly deep cartridge and would need longish bolts to mount.
Not keen on the sellers descriptionQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
The seller is Steve at Hi-Fi Hangar. He's a decent guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Audio Al
So this could go in a standard heavy head shell 30g-ish SPU sort of weight, in a high mass arm (I'm assuming low compliance)? Could be worth a shot
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It does fit a standard SME type headshell, as long as it's wide enough to accomodate it.
Some comments here:
http://www.pinkfishmedia.net/forum/a...p/t-93862.html
http://www.audiochews.com/discussion...t-one-of-these
https://www.vinylengine.com/turntabl...image_id=19270
My Mk.IV was used in a Decca International arm. Wish I'd kept it. Still, I have a couple of MK.III ellipticals tucked away and a couple of FFSS arms to match them.
You will note the observation about hum fields. The pre Mk.V Deccas like a hum free environment,
Should be fine on an alloy platter td124.
Can't find any compliance info (I'm just on a phone at the momdnt).
This better be better than my 2m black Geoff otherwise I'm coming for you lolQuote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Oh it will be better Jamie.
Brilliant! :)
You got a good deal, same as I paid for my Reson Reca with new stylus. I would still take the Decca though. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie123
Nice thing is that your 2M Black will easily sell...
Oh no. They're complete shite. I didn't think anybody would take me seriously! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by jamie123
Kidding. ;)
It should sound bloody amazing. :thumbsup:
Oh very funny lol
I shall look forward to hearing it :)
I use my Decca SC4E on a Jelco arm ... Great cartridge.
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I finally got the compliance data 30cu horizontal, 6 vertical. So how does that work with arm matching? You need a lightweight arm horizontally and a heavy one vertically. Tracking all less than 1g. Sounds tricky.Quote:
Originally Posted by Berni217