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Looks like you're typing with your mouth full, Paul!! - did you mean this?Quote:
Originally Posted by tannoy man
Most of mine fell victim to the discovery of a .22 BSA air rifle... which is why it has cost me a fortune to replace them years later!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike
That's exactly what happened to mine Alex - those that survived the BSA got it from a Weihrauch! I never felt like replacing mine though.
Most of mine are probably still buried in the garden, if anyone lives in Manor Road, Brinsworth give me a call... there could be a small fortune somewhere near you! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
I had one of those with a fancy 'scope... didn't arf get trouble with that thing! :stalks:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
It seems we all had similar upbringings :lol: I'd build loads of 1:42 scale Airfix and Matchbox model kits of aircraft during the school hols, paint 'em then hang 'em up with cotton from trees on some farmland near to where I lived, then I'd blast them into itty, bitty pieces with my BSA Airsporter fitted with a Tasco scope. Come bonfire night I'd fill 'em with bangers for a more spectacular ending... :lol:
Hell yeah! :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by synsei
+1 with knobs on! I was a right bugger with my air rifles (still have one), shooting birds in the back garden, and firing at (live) shotgun cartridges, head-on, placed about 30m away (I also owned a couple of shotguns), aiming at the little round spot in the centre, so they'd go off and scare the shite out of the neighbours! :eek: :D
I got up to all sorts with them. I was also a pretty good shot and used to enter competitions - won a few cups, too! Used to 'soup-up' my guns with special springs to increase their power (making them illegal in the process) and use special steel-tipped pellets, for extra penetration...
What about seriously bad-ass slings, like the 'Black Widow' - was anyone into that stuff? I use to fire ball-bearings to scare cats, with those! :eyebrows:
Marco.
I used to have a few as a kid.The grew up joined the Army and played with the big boys stuff.When back in civvy street got my FAC and loads more fun from black powder revolvers to full bore rifles 27 all together at the same time on my FAC.Done all my own reloading from center fire to solid slug 12g for the pump action savage shotgun I had lol.
3000 dollars postage!
Hand carried in First Class.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ali Tait
Comedy over any real bargins dude?
Still got my .22 BSA Meteor, sold the Mercury and Airsporter though and the Webley Mk111, BSF 55, SIG Hammerli 401, Webley Scorpion, Benjamin and Crosman pump ups, etc. etc. etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Alex_UK
I had about fifty over the years and the longbows, crossbows and slingshots (still got them)
Still a very good shot with the right glasses on!
That's economy - wonder what first-class is? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ali Tait
Here could be a bargain if you all agree who will buy it and not all bid!
A Mint 'Technique Turntable'. Only £150 and looks completely minto..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Technique-...item25738ada51
Obviously it's a 1210.. with luck most people will not find it unless trawling through as it will defeat many searches. Collection only will also limit the bidders.
Nice Brass mains socket (hanging out of the wall) & 'only used 4 to 5 times' with a 'disco sales & hire' mat on, hmmm...Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
Ahh, you cynic! (Or keeping people away so to bid, hehe).Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
If you buy a deck new and they throw in a free slip mat, you'd expect them to advertise another part of their business.
As for the socket - many people sell on their stuff that they don't use when moving in to a new property or have just re-decorated and having a clearout or moving out and just done up the place to sell it.. etc etc Purple (??!) paint looks pretty fresh as do the skirting boards.
Seems like the guy sold a £9K Rolex and got good feedback so can't be too bad a seller.
Already got two, trying to sell one on here, asked for offers but no takers & I'll throw in 2 slip mats! (they make reasonable indoor frisbees)Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
I like the furniture they're also trying to flog - this person obviously has a fine grasp of spelling!
'Leather Cities'....well OK, cities is a proper word, so maybe 1/2 a point for remembering that, but further down in the description they have another go.......'3 Leather Seaties'
Take a look at the pictures & you see it's 2cities.........seaties........sofas and 1 chair.
Gawd bless 'em & good luck to 'em!
:lol: I've been trying to sell seks for yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
LOL - I find the idea of a leather city rather intriguing!
It often astonishes me that people don't take a little care over their eBay listings before posting them. It's not as if the Technics legend doesn't appear on the top plate :doh:
Name of Sanjay and has a Buy it Now prie of £180 - well worth a punt if you're in the market and can collect - CoD - no likey, no deal?Quote:
Originally Posted by nat8808
Dave.
A bargain on eBay?
You may have noticed the extremely rare Tannoy 3128 Cheviots that were listed on eBay until this morning (see thumbnail). I put in a winning offer of £500 on these.
These are the last model of Cheviot and very few were made. The 3128 driver is the same 12" dual concentric unit as used in the Tannoy Balmoral and it is a long throw, low resonance version of the SRM/LRM series 12" driver. This unit is one of Tannoys better efforts and can sound outstanding.
I have yet to pick these up and although they work, I believe they may need new cone surrounds (not a big deal). I'll check/service the crossovers and maybe rewire with some good cable. The cabinets are supposed to be basically sound, but need a bit of a cosmetic tidy. I'll keep them looking standard as they are an exact match to my Tannoy Eatons. I'm looking forward to giving these a whirl.
This means I'll need to make some room, so unfortunately I'll probably have to sell my gorgeous Tannoy System 1000s. Any offers?
Geoff.
500 quids for cheviots are a nice bargain. thank the olympics that kept everybody busy:D now you just need devons and berks and you're all set!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Nice find - well done!Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Hi Phil,
I've already owned Devons. Wasn't keen, it may have just been my pair but they weren't a patch on the Eatons for smoothness and seemed to lack bass extension, probably due to the driver being too large for the smallish cabinet.
I also had the HPD Cheviot, which were better but still coarse at the top end, nowhere near as good as the Eatons or the Monitor Gold Chatsworths I'd also owned. Even my previous old IIILZs (4 pairs) were better through the treble.
Never really had a room big enough for the Berkleys. That day may come, but instead of Berkleys, I'd be scouring eBay and the dealers for a pair of 15" Monitor Gold Lancasters, which I'd internally brace and rewire!
I always fancied one of these
That is a wonderful looking thing - and with provision for three speaker systems! :stalks:Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo
...unfortunately connected via the most horrid of horrid things ever invented for audio: spring-clip terminals! :spew:
That's the problem with vintage receivers like the Sansui, above, (as undoubtedly gorgeous as they are), the piss-poor connectors and captive piece of wet string, known as a 'mains lead' :doh:
Still, it's nothing that couldn't be fixed! :)
Marco.
Indeed, I have seen some cracking jobs here by AndréQuote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Used to own one, i sold it on because i couldnt live with the PCB's inside.It's a bit like having a wife that farts in bed you just can't put up with some things..
Unless you get your own back......Quote:
Originally Posted by Rare Bird
I once complained to the wife about her beloved pooch sleeping in our bedroom stating that he farted , grunted , and crunched his teeth . Her reply SO DO YOU :lol:
Well, bought by Emporium Hifi (emporiumshed on eBay) for £150 for re-sale I bet to double their money! Said it was a good one.. Just checked Goofbay.com bid checker and found it in their bid on items (there was only one bid).Quote:
Originally Posted by Roy S
Really it is only forum sales that are slow.. forum users are only a small proportion of vinyl lovers and even then only a small fraction of that actually go on regularly and check classifieds. Most people just use eBay, sadly...
CD player for the price of a CD... :eyebrows: needed something with a remote, and local pick up - this'll do the trick to go in the summerhouse system. :)
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Technics-S...#ht_500wt_1413
Something for you Sondex fans! Is that only Beobloke/Adam?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sondex-S23...-/261071862499
I bet that's a great little integrated. The phono stage I had was great and very well made, all discrete etc so I'd have thought this is in a similar vein (has a phono stage by the looks of it unless just an input for a phono stage).
The 'Crossover' blanked out connection might have been an interesting idea! I wonder if Sondex made an active system with seperate crossover boxes..?
Count me in, too! It was my first 'serious' amplifier, and you're right, the phono stage is fab - most certainly a serious bargain :)
Marco.
Cracking little amp but he's being a bit optimistic on the pricing - I only paid half that for mine, also on eBay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
Looks to be a near-minter, though, and worth it for the sonic performance alone...
Adam, am I right in thinking that you've got a DL-103 in your cartridge collection? If so, try and get hold of a Lentek head amp (they come up pretty cheaply on eBay), and run the 103 through that and into the MM stage of the Sondex.
That's what I did with my (then) Ariston RD11S/Linn LV V combo (fitted with AT magnesium headshell), in 1982, and the sound was stunning...
Trust me, there's a very beguiling synergy between the Lentek/103 and the MM stage of the Sondex, which you won't believe until you hear it. If you use your Empire T/T with it, you'll be blown away! :trust:
Marco.
Cheers for the tip, Marco. I do have a DL103 and it's pretty much living in the Empire 598 which now sports a fully re-wired and Audio Origami-fettled Empire arm (Johnnie's still having nightmares about it, months later, apparently!). It's one of the decks i'll be bringing to Scalford Hall next year if I'm lucky enough to be allocated a room, so come and have a listen.
Always fancied trying the Lentek head amp so I'll keep an eye out for one. In the meantime, the Denon sounds pretty impressive through my Anatek MC1.
I gave my S230 away last year.. :eyebrows:
Hi Adam,
Most defintely. I'll make a point of that! :)Quote:
Cheers for the tip, Marco. I do have a DL103 and it's pretty much living in the Empire 598 which now sports a fully re-wired and Audio Origami-fettled Empire arm (Johnnie's still having nightmares about it, months later, apparently!). It's one of the decks i'll be bringing to Scalford Hall next year if I'm lucky enough to be allocated a room, so come and have a listen.
I'm sure it does. I rate the Anatek very highly. The chap who designs it is a gent and really knows his stuff.Quote:
Always fancied trying the Lentek head amp so I'll keep an eye out for one. In the meantime, the Denon sounds pretty impressive through my Anatek MC1.
Regarding the Lentek, if you'd like to borrow my modded one, you'd be very welcome. Could be an interesting article for the classic section of HFW? :cool:
In the meantime, here's an interesting thread to read on the subject:
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...entek+head+amp
Marco.
With all due respect, I did not find the Lentek MC head amp to be a great device. I had two brand new examples many years ago and tried them with many cartridge and system combinations and I found the sound rather two dimensional and grey. A reasonable MC step-up transformer with something like one of the Graham Slee MM phono stages would be a better move in my book
Marco's Lentek isn't just any old Lentek though!
Indeed... Pay attention, Geoff, and read the thread I've linked to! ;)
I'm also talking about the Lentek solely in conjunction with a DL-103 (and Sondex amp).
Marco.
The Sondex amps - snap one in two & it's got Radford written all the way through the middle like a stick of rock!
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Originally Posted by Marco
Oh dear, should I be humbled?
Its not going to happen as I'm not really a humble person, although I always try to be pleasant (doesn't necessarily work though).
Yes, I admit I didn't follow your link Marco. Now having checked it, those mods do look impressive. Does this only work with the DL103? Surely some other MCs will be OK? It was amusing to note that your judgement of the standard Lentek was very close to mine.
The DL103 is a cartridge I have a soft spot for. My last was the 103R, not a bad MC at all and a bargain at the price. Just compare it to the now exorbitant Audio Technicas.
I've also tried it with an EMT TSD15, and it sounds superb. I guess that it would work well with some other MC carts, too. However, the point I was making was that, to my ears, there is a special synergy between the Lentek (modified or unmodified) and the DL-103. That synergy, however, is further improved when the Lentek has been modified, as described.Quote:
Originally Posted by walpurgis
Indeed, which shows that we're both correctly hearing the sonic signature of the stock unit! Trust me, the mods virtually eradicate that and turn the Lentek into something with an entirely different level of finesse :)Quote:
It was amusing to note that your judgement of the standard Lentek was very close to mine.
ATs, in general, appeal more to the head than the heart, whereas Denons are usually the opposite. For me, though, the Lentek and the 103 are a killer combo, providing you can put up with some clean hiss (no hum) when there is no music signal (a bit like recording onto tape without Dolby NR). It almost never intrudes on the music, though.Quote:
The DL103 is a cartridge I have a soft spot for. My last was the 103R, not a bad MC at all and a bargain at the price. Just compare it to the now exorbitant Audio Technicas.
Marco.