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I'm Neal.
Marco If you will allow me one last courtesy to reply on this debate I asked for clarification from the manufacturer, their reply:
Hello Mr ,
Thank you for the inquiry below.
Our part number NSL-32SR3 contains cadmium which makes the part non-RoHS compliant (with no exceptions reported).
At this time, we do not have a compliant alternative to offer.
Kind regards,
Kim Garcia
Inside Sales Manager
(805)987-0146
KGarcia@AdvancedPhotonix.com
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Ok, that's fine, but it's not *conclusive* proof that the LDRs discussed here are 'illegal', as there are still too many grey areas.
Now *that* is an end to the matter. The next person to post on this thread on the subject of cadmium will be out for a week, regardless of any pleas!
Let's get back to HI-FI now, and for the remainder of this thread, STAY on HI-FI matters
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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ha, ha, ... oh sorry. Still talking about that cad..
I have one of Chris LDR attenuators, I guess one of the first ones. I sometimes take it out of the chain and swap it out with a Dada'd Quad 34 . But after a while it always finds its way back into my stereo. Wonder why ?
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Hi All
How good is this LDR pre
I've been following in the hope of a review
S.
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Cartridge; Alpheta mc
Phono Stage; Rega Aria, Bigbottle 3 mm/mc
Amplifier; Rega Elicit
Speakers; Rega Rx3
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Well I have the LDR with 2010 boards. Massively open, detailed and punchy. Single input, battery powered.
Chris has sent me his updated 2018 boards but I have yet to install them. Stuff like work gets in the way.
Wanna try the 2010 version for a while and do a review? Good to know compared to the DCB1 you built.
Do you come up to London sometime? PM if you wish.
E
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Hi EdwardOriginally Posted by Edwardlon
Well I have the LDR with 2010 boards. Massively open, detailed and punchy. Single input, battery powered.
Chris has sent me his updated 2018 boards but I have yet to install them. Stuff like work gets in the way.
Wanna try the 2010 version for a while and do a review? Good to know compared to the DCB1 you built.
Do you come up to London sometime? PM if you wish.
E
I only ever get to north London, Stanford hospital.
Quite like the idea of putting the ldr against the dcb1 for a comparison in sound.
S.
Turntable; Rega p8
Cartridge; Alpheta mc
Phono Stage; Rega Aria, Bigbottle 3 mm/mc
Amplifier; Rega Elicit
Speakers; Rega Rx3
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Eagerly awaiting for that comparison
I'll bet!
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Indeed, so am I... It's getting nearer though, thank goodness!
Don't worry, you'll be the first to know the results, Chris, as soon as I've carried out a proper comparison.
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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