Marco's latest vintage marvel....

I don't have a review of the G800 (not till I get my scanner to HiFi dave's anyway...), but the 820 needed around 3 grammes to track correctly, so therefore 2.7g seems fine and safe, with 1.75g for the 800E being ok too I'll bet.

I don't know when mine are coming, so I'll try to get another A70/Lab 80 headshell first, as I reckon the arm on this deck may be even massier than the Goldring Lenco GL75/78 arms.. Now all the balls are in situ on the main and tonearm bearing races, the deck is running very sweetly indeed and apart from a gentle throb from a slight flat on the still-soft idler tyre, the rumble seems more than low enough for good quality reproduction and I'm loving this deck to bits - thanks Adam :)

Nice one, Dave. When you get a chance to try a G800, I'd be interested to know what you think :)

The G800, chez-moi, is now singing very sweetly indeed. I'm so glad you told me about this cartridge!

Meanwhile, here's a few updated pics, showing the new stylus, the headshell now fitted with a 3g suppliment weight, and something else that's new........... ;)


http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/3038/img0461k.jpg


http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/263/img0460bc.jpg


http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5971/img0463f.jpg


Rock and roll, daddy-o! :gig:

Marco.

Brilliant you just need a new deck now :lolsign:

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The sweep arm's on its way soon, too! ;)

Marco.

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The sweep arm's on its way soon, too! ;)

Marco.

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Electronic or Hydraulic ?

Lol.... Eh? :scratch:

One like this, matey, to brush me fuzzies:


http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/6...0fg0g7bniq.jpg


What were you thinking of? :lol:

Marco.

Michell/Transcriptor Hydraulic or Electronic.

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:lolsign:

The sweep arm's on its way soon, too! ;)

Marco.

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You won it? Awesome,

Dave: Transrotor

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Originally Posted by Marco

Lol.... Eh? :scratch:

One like this, matey, to brush me fuzzies:

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/6...0fg0g7bniq.jpg

What were you thinking of? :lol:

Marco.

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Trust the bristles are soft enough so they won't drive you round the bend trying to 'play' the record! Gave up using a 'Dust Bug' decades ago, as you could hear a very quiet but distorted playback of the record. And highly annoying it was too!

Regards

No, it doesn't do the Dust Bug thing, you can't hear it but it also doesn't really pick up any dust. Who cares though ? It's such a lovely thing.

The stylus brush is also useless but looks great.

I thought Marco might have bought a Transcriptor/Michell deck and not just the brush..:rolleyes: