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Thanks for the suggestion. When I last asked him he didn’t have any however that was some time ago so I will try him again.

This is a bit of a long shot but I thought I'd try...

I've had a Mk1 Helius Orion sitting on a shelf unused for some time. I bought it to try with my Audio Note Io Ltd as 40 years after it was...

Hi I've got a Sonicweld Diverter HR that I'm not using here though it owes me quite a bit. How much did you want to spend? David

Hi Drew, do you still have any of the Siemens E88CC's left? David

As far as I know there aren't any images on line anywhere showing how Martin decouples the motor or indeed the other tweaks he uses in his plinth designs. I looked long and hard for them as I thought...

PS, Martin Bastin also services Garrards rather well and doesn't overcharge

I disagree with Mike's comment suggesting all ply plinths are the same, the devil as they say is in the details. I have a Martin Bastin plinth on my 401 which looks very, very simple when you just...

I have a Kontrapunkt A I'm not using that I keep meaning to move on. I bought it used a few years ago when most of my stuff was in store. It apparently had about 200 hours on it. I probably used it...

As you haven't had any responses I thought I'd chip in. Back in the late 1990's I think Aphelion were associated with Emporium Hi Fi so it may be worth giving Nick a ring at their "Suffolk" branch as...

I think the material they made the bodies of the SC4E and C4E has a big impact on the sound. The refurb cost is also quite low, albeit in my case John Wright didn’t think anything needed doing other...

Hi Adrian,

If I was you I'd try a C4E or even better an SC4E first. I'm sure the Reference is excellent but then so is the C4E and even allowing for a checkup and rebuild it will cost a fraction...

Another vote for the Decca C4e. I bought mine on a whim (because I hadn't heard one) and have listened to it more than my other cartridges ever since. It's really very, very good.

David Whistance

Looks like you need to get Dave Slagle to make you a custom SUT: http://myemia.com/SUT.html. I've got one of his silver ones for my Io, it's very good!

David Whistance

I agree with Oliver, I use a Tenuto on my 401 and wouldn't be without it. Before I had it I used some damping rings on the platter, with the Tenuto in place it's no longer necessary. The extra mass...

I’d be very interested to hear the results if you do try the Dueland rca’s on these cables. I’ve beeen very happy with mine with Switchcraft rca’s but am always interested in ways to improve things....

montesquieu: "Depends entirely on your arm and turntable, your phono stage and what your aural preferences are."

I couldn't agree more, though when you read the threads on here matching cartridges...

Tuba Smarties by Sky (Herbie Flowers)?

Adrian, you are clearly enjoying the sound these two items give you so the quick and easy answer is to bite the bullet and buy them if you have, or can raise the funds and the obvious way to do the...

You might also try a Cartridge Man Music Maker. I have a mk2 rebuilt into a mk3 by Len Gregory which I really like, though it’s looks will never impress anyone. Re Decca’s I’m using a C4E at the...

I have a Graham Slee Jazz Club I bought in 2003/4 that looks very similar (same case, same font for lettering) and has an identical PSU1 so I think it is genuine, just an older version of that model....

My amplifier certainly isn't for sale but will be heading back to Simon at some stage for an external power supply, my only problem is finding a place for the extra box!

David Whistance

I use an Orsonic 101 with my Decca C4E and another with the Io. I like them much better than the FR RS121 which I got with my arm in 2003. I think either would need to be weighted down a bit for a...

I haven't owned a Kontrapunkt B but I do have an A somewhere which doesn't work well on the FR64fx, it was much better on my Graham 2.2 though not a cartridge I liked very much. I think that the...

Hello Mike

I have a silver wired FR64fx which I'm using as my main arm at the moment with AudioNote Io and Decca C4E cartridges. I don't have any problems with edge/glare in the high's, even with...

Interesting that your budget for MC is twice that for MM? Don't forget that for most MC's you may also need to budget for a SUT or is that the reason for the difference?

My suggestions would be...