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For my own experience \i can only say I have ordered counterweights for my Ortofon arm on 2 occasions (to suit SPUs) and on both occasions they arrived in a timely manner. This was a couple of years...

Hi Peter,

My Akai is a 4 track machine with 3.75 and 7.5 ips speeds. Here it is playing a little PIL :)


https://youtu.be/gj-hm0CJuj8

Ford closing has certainly affected the area though...

That's an Andy McNally special. See his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/northhillaudio

Hi Peter,

Not a million miles away just outside Bridgend. Love your tape and R2R collection! I have an Akai GX-630D which i love :)

James

https://i.imgur.com/Rm1nPsc.jpg

Spacedeck, as per my sig :)

I tried my Benz through my Ortofon SUT and it worked very well, though the Lentek head amp gives it mopre oomph. YMMV quite a bit TBH.

I've had 2 Farlowe era Exposure amps in the past and can confirm they sound way better with at least 2m of Exposure's own cable (which is essentially rebadged Talk 3). The reasons given in the above...

I eventually scratched that itch myself a few years back and I have to be honest, the GH228 Super I managed to get totally lived up to the expectations. It's not in use right now but I won't be...

I've had more DACs than hot dinners, or at least it seems that way :D

However, the one I use these days and also the one that's stuck around the longest it a Theta DS Pro Prime. I've got other...

Hi Richard,

Justdown the road from you a bit in sunny Bridgend. Enjoy the forum!

It's worth experimenting with wrapping your existing pulley with something like Kapton tape. Use a strobe to check the speed and add as many layers as required to slow the platter down by the needed...

Glenn is fond of modern JJ's. I've got PSvane's in my RIAA and it sounds sublime :)

I remember going to The Goldring factory aged 12 to pick up some new vertical bearings for my GL78. My grandad took me, they gave us a tour of the factory and were amazed that I was going to do the...

Ciao Franco!

Bridgend dweller here. Hope you enjoy the forum, some top folk here :)

It's a 'feature' of more purist amplifier diesigns and nothing to worry about. Try owning an Exposure amp sometime - more of a switch-on cannon shot than a small pop :D

Most butch Japanese power amps are good down to 2 Ohms. My Luxman is rated at 2 x 700w into 2 ohms!

Digital transfer only requires that a 1 or 0 is received - the signal bandwidth and/or line noise aren't important until almost total saturation of the digital data occurs. AES/EBU certaily screens...

It's essentially a pro audio version of S/PDIF. It has better, more robust connectors but the protocol is the same. It doesn't really have any advantage in a home setup TBH.

Still at £18.95 plus delivery here:https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B008OAMD26/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Just ordered one :)

If such a thing were possible you would still be using a USB cable to connect to the converter box, negating any improvement such a converter would make. If you really want to make an improved...

Keep the Gullwing and buy a nice SUT instead of a MM cart?

I'd be looking at some big, slow PC fans. 200mm jobbies typically rotate at about 800rpm which you simply won't hear above music. I have 2 80mm 1000rpm fans in my HTPC and unless I have my ear to the...

Rotel RA820BX amplifier that blew both it's main power caps. Replaced them myself so no biggie really.

Exposure XXVRS remote chip went faulty, would randomly go into mute for no reason. £85 &...

2.5m? I doubt you'd hear any difference at all quite honestly. USB is designed to work up to 5m and then MAY require active repeaters to maintain a connection, but good quality line level RCA cables...

GLWTS ;)