Rather keen on the looks of my Benz Ace
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Location: Bridgend, Wales
Posts: 171
I'm James.
Rather keen on the looks of my Benz Ace
Nottingham Analogue Spacedeck / Kuzma Stogi S / Benz Micro Ace S L
Lenco L-75 / Carl Ellis Plinth / Ortofon AS-212 / Ortofon SPU Classic GM E MkII
Ortofon ST-7 SUT / Nick G Modded Lentek Head Amp / Croft RIAA
Cambridge Audio CXU / Theta DS Pro Prime
Classé Model 30 / Luxman M-383
Usher Compass X-719
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I'm gone.
^ Yes, very pretty.
Good to see you still have my old Usher 719 on your kit list, James. Nice speakers.
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Location: brighton uk.
Posts: 4,737
I'm jamie.
now where have i seen that cartridge before............?Originally Posted by RobbieGong
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
Sent from my VKY-L09 using Tapatalknow where have i seen that cartridge before............?
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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Yes, that's quite cool. Looks like a boiled sweet
Rather keen on the looks of my Benz Ace...
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.
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Location: London
Posts: 4,419
I'm Robert.
now where have i seen that cartridge before............?
My System:
Amplification - Sansui AU-alpha 707 DR
Turntable - Technics SP10 MK2-Technics EPA-250 Tonearm-Yannis Tome 423.5Plus tonearm cable-Eichmann KLEI Absolute Harmony plugs.
Ortofon Cadenza Black moving coil cartridge-Fritz Gyger S re-tip. Panzerholz plinth.
CDP - Pioneer PD-91
Speakers - Spendor D7 on Soundcare SuperSpikes
QED Silver Spiral speaker cable-airloc banana plugs
Mains - Ultra Pure silver plated un-switched socket-Missing link EPS 500 silver plated plugs-Hi-Fi Tuning gold plated silver ceramic 13 amp fuses
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Location: Bridgend, Wales
Posts: 171
I'm James.
Indeed, once I got the big Luxman behind them they opened up hugely. I still Have the SD-5s you sold me too. You are my official speaker dealer^ Yes, very pretty.
Good to see you still have my old Usher 719 on your kit list, James. Nice speakers.
Nottingham Analogue Spacedeck / Kuzma Stogi S / Benz Micro Ace S L
Lenco L-75 / Carl Ellis Plinth / Ortofon AS-212 / Ortofon SPU Classic GM E MkII
Ortofon ST-7 SUT / Nick G Modded Lentek Head Amp / Croft RIAA
Cambridge Audio CXU / Theta DS Pro Prime
Classé Model 30 / Luxman M-383
Usher Compass X-719
May contain opinions that others find disturbing.
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Location: Gravesend and France
Posts: 1,498
I'm paul.
I prefer the A90, it has holes in the vertical piece but they are not drilled, the whole thing is made like 3D printing but in metal. I expect the A95 to sound as good though.Ortofon Anniversary - A95
A95-side-510x510 by Robert Rowe, on Flickr
A95-front-510x510 by Robert Rowe, on Flickr
A95-510x510 by Robert Rowe, on Flickr
Bakoon 13r Denon DP80 Stax UA-70 Shure Ultra 500 in a Martin Bastin body with jico stylus, project ds2 digital Rullit aero 8 field coils in tqwt speakers
Office system, DIY CSS fullrange speakers with aurum cantus G2 ribbons yulong dac Sony STR6055 receiver Jvc QL-A51 direct drive turntable, Leema sub. JVC Z4S cart is in the house
Garage system another Sony receiver, cassette deck
System components are subject to change without warning and at the discretion of the owner.
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Location: North Down /Northern Ireland/ UK
Posts: 19,484
I'm Neil.
Agreed. At one time that was the most expensive cart I ever installed when in the trade back in the early 90s. It went on a Pink Anniversary and SME 5 arm. It was a scary installation, in case I broke it.
Regards Neil
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Location: London
Posts: 4,419
I'm Robert.
Not read a review that doesn't say the A95 is better than the A90 and in all areas apparently.
My System:
Amplification - Sansui AU-alpha 707 DR
Turntable - Technics SP10 MK2-Technics EPA-250 Tonearm-Yannis Tome 423.5Plus tonearm cable-Eichmann KLEI Absolute Harmony plugs.
Ortofon Cadenza Black moving coil cartridge-Fritz Gyger S re-tip. Panzerholz plinth.
CDP - Pioneer PD-91
Speakers - Spendor D7 on Soundcare SuperSpikes
QED Silver Spiral speaker cable-airloc banana plugs
Mains - Ultra Pure silver plated un-switched socket-Missing link EPS 500 silver plated plugs-Hi-Fi Tuning gold plated silver ceramic 13 amp fuses
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