Piece in the Grauniad about the Vinyl Factory:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/audi...reers-heritage
Simply fabulous
Piece in the Grauniad about the Vinyl Factory:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/audi...reers-heritage
Simply fabulous
Interesting piece Ralph.
I see you also know the newspaper by its' proper name too
Chris
Common sense isn't anymore!
Indeed - nice one, Ralph.
Btw, Chris, yer rubber band is on its way to you (sent by First Class post yesterday)
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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Why is it called grauniad?
CS Port TAT2 - Benz LPS - Funkfirm Houdini - DS Audio Vinyl Ionizer - CS Port C3EQ - Kondo G70 - Kondo Gakuoh II - Maxonic TW1100 MKII - Isol-8 SubStation Integra
The Guardian. The newspaper was notorious for smelling pistakes.
One morning it actually hit the news stands proudly declaring the newspaper title "The Grauniad".
They've never lived it down.
I have on occasion sat down to read the thing, only to find that the story I'm reading stops mid sentence. I've then found the continuation of the article in another part of the paper, no other information, as though it's the most natural thing in the world.
Chris
Common sense isn't anymore!
sounds like i could apply to be the editor
CS Port TAT2 - Benz LPS - Funkfirm Houdini - DS Audio Vinyl Ionizer - CS Port C3EQ - Kondo G70 - Kondo Gakuoh II - Maxonic TW1100 MKII - Isol-8 SubStation Integra
Rubber band has arrived Marco - thanks again.
I've had a before and after listen - I can't hear any difference with it on or off.
The turntable platter does however look a damned sight tidier than it did before, so the band stays.
It has also increased the peripheral mass of the platter, albeit marginally, so the inertia of the platter has increased slightly, which is usually a good thing for rotational stability.
Chris
Common sense isn't anymore!
I think I posted a bit too soon - I've stuck on an album with some phenomenal cymbal work (The Dixie Dregs, What If, promotional [record store] copy), and there is improved clarity to stick strikes. The drummer actually sounds like he's driving the band harder. I checked that the strobe to see if there is any speed change, but no, the strobe is rock steady, as it was before. So something is going on. Maybe one or more of the bell nodes of the platter have become more suppressed. Whatever is happening, it brings a small, but worthwhile improvement.
Muchos gracias Marco.
Chris
Common sense isn't anymore!