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    Default Genius marketing

    Having discovered the delights of upgrading my tonearm, I thought I should at least try and get the cartridge aligned properly.
    Got this of eBay for about £3.
    For the price of a pint made me laugh



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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveW View Post
    Having discovered the delights of upgrading my tonearm, I thought I should at least try and get the cartridge aligned properly.
    Got this of eBay for about £3.
    For the price of a pint made me laugh



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    Funny aren't they

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    Quote Originally Posted by SteveW View Post
    Having discovered the delights of upgrading my tonearm, I thought I should at least try and get the cartridge aligned properly.
    Got this of eBay for about £3.
    For the price of a pint made me laugh



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    I have the BUM tool too, it works a treat.
    Listening is the act of aural discrimination and dissemination of sound, and accepting you get it wrong sometimes.

    Analog Inputs: Pro-Ject Signature 10 TT & arm, Benz Micro LP-S, Michel Cusis MC, Goldring 2500 and Ortofon Rondo Blue cartridges, Hitachi FT5500 mk2 Tuner

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    Output: Wilson Benesch Vector speakers, KLH Ultimate One Headphones

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    Nob sound amps make me smile too
    Turntable
    Toshiba SR-370/Mission 774/Van Damme cable with MS Starline plugs/Ortofon Quintet Black
    CD
    Cambridge CXC transport/modified Musical Fidelity X-DAC/modified Musical Fidelity X-10 V3 tube buffer
    Network Player
    Cambridge NP30
    Amplifier
    Denon HA-500 head amp/Nakamichi CA-5E pre-amp/Chinese passive RVC/Proton AA-1150 DMC power amp
    Speakers
    Mordaunt Short Signifer on original factory stands
    Cables
    Mogami with Rean Neutrik plugs/NVA LS5
    Headphones
    Sennheiser HD600/Sennheiser HD650/Koss Pro4 AA

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    Snigger
    Nobody would call their DAC Shiit though? Surely?


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    Quote Originally Posted by AJSki2fly View Post
    I have the BUM tool too, it works a treat.
    So do I, although I did try to buy an identical device that didn't have the word 'BUM' written on it. Regardless of appellation, it does the job.
    Barry

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    Mine does not say BUM, Phew!
    SOURCE:OPPO UDP-205 BluRay, SkyQ, Technics SL1210M5G/HexMat Eclipse/MN Bearing/Origin Live Gravity One puck/Isonoes with Boots/Jelco TK-850S Tonearm/Hana Umami Blue, PS Audio Stellar Phonostage. I also have an AT-OC9XSH as a spare cartridge.
    AMPLIFIER: Bryston BR-20 Pre/DAC/Streamer & Bryston 4B3 Power Amplifier
    SPEAKERS: Spendor D7 on Iso-Acoustics Gaia III’s
    HEADPHONES: OPPO PM-1 with Atlas Zeno cable, B&W Pi7 S2 and B&W C5 v2.
    CABLES: Analogue: Speaker Atlas Mavros Grun. Interconnect - Atlas Mavros XLR x3, MCRU Silver Tonearm cable
    Digital:Audioquest Carbon Ethernet x 4, Audioquest Carbon digital, English Electric 8Switch, Chord Optichord, Atlas Optical.
    Mains: PS Audio Perfectwave AC-05 x 5, Isol-8 Powerline Extreme with Quantum Science yellow fuse on input cable, Sounds Fantastic 6way Mains Blocks.
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    Marco has one that says BIG Bum
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    Quote Originally Posted by Clive197 View Post
    Mine does not say BUM, Phew!
    Neither did the one I ordered, but that was not what was delivered!
    Barry

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    Audio Al is offline Pishanto Specialist & Super-Daftee
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    Just looked it my version , It is a elvon, No bum in sight
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