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Originally Posted by Marco
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Marco.
£85.00!! I could have sold you one similar for £42;)Quote:
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Lol.... Yours should hopefully arrive today, dude :)
Marco.
I shall have a play later and report back. I might even take some pictures soon.
Nice one - that'd be good :)
Talking of clamps, I found this rather bizarre one. I believe the top's removable, and so doubles up as a powder puff:
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/554...nyubnb2n6q.jpg
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT
I think Andr'e would quite like it! :kiss: :eyebrows:
Marco.
Is that one hollow on the underside like the current model? If so, you should find its flattening properties rather good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Indeed it is; hence my reason for buying it ;)
Marco.
Yeh already seen that, it did catch my attention :eyebrows:Quote:
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Last night i turned the telly over for wifey. noticing a gambling programme & how long those roulette tables spin for, i thought to myself ''i wonder how good the bearing are!! just a thought.
And an interesting one! Although I thought your attention may have been taken more by the jugs on the croupier (it was a bird, right?).... :eyebrows:
Marco.
I have just picked up another perfectly wrapped package from the post office containing a rather pleasant Michell record clamp.
First impressions, while everything is warming up, are 'bloody hell that sounds good'.
If anyone is contemplating getting a clamp then I'd highly recommend it.
I shall think up some hifi waffle to describe it later.
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Lol - hope you like it, Mark! Some waffle would be good later (and some pics in situ) :cool:
I got the other one today, too!
Marco.
I have just encountered a minor problem. At the end of a record the little hinges on my Shure VST V just bounce off the edge of the clamp and it skips slightly accross the lead out groove a tiny bit.
I shall just have to be quick when the record ends.
Marco, just turn the Achromat upside down and viola (!) the ridge disappears :eek:Quote:
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Jazz :cocktail:
Yup - it did that too with my SPU. Like you say, you just have to watch for the record ending.Quote:
I have just encountered a minor problem. At the end of a record the little hinges on my Shure VST V just bounce off the edge of the clamp and it skips slightly accross the lead out groove a tiny bit.
I shall just have to be quick when the record ends.
How are things sounding, and can we see some pics? :)
Marco.
It's sounding pretty fucking awesome. There is a huge improvement in the way notes start and stop. The bass is very much improved. It goes a bit lower and were it wasn't quite one notey before it is possible to differentiate things a bit better. I expected to hear these improvements with the clamp as it prevents the needle dragging the record a bit. I'd say that any turntable should have a clamp. It sort of makes good sense.
The improvement to my system since I got the DM2a's from Vinylspinner and added your old mat and clamp is fantastic.
I shall have to look at doing something with at least the preamp and maybe power amp soon. The design of the volume control circuit on my LK1 irritates me a bit.
Will dig out my camera in a minute and take some pics.
I wonder if this little itch your experiencing has something to do with why the clamps later became beveled edge!!
Itch? Sorry, dude, don't getcha.... :scratch:
Could you explain? :)
Mark,
Nice one - for me the effect of the Michell clamp is a no-brainer, so I'm glad it's working as well on your Thorens as it is on my Techy!
Be good to see some pics, when you get a chance :cool:
Marco.
I think Andre meant that the later clamps had a slopy edge so as not to bounce a cartridge back. I'll stop listening to music in a minute and go and find my camera. It just sounds so nice, though.
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Yeh as Mark says the hinge catching on his early (Straight edge) clamp, where as the other you won has a beveled edge just like the present, at a guess the beveled edge might avoid Marks hinge catching aswell as your SPU shell.
Ah, gotcha! I haven't had a proper chance to play with the new clamp yet, so will let you know if that's no longer an issue :)
Marco.
Having tried it, I can now confirm that the bevelled edge of the later Michell clamp, prevents the cartridge bouncing off it after the end of an album side - it also make records sound wonderful :)
Mark, stop listening to music and get that bloody camera out! :eyebrows:
Marco.
Pictures have been taken. Just got to find the bloody cable. Serves me right for having a tidy up. Can't find owt.
It's lying under the pile of scud mags, just to the left of the cans of Stella.... ;)
Marco.
That's normally where I keep everything. The parents popped down the other week and I've tidied everything up. Didn't want them finding my 'special interest' collection.
Right, I'll have a last quick shuftie for it and then it's off to bed.
I might have a look for a beveled clamp eventually, but I'm quite happy as it is.
That clamp you've got is excellent. The only reason I sold it was because you asked nicely, and because I'd spied another one on eBay, so knew I could replace it ;)
Marco.
I know. I do like it and am most grateful. Found the cable down the side of the chair that I'm sat on:doh: Pics coming up.
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This is so funny complying to Ding Dongfs original reply but no sence of humour within this place is painfully lackng, i thinl Alex UK & myself are wasted :lolsign:
So good I'm gonna shag ya big ass! C'mere... :goodfriends: :kiss:
Marco.
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There you go. It's got my spare ADC arm on it at the moment. The 3009 was taken off yesterday and is being fettled.
Visually, Mark, I think it suits your deck... And sonically, it seems to as well, so you've won a watch :)
Marco.
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I think the colour scheme of the arm, the clamp and the deck go together quite well. The 3009 will be back on it shortly. The bearing that that the knife edge sits on wasn't pefect so I got a new one. I rewired it with vdh mss-7 and it made a world of difference. The old wire pretty much fell apart in my hands.
I'm surprised you didn't notice the spunk stain on the side of the deck. Must have been the same bloke that did your 66's.
Whats the arm ADC ALT 1 or summert???
If you'd bothered to read my note at the bottom of the post you'd know it's an ADC, fitted while the SME is having minor surgery.Quote:
Originally Posted by Andre
The Linn is alright for the moment. It got me started again, but will get upgraded eventually. They do ok for £300.
It's an LMF-1Quote:
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Here it is with the SME back in action. Sounds bloody good. Problem is that my cdp sounds a bit crap compared with it. I feel some moods coming on.
Looking good, Mark! I'm not surprised at all about the CDP thing :eyebrows:
Marco.
Have you ever thought of writing for the Times...?Quote:
I'm surprised you didn't notice the spunk stain on the side of the deck. Must have been the same bloke that did your 66's.
I haven't in the past, but now you have mentioned it....Quote:
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