Bargains on ebay?

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I thought it looked like a liquid coolant pipe.

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It's a turbo-charger, Chris, to give the sound more VRRROOOOOOM! :eyebrows:

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Come to think of it, how is the arm cued and where is the arm lift/lower mechanism?

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There isn't one, Barry - such things are for wimps! Hand-cueing is where it's at ;)

Remember also that with the sheer torque of those broadcast decks, all the DJ would do is place the stylus on the groove (at the start of whatever song he wanted to play), with the platter at a stationary position, and then hit the start button! The platter would be up to speed in fraction of a second, so there's no need for arm lift/lowering mechanisms.

Marco (who always hand-cues his records).

If you need a decent pair of headphones..........and if you're quick..........

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Grado-RS1-head...item4152b88ef2

Grado RS1

Can i just butt in cos this is bugging me, i had this again the other day for the fifth time this year! When i ask about condition of an item (cos i am anal about it, but they don't know how much so) Why do they always say ''What do expect for the age of it, if you are so fussy, why not buy new from a shop!'' That cop out really get up my nose. But spot the section that makes no sence whats so ever, i've underlined it to help you a bit :lolsign:

Yeah, like you can walk into a shop and buy vintage Ferrographs or Quads new? Fudburgers! :mental:

Marco.

I think you have to accept that anything that has been un-wrapped from its sealed box is going to get the odd mark and scratch in the course of use. That's fine to me. When I see stuff that's been downright abused however, I do get a bit cross..

Andr'e, I know where you are, having had a manic fusspot friend for thirty years who covers everything in plastic sheets when not in use and uses cotton gloves to operate his gear. He got peed off because his Revoxes developed noisy switches through not being used. Last I heard, he'd power them up for a few minutes every few months or so to give the parts some use. he also bought a c.1900 German grand-daughter clock and wouldn't run it because it would wear out. Bearing in mind this thing had run for decades with no problem save servicing every so often, I told him he'd do more harm not running it as the lubricants would dry out..

Just when i thought i was alone with the cotton gloves thing :lolsign:

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Originally Posted by Andre

Just when i thought i was alone with the cotton gloves thing :lolsign:

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Rubber gloves here!

How things are described anywhere is a bug bear of mine too....what does tidy mean etc :scratch:

Just tell in detail everything that is wrong.....buyer knows what they are getting and thus there are no surprises, bad feedback, unpleasantness etc.....a few lost sales perhaps.


Regards D S D L

Nice looking Radford SC22 Stereo Control Unit on ebay at the moment. Not sure I would trust the seller, though... ;)

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Originally Posted by Alex_UK

Nice looking Radford SC22 Stereo Control Unit on ebay at the moment. Not sure I would trust the seller, though... ;)

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I always liked the look of the SC22, mine came with The STA25 III and matching FM tuner that I bought decades ago.

Just to remind anyone interested, the SC22 needs HT and LT to work. This is normally supplied by the valve power amplifier via a special cable which has octal connectors. An external power supply (of internal) could be added.

The SC22P has a power supply already built in, so can be used with any power amplifier.