Is there a problem at AOS?
Main system : VPI Scout 1.1 / JMW 9T / 2M Black / Croft 25R+ / Croft 7 / Heco Celan GT 702
Second System : Goldring Lenco GL75 / AT95EX / Pioneer SX590 / Spendor SP2
Yes you calling me a liar. I honestly reported facts, you say you don’t believe me and I should prove it. I can. I don’t like being called a liar.
An ex dealer, who did Croft had way too many of his demo items go faulty, one of which was faulty in front of me. I believe the dealer, who while no longer in the trade I am still friends with. Those are facts. He rather foolishly continued to have Croft on his books till he closed his doors a few years ago. I would have sent the lot back if I had been in his shoes. He was way too nice at times.
Regards Neil
Guys, we need to calm down here. Firstly, Neil is most certainly NOT a liar, let there be no mistake about that, and neither is Jim. In the past (I can't comment about new stuff, as I've little experience of it) Croft gear had problems with reliability, and in some cases, rather flaky construction. It happened. That's a fact, as I've experienced it myself.
However, it'd avoid putting a percentage on it, as it's impossible to be accurate.
That said, over the years, every manufacturer has had similar problems with their equipment. No-one produces faultless, perfectly performing equipment all the time, especially when it's a one-man band type of business, as everything is built by hand, not automated by computers, and issues will occur.
To my knowledge, in such circumstances, Glenn will always sort things out politely, quickly and efficiently, and never 'go quiet' and leave anyone with faulty kit, unlike some other small companies I've known of, so you'll never be left in the lurch. Glenn is very focussed on customer service. Quite simply, you have to be doing something right (and far more right than wrong) to have been trading successfully in this industry for, what, over 40 years? And in that time have amassed many thousands of happy customers all over the world.
But of course, no-one is perfect. All I can say though is that any Croft gear I've owned has performed flawlessly and never failed to sound superb, and Glenn has always been a pleasure to deal with; nothing has ever been too much bother - and if there were a 1000 more Glenn Crofts in today's hi-fi industry, building great value for money, superb sounding kit, it would be in a far better state than it is!
I hope Alfie manages to get his issue sorted, which I'm sure he will
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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Hi Dave,
Nice to see you checking in again and hope you're well? Btw, I got the email you sent months ago (before or around RD's passing), and meant to reply but forgot, so apologies for that. I wasn't ignoring you, mate!
As for Croft gear, we're singing from the same hymn sheet, but if someone thinks it sounds "meh" then they're entitled to their opinion. There could be a whole host of reasons for that, of course, notwithstanding the fact that the sound just wasn't to their taste, but some stuff just doesn't perform to its capabilities in some systems [the old synergy thing], and that can be especially true of amps and their relationship with the partnering speakers.
That's always worth bearing in mind, and not just automatically blaming the kit in question.
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!!!