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SME Model 15/V tonearm, Sumiko Starling, Dynavector P75IV.
Luxman 509X amp.
PMC 25 23i speakers.
Innuos/Roon/Qobuz/I-Pad. Oppo UDP-205.
Cables by Kimber, Yannis and Audioquest.
Audioquest Niagara. Tube Distinctions Mains power filter. Project RCM. Zerostat.
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I think they knew that, LOL!
The cartridge on it was about the best thing about it
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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The JVC X-1 cartridge (Yes I know it sounds like a rocket fuel) was, from memory, pretty damned good.Originally Posted by Marco
I think they knew that, LOL!
The cartridge on it was about the best thing about it
Marco.
Not sure if it would be to your taste though Marco.
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I used a cheap 'Z1' that was great for the money..
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Here's an interesting one-off:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Unique-Power-A...#ht_500wt_1156
....nice casework, wrong hemisphere!
Very nice indeed. I wonder if the Accuphase provenance could be proved?
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Damn i love ebaySoon i hope to
48 capacitors (new) delivered for £67.50
Nearest on RS is just over £8 each & not BHC
Bests, Mark
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Shame they are not a few volts higher! They are borderline for 7v AC windings as smoothers on 5v rails :-(
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Photo bucket - loads of mods!
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Perfect for what i want though, i'm looking at a 4.5 - 5V DC rail with high currentBonus
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