from rubber band to direct drive

[walpurgis]

What is your opinion of these new-fangled steel needles? Do they offer any sonic advantage over thorn needles?

A bigger horn is a better upgrade Barry.

[Macca]

At least you can just go to the park and get a thorn off of a rose bush or something. Not five hundred quid for a re-tip.

A friend of mine has one of these things and a collection of '78s'. It sounds like a bag of spanners being smashed against a wall. Come to think of it his modern rig isn't much better.

[Oldpinkman]

Definitely a bigger horn needed. Harvesting thorns is probably a prohibited activity in France unless you have correctly completed all 17 of the necessary forms, and taken them to the right Trésorière to get the correct tampon applied, from the appropriate tier of the tampon carousel...
Not that anybody cares.
It was lovely. At a party where people are standing talking you want the music almost inaudible, and at that level "sonic quality" is irrelevant. It was a 4 story beamed town house, about 40%renovated, with windows and Juliette balconies on each floor overlooking the Aude, with a direct view of quillan Castle. The gramophone was perfect - a trip back in time

[homespun]

Jamie, your funny remark about 'farting' near a Linn requires a complete new set up, it reminds me of a German audio file magazine review of the Linn LP12 many years ago, They really hit the nail on the head when they said, "You can fiddle till the doctor comes". Love it and so true, not just the Linn though.

[karma67]

a small update,
ive just ordered a big chunk of ebony to make a tonearm board,i had good results when i made one for my old AR turntable so im going to do the same with the pioneer,its gonna be a biggy though and 25mm thick!
pic to follow.