Location: Essex
Posts: 171
I'm Paul.
Look into a vintage Marantz 1060 made in Japan... I use one in the Summer months as too hot for Single Ended Class A and valve equipment... Within budget with a wood case and the phonostage is exceptional doing justice to any of the cartridges in my stable... Can be used as a pre/power and sounds better than a Leben CS300 in my opinion... Also, well sought after in Japan when I spent time over there.
EMT 930ST
Garrard 301/3009 MK1
Micro Seiki MR-711/MA-202L
Stax SRA-3S MM phono amplifier
Nagra BPSv2 phonostage
BigBottle BB3 Phonostage
Telefunken Bv.42-01 Transformer
Hashimoto HM-3 Transformer
Braun CC4 Transformer
Ortofon Spu Synergy
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Miyajima Waza
Denon 103SA
Audio Technica AT33 Mono
IFI Pro Linestage
PYE HF12 KT66 Monoblocks
Uchida Sun Audio SV-300BE
Quantum Electronics 202D
Marantz 1060 Integrated
Western Electric Line Transformer
Yamaha CDR-HD1500
Tannoy 15" Bespoke
Location: Essex
Posts: 171
I'm Paul.
When I got mine they thought I'd lost the plot... Now three other audiophile friends have one in their stable and they have serious gear plus one with the Leben which he will now sell. Picture of mine in the rack... Love it...
EMT 930ST
Garrard 301/3009 MK1
Micro Seiki MR-711/MA-202L
Stax SRA-3S MM phono amplifier
Nagra BPSv2 phonostage
BigBottle BB3 Phonostage
Telefunken Bv.42-01 Transformer
Hashimoto HM-3 Transformer
Braun CC4 Transformer
Ortofon Spu Synergy
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Miyajima Waza
Denon 103SA
Audio Technica AT33 Mono
IFI Pro Linestage
PYE HF12 KT66 Monoblocks
Uchida Sun Audio SV-300BE
Quantum Electronics 202D
Marantz 1060 Integrated
Western Electric Line Transformer
Yamaha CDR-HD1500
Tannoy 15" Bespoke
No idea how they sound but this might be of interest. Serviced and with proper speaker terminals too . . . .
Unlikely to best the other suggestions in terms of SQ but does fit the aesthetic bill I would suggest.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/STUNNING-...8AAOSwMQ5e76c-
System 1: - Amp - Musical Paradise MP-701 mk2 - Neurochrome 686
- Source: Audio Technica LP-5 - Custom 6V6 stage - Novafidelity X30 - Soekris 1421 (LPSU) - Custom TDA1541 C3G DAC -
- Speakers: Martin Logan Prodigy's - Subs: - REL T3's -
System 2 - Amp: Musical Paradise MP 303/Custom 300B SET - Custom 6SL7 Pre -
- Source: Pioneer N-30K - SONCOZ SGD1 -
- Speakers: Loth X BS1's - Sub: REL T3 -
Location: KY - Scotland
Posts: 5,465
I'm Mike.
Here you go
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/264739476197
I've got a gorgeous Sansui AU555a that I'm not doing anything with at the moment. Lovely wooden sleeve, solid machined metal knobs, buttons, toggle switches, triple tone controls - all the tricks. Very, very good cosmetic condition and professionally overhauled/recapped at a cost of £200 a couple of years ago. Very little use since then, sadly. They are reckoned to perform almost as well as their top-of-the-line brethren if this is to be believed: https://stereonomono.blogspot.com/20...-555a.html?m=1
Yours for £400 if you are interested.
IB
Last edited by Infinitely Baffled; 25-06-2020 at 22:51.
Thanks all - appreciate the replies.
I got sniped on a Marantz 1060 I was looking at so still open to suggestions....
Aaarrrhh sorry buddy that was me I think! I'd had my eye on one for a while as I want to convert one to use the pre-amp section as it has balance and tone controls.
It was between that and a PM7200 but I chanced on this.
Didn't think it would be on the radar as its in Belgium!
Looks even worse as I've recommended you a different one above, I saw the Sony and remembered about your wanted thread so my intentions were good!
Again, apologies!
Any reason you didn't buy it sooner by the way?
System 1: - Amp - Musical Paradise MP-701 mk2 - Neurochrome 686
- Source: Audio Technica LP-5 - Custom 6V6 stage - Novafidelity X30 - Soekris 1421 (LPSU) - Custom TDA1541 C3G DAC -
- Speakers: Martin Logan Prodigy's - Subs: - REL T3's -
System 2 - Amp: Musical Paradise MP 303/Custom 300B SET - Custom 6SL7 Pre -
- Source: Pioneer N-30K - SONCOZ SGD1 -
- Speakers: Loth X BS1's - Sub: REL T3 -