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It's ok Alex.. people think money grows on tree, it aint no cheap job properly sorting a '401'Originally Posted by Alex_UK
No chance! I am however putting the dosh I save on wine into a little fund... which the woman in my life will then spend, and then I can go sing for my 401 upgrades!
I have a few 401 related questions, so may resurrect my original thread.Anyway sorry for butting in this topic.
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For some of "us" here Andre, fettling a 401 is just a matter of diverting disposable income for a few months - a matter of priority. Even if I got my 401 back from under the pile of Elcassette machines and Isobariks (sarcastic comment) I still couldn't find the grand or two to properly sort and plinth it.
I can't go on and I can't go back, I don't feel so matter of fact,
I tried and tried to make good sense, What's the good to try it all again?
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Dave,
I'm sure that if you did all the work yourself including building the plinth it won't cost
anywhere near 1-2K. It sounds like it would be the perfect winter project for someone
who enjoys these turntables.
There has to be a lot of good information out there which will help greatly.
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You can do a slate plinth for around £200 using a stonemason. Otherwise try a birch ply sketetal plinth for peanuts. The rest of the fettling it dis-assembly, lube and re-assembly. It does not need to cost a lot.
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There's a company in Watford that's done several slate plinths for a friend of mine at about £200 each. They are of similar quality to my Slatedeck plinth.
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So what's holding our Alex back then ????
I know, I've had the TD125 for nearly two years and only just got it going..
I can't go on and I can't go back, I don't feel so matter of fact,
I tried and tried to make good sense, What's the good to try it all again?
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Mrs Alex & Alex's Avatar! Mind you, If I spent less time on the internet...So what's holding our Alex back then ????
Alex
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Go for it, Alex, because, trust me, when you get that 401 properly fettled, and build up your vinyl collection, the 'digital paraphernalia' in your system will soon gather lots of dust!
Marco.
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No it won't Marco, Alex will be spending twice as much time listening to music
I can't go on and I can't go back, I don't feel so matter of fact,
I tried and tried to make good sense, What's the good to try it all again?
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Na i loved vinyl at one bit but listerned to more CD. Even though Vinyl does seem to sound great on a good system, i'm sorry to say CD does actually give the most indepth better listerning for me.
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