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Hi Dave,Originally Posted by DSJR
Agreed about Deccas. Again, like the 103 (when partnered and set-up properly) and the Ortofon SPU, they have a musical 'rightness' about them that I simply don't hear with modern cartridges, which are quite simply anodyne and soulless in comparison. I will therefore add a Decca to my cartridge collection sooner rather than later. Which ones would you recommend?
Right now though, I'm simply revelling in the superb sound quality from my recently purchased DL-103SA. It is outstandingly good in my vintage FR headshell on the 1210/Jelco!
Off to Liverpool today to buy some new (and old) vinyl. The second-hand stuff will be thoroughly cleaned on my new VPI HW 16.5 record cleaning machine. CDs or computer downloading will never be as much fun!!
Marco.
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Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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The second-hand stuff will be thoroughly cleaned on my new VPI HW 16.5 record cleaning machine.
Marco.
Nice one.
And about time.
ATB
David
The second-hand stuff will be thoroughly cleaned on my new VPI HW 16.5 record cleaning machine.
Marco.
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i also believe marco will get his dirty fluid sucked off when he's done
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Oi! Trust you two to lower the tone of the discussion... Tut, tut
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.
CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!
Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!
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Have a care fella's, my old Dual 701 went bang this afternoon with a noxious smellI'm hoping it can be fixed as the electronics can be got at, but I don't think I can deal with it..... I don't want to scrap it, as the rest of it is still in very good order...
My Decca started life as a Gold and went to Australia many years ago for the Garrott treatment and is now a Microscanner. Compared to other Decca's it lacks the nasal "snap" of the stylus hitting the groove (Decca owners will know what I mean). It developed a buzz on sustained piano and guitar and I made things worse when trying to fix it. A trip to Moth Marketing and a subsequent sojourn with an ex-Decca man had the lateral coil replaced and everything cleaned and re-set, as well as the top magnet re-attached correctly. I live in hope of once again having a suitable arm for it and a turntable to play it on..
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