I've too many turntables as it is, but the TTS3000 belt drive would be a good buy, despite being over forty years old now.
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I've too many turntables as it is, but the TTS3000 belt drive would be a good buy, despite being over forty years old now.
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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Originally Posted by Alex_UK
My issue would be the £7 postageyeah right in pieces
To pack and post properly £35 to £40 would be my guess.
Regards D S D L
Regards Neil
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Grab them while they're hot
Or cold as the case may be
HY60 bargain priced brand new, ideal for two way active stereo pairJust add PSU & stir until brought to the boil
You can't moan at a 30W 8ohm, 60W 4ohm amp assembled & heatsinked for £5.99 each new5 available as of now...
That's not me or anyone i know selling them btw. My feedback is private as i only buy
Bests, Mark
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From Bardwells, used them in the 70's!
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Nice to hear of some old firms still in business then i'd say
Bests, Mark
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Nice amp.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MAGNUM-A200-DU...item3a5e9a18f9
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I'm drunk.
Not cheap, but eye wateringly gorgeous.
PT Anniversary & SME V
Be interesting to see what his reserve is.
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The PT Anniversary/SMEV really was first rate, the two products dovetailing together beautifully. By this time, the PT's were better made and as long as the bearing hasn't been damaged (jewelled thrust pad), it would make a highly truthful (in the best sense) way of playing records.
Can't help thinking that the motors seemed to walk all over the top plate as production went on, but as I wasn't a dealer for these I'm probably wrong...
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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Hi Andy,
Lol - I guess that beauty is in the eye of the beholder... No doubt the PT Anniversary is a superb T/T, sonically, but "eye wateringly gorgeous"? Sorry, not in my eyes!
For me it looks rather drab and 'sober' looking - not my thing at all.
This, however, IMO, qualifies as eye-wateringly gorgeous:
Or this:
(Nice touch with the flower)
Both T/Ts I would happily own.
Anyway, forgive my intrusion.... It's good that we all have different tastes!!
Marco.
Main System
Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and 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. 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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Have to agree with you Marco regarding the SP10/Schick/Lumière combination.Hi Andy,
Lol - I guess that beauty is in the eye of the beholder... No doubt the PT Anniversary is a superb T/T, sonically, but "eye wateringly gorgeous"? Sorry, not in my eyes!
For me it looks rather drab and 'sober' looking - not my thing at all.
This, however, IMO, qualifies as eye wateringly gorgeous:
Or this:
(Nice touch with the flower
Anyway, forgive my intrusion.... It's good that we all have different tastes!
Marco.
If I had the money and space, I would have one just for looks alone, regardless of how good the performance! One minor point - I would have the brass parts of the arm painted black and the paintwork of the Lumière cartridge changed to a black hammerfinish.
The Lumière cartidge is a facsimile of the (legendary) Neumann NV55 cartidge. These are, or were, hand made to order only from Japan. I believe they are based on the Ortophon SPU design, but I'm not certain. Last time I enquired, they were asking something like £2,500 to build one. The step-up transformer was even more expensive!
Regards
Barry
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