R2R for £20 anyone ;-) https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-ster...yer/1269997473
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R2R for £20 anyone ;-) https://www.gumtree.com/p/other-ster...yer/1269997473
not on the bay but these are very good and worth the money even though they have increased in price
Emotiva XPS-1 Compact High Performance Phono Preamp
£219.00
https://www.audiovisualonline.co.uk/...BoC9IEQAvD_BwE
Looks good and the price is not excessive. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
Anyone have any experience of it?
Me.i used one for years. Still got it obviously just not using vinyl no more. Probably sell up i think and stay digital.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
That was a bargain !!! I see its sold now ,and just down the road too :doh:Quote:
Originally Posted by perlogalism
Nice Mordaunt Short sub for only 99p. The power socket has "been modified" as can be seen in the fourth picture but "it has been tested and turns on properly"!! :stalks:
All I can say is they're braver people than me....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mordaunt-S...sAAOSwwrtZ3Oev
and their still alive...? :eek: blimey good way to blow yourself up with ease..Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
If the subwoofer bass does not blow you across the room, touching the fuse might!
If I was near Eastleigh I may well bid on this subwoofer and if I got it (for a low price) would fix whatever is going on with the mains input. Surely it would not be difficult. If things did not work out the box would make a useful plant stand. :)
Crazy repair. some folk deserve to die:doh:
Eastleigh is just down the road from me so I was also planning to have a bid and repair the poor thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Edwardlon
Got a soft spot for the model as it was my second subwoofer design when I worked for Mordaunt Short.
That's an amazing bodge up :wowzer:
Yes I had been thinking of bidding too I'm on the hunt for a sub for the study. Can't be hard to fit a new IEC socket. Eastleigh is a blatt down the M3 for me (under an hour).Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Well don't go and outbid each other too much. [emoji1]
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In that case I'm happy to step aside - Good luck!
I will not be bidding. Tom the coast is clear for you. :goodluck:
Set your alarm for about 4:15pm on Sunday and snipe the subwoofer.
http://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/-SIAAO...3Oey/s-l64.jpg
Yeicks! :eek:
The seller shouldn't really be allowed to put it up for sale without finding the correct fuse carrier. :rolleyes: There is caveat emptor and there is complete abrogation of responsibility!
Thanks guys I'll be using bidslammer :)
For the vinyl nut who has everything ... https://www.recordcase.de/en/orb-cartridge-warmer - a snip at Euros 289 including VAT .... and no it's not suddenly next April 1
https://www.recordcase.de/media/imag...dge-Warmer.jpg
Product information "ORB Cartridge Warmer"
The ORB Cartridge Warmer has a carbon-fibre heating system inside which radiates infrared rays to heat the pickup. This dramatically improves the sound quality. Enjoy the best sound of music with ORB analog accessories.
ORB Cartridge Warmer
Cartridge warmer
higher sound quality
fits for cartidges in the dimension 24x40mm
dimensions: 35.5 x 69 x 42.5 (mm)
weight: 86g
Made in Japan
How warm does it heat to? By the time you fit the cart to the arm and get it set up it'll be back to room temperature! For people who live in Saudi can you get a cartridge cooler?
yes you could also just stick your willie in there on a cold day ;)
Yesh, yours might fit.... :eyebrows:
Marco.
Most cartridges like to operate at a temperature of 22 degC or a little more, which is why it is a good idea to have a desk light shining on the TT; not just to aid cueing, but to raise the ambient temperature.
Lovely sansui speakers few hours to go https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F382246333754
They have "120mm squeaker " fitted :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by TazSob
Tom, did you get the MS subwoofer? It went for £42.Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
My bidslammer bid misfired. I was only going to £50 in case there was another issue beyond the duff socket, so I might not have won anyway. But it's irritating when that happens. (Annoyingly frequently actually).Quote:
Originally Posted by Edwardlon
Try Auctionsniper instead I have never had issues.Quote:
Originally Posted by montesquieu
These things took the art out of winning auctions :steam:
Anybody want to play with metal spikes on the cheap? Six for £2.74! (you can thank me later :))
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/POINTED-CO...i6UYakj0GbMcTA
No reason why they can't be used with longer bolts if need be. Could be M3 size.
I must admit, I don’t really see the point of them...Quote:
Originally Posted by struth
I used Goofbay for years . The point is , if you fancy an item and no one has bid , or someone has bid to keep in front of the bids, then keeping your powder dry by waiting till the last few seconds (which you could do by being present at the finish too , but you may be tempted to overbid)Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
In other words ,I have looked at items and set myself a maximum price , placed the sniper bid days before and very often forget about it !
I have many times been very pleased to see I have won ! Very embarrasingly reasonably too!
It stops you getting into a bidding war really , thats all ,IMO
I also used Goofbay until they decided to make folk pay for the service.
Yes , the bar stewards;)Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
“In very good condition”.
Actually, no - I’m pretty sure it isn’t!
https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Yamaha-c-45...%257Ciid%253A1
You're just being too picky about it! :lol:
Skip fodder. As in, found in a skip several days after it was dumpted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Beobloke
Not quite eBay - Gumtree actually - but I'm so chuffed I thought I'd share on here :)
https://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/NzY4WDEwM...Z26wX/$_86.JPG
Picked up this Trio deck for a paltry £40 yesterday.
Heard it playing first - more than decent, through an early 90s NAD integrated and a pair of Castle bookshelves - and the owner actually seemed a bit reluctant, explaining he'd just bought a new Rega but there wasn't much between them.
It's got a Grado GT fitted and everything looks tickety-boo, apart from needing a good scrub.
https://s1.postimg.org/8nyj6axqrj/IM...018_152642.jpg
It's actually for my gf as she's currently got one of those nasty Crossley suitcase jobs :eek:
I'm gonna get an amp and speakers and set it all up for Christmas :)
Looks good Paul. Is it going to be a surprise Christmas present for your girlfriend?
(BTW - don't store your records face down like that. Always store them vertically.)
Nice one, Paul. That's a lovely find, and a real bargain at £40. No wonder you're chuffed! Enjoy :cool:
Marco.
Yes it is a surprise.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
I think I'll remove the headshell and put it in a jewelry box :eyebrows::eyebrows::eyebrows:
Before any of you advise me against that, she's a stand-up girl who's way more into music than bling. She's a mod and loves proper stuff like reggae, ska, soul and the northern thing.
As for the record storage, how very dare you !! :eek:
The photo was from the Gumtree advert - I can assure you all mine are stored vertically and always have been ;)
On that subject, I was watching American Horror Story yesterday when I had a proper fright : nothing to do with the show, but the fact that Lady Gaga's character had a turntable in her living room with a bleedin' vase sat on top of it and piles of vinyl all stacked horizontally !!
Who dresses these shows, FFS ??
And her, of all people ?? :doh:
https://s1.postimg.org/622adzxs7j/lggtt.jpg
Interesting?? Wheres your soldering iron ?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Acos-Lustr...0AAOSw-xVZ54Mo
BUGGER! i lost out by £25 on a zeta tonearm today :(
I'd be surprised if you found it better than the Alphason. My mate had the Zeta and it sounded good with his Koetsu's, but I preferred the sound of my 774 with Technics EPC-305MC.
yes geoff,more of a sideways move,perhaps fate lent a hand.
these look quite nice
TROELS GRAVESEN SPEAKERS
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Brilliant-...oAAOSw0UNZdnPc
It's a heavier tonearm more suitable for lower compliance cartridges than either Alphason or 774. Quite my cup of tea of only it had a removable headshell.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
It's not really about 'better' it's more about what you are matching it with. It would suit any of my cartridges far better than either 774 or Alphason.
On the subject of tonearms this is a reasonable one but worth £400? I think not!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ortofon-RS....c100012.m1985
You've said this before Tom. Have you actually tried a 774? They work just fine with the likes of Deccas and Denon MC's, etc. The fluid damping is not a compromise, it's an effective way of dealing with lower compliance cartridges. The sound quality speaks for itself.
I had one years ago on a Walker CJ55. Admittedly not in the main system. It didn't shine for me, unmemorable really. But I can't honestly say I've tried one in earnest with a top flight cartridge on a high-end deck.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
However I'm so wedded to cartridge swapping (a sizeable chunk of my vinyl is mono) that going without removable headshell would be unthinkable for me these days (hence forking out big bucks for the Ikeda) - so the comparison is academic for me, I'm never likely to buy one.
I do like the Zeta though as you say, works fab with Koetsus, Kisekis, Denon 103s and the like, but you wouldn't want to stick a Shure V15 on it.
I'm on record as having had serial disappointment with Deccas as well so I guess I'm well out of step with the general consensus of the forum.