Bargains on ebay?

[Barry]

Hi Dave,



Wow, wow, wow....! Sorry, Dave, they're dismissive because I've owned a P2 with an R200 and have also heard the L-07D and Nakamichi in question, so I'm speaking from a position of experience.

As you know, I love the old Acos-sourced R200; it's a lovely arm (and, IMO, pisses all over the RB250/300), but it does not turn the P2 into a giant-killer. It's a decent deck, no doubt, but quite frankly, the L-07D and Nakamichi I heard are in a totally different league!!



I'm not knocking them in their rightful context, Dave, which is as decent budget vintage T/Ts, but to compare them, performance-wise, against an L-07D or even my modified 1210, would be akin to comparing a Ford Focus with a Lamborghini Murcielago!!

Marco.

Hey Marco - don't go all 'Kessler' on us!

Regards

[Mike]

Hey Marco - don't go all 'Kessler' on us!

Regards

Way too late, Barry!

[DSJR]

Hi Dave,



Wow, wow, wow....! Sorry, they're dismissive because I've owned a P2 with an R200 and have also heard the L-07D and Nakamichi in question, so I'm speaking from a position of experience.

As you know, I love the old Acos-sourced R200; it's a lovely arm (and, IMO, pisses all over the RB250/300), but it does not turn the P2 into a giant-killer. It's a decent deck, no doubt, but quite frankly, the L-07D and Nakamichi I heard are in a totally different league!!



There's nothing "ignorant" about it, Dave. I'm speaking from a position of experience, having heard all three decks in question.

And I'm not knocking the P2/R200, in its rightful context, which is as decent budget vintage T/T, but to compare it, performance-wise, against an L-07D or even my modified 1210, would be akin to comparing a Ford Focus with a Lamborghini Murcielago!!

Marco.

But have you compared the Planar 2/R200 with the L-07D directly as Dave W did all those years ago???

The Techie is a bit of a Ford Focus (sporty model) isn't it? Roy Gandy once said that the real skill is in economy engineering yet getting a fantastic result. According to a number of engineers I've spoken to, anything is possible of you just chuck loads of money at it. It's getting a giant-killing performance from not much that takes the real talent - and in audio I'm thinking of Glenn Croft as one great example - and yes, the bloody Focus too in the motor industry, although ours has about as much appeal as a food-mixer (which sort of takes me back to Kenwood/Trio

[Marco]

Lol - I can't believe I'm even having this discussion.... This is getting ridiculous now, so I shall say no more!

Marco.

[Techno Commander]

Not seen one of these for a while.

Trio / Kenwood KD-550

[Techno Commander]

Another rarity for those of you who like big receivers.

SETTON RS-440

[Alex_UK]

I love the remote for my Creek amp - it's a really high class feeling metal faceplate, great little buttons, feels really nice. (not exactly the same markings as this, but close.)



Unfortunately, the one for my Marantz SACD player is much more plasticky, but whilst browsing ebay (as I always do!) I saw a remote for a Marantz PM17 Mk II, unused, 99p start - looked to be very similar in style to the Creek one:



Took a punt, not knowing if it would be programmed the same as mine, got it for £7.60, and sure enough not only is it mint and works my player but it is almost identically constructed to the Creek remote - I'd go so far as to say they are made by Marantz for Creek (or outsourced to the same manufacturer) as the battery cover is 100% identical in the moulding. Feels much nicer having a proper heavyweight metal remote for each, shame the amp codes aren't the same though like they were with my Audiolab when I only needed one but there you go, for less than a tenner a very classy upgrade!

[webby]

I have a P2 up in the loft. Snog/Marry/Avoid?


Ahem, sorry, use/keep/sell?

[The Vinyl Adventure]

I have a P2 up in the loft. Snog/Marry/Avoid?


Ahem, sorry, use/keep/sell?

What a show that is... A real display of the pinnacle of classy women in the uk today!

[Reid Malenfant]

Took a punt, not knowing if it would be programmed the same as mine, got it for £7.60, and sure enough not only is it mint and works my player but it is almost identically constructed to the Creek remote - I'd go so far as to say they are made by Marantz for Creek (or outsourced to the same manufacturer) as the battery cover is 100% identical in the moulding.

I'm not sure how many people know this but i figure it's worth mentioning having read the above.

In the case of CD players & transports, if you have either a dodgy remote or like Alex you want a rather better built one all you generally need to do is find out the transport that is fitted into your CD spinner

I still own a Marantz CD63SE that i bought new back in the day when they were hot potatoes. Marantz make rather upmarket CD players that bear a rather uncanny resemblance to Philips players (just better built & better specified). Check some of them out & you'll see that they often have the same fascia & buttons for the same functions in the same place The recorders really spring to mind, I have a Traxdata CD recorder that has the same front panel layout as a certain Philips machine, which has the same panel layout as a certain Marantz recorder anibump.gif

Having purchased a Theta Data Basic transport fitted with a Philips CDM9 Pro mechanism i was dead chuffed when the Marantz CD63SE remote not only worked the Theta, but actually gave it even more functions than the original Theta remote!

Lo & behold now that i'm using a Krell DT10 which uses a Philips CDM4 mechanism it really isn't hard to guess that the same remote happens to work that perfectly as well