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John,
It would be good if you could introduce yourself in the welcome section before trying to sell your gear. There are strict rules about this, I'm afraid.
Your Radfords?.............they're worthless. Give them to me & I'll pay you for their scrap value.........ahem
Would you consider selling the Ferrograph 'Series 7' reels Barry?Quote:
Originally Posted by barry.d.hunt
Re Gale 401's.. I used to use them with the mid turned fully up and the tweeter backed off a tad..
A Naim 250 will drive 401's with little trouble unless you really want to push it, in which case the rigidly held power supplies will cause the amp to complain rather unpleasantly..
DMS 'briks are fairly efficient and the 250 gives around 125WPC into 4 Ohms (old 'Briks dip to below 3 at some frequencies IIRC). The 401's need POWER to make them come to life and I'd suggest a "looser" sounding amp for them - the Meridian 557 or Quad 606 II/707/909 should be ideal for example, together with other beefy powerhouses.
I just got a Thomas Dolby LP delivered today. Excellent condition (near mint to my eyes). 1p + postage. That's £3.01 in total. The postage was £2.61 and the packing materials must have cost more than 39p, so the seller made a loss when you figure in his ebay and paypal charges.
His loss, my gain :)
Not seen one of these for donkies years.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-LP-CD-RAC...item19ba79c7b7
spiked feet for that all important protection against bad vibes
You telling me you don't have spikes on your storage shelving? :lol:
I used to have all that original Sound Org racking was ok apart from the flimsy shelves
I'm very tempted
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Philips-CD100-...item1e5ad6d59f
Andre, that one will give you a severe headache within an hour of use... The Meridian MCD and especially MCD Pro were rather better, although very lacking by modern standards - a cheapo Cambridge or NAD would wipe the pants off one in sound..
My Marantz CD63 is the equivalent of the Philips (well, it looks identical except that it's in black). I disagree that it will "give you a severe headache within an hour of use". No, it's not the ultimate audiophile player, but it never pretended to be, so shouldn't be auditioned as such. And yes, it has a different sound presentation compared to more modern players, but it can be quite a musical sounding player in its own right. I'm very fond of mine, especially for the likes of Julio Iglesias and other 'simple' (MOR) music. I find complicated multi-layered music can overpower it and sound messy and unfocused. (am I making sense to anyone?)
The Meridian versions are a lot rarer and go for a lot more money. I don't think Andre wants to buy it for it's sound quality, more for it's collectability. Personally I'd rather have it over a cheapo Nad or Cambridge any day. I'll never get rid of mine.
Kris.