Marco's latest vintage marvel....

[Marco]

You won it?

Not yet, but I will do!

Barry,

I'm told that the bristles are as soft as the hair on Tabatha's 'nest'

Marco.

[Marco]

No, it doesn't do the Dust Bug thing, you can't hear it but it also doesn't really pick up any dust. Who cares though ? It's such a lovely thing.

Indeed - and that's mainly the point! Along with the vintage Michell clamp, it'll add a retro touch to the Techy

The stylus brush is also useless but looks great.

I've love to find one of those!

I thought Marco might have bought a Transcriptor/Michell deck and not just the brush..

I'd love a Transcriptor, as it's undoubtedly one of the most gorgeous creations known to man, but it would only be for an ornament

Marco.

[hifi_dave]

Well, when you have the Sweep Arm and the Stylus Brush, you need a set of their scales to get a full hand.

By the way, the brushes are made from Squirrel hair and are very soft indeed, second only to Sable IMO.

[Marco]

Just won it.... That's the first one I've seen go for less than £60!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=250793569722

Marco.

[Rare Bird]

Brilliant i knew Germany would be the ticket

[Marco]

Yup, and I was fed up losing out on the buggers I was bidding on here! Thanks for the tip, dude

It should arrive by the end of the week, so I'll take some pics. It should make the Techy look a little more quirky

Marco.

[Rare Bird]

I don't think you could use the Styli brush as that needs bolting to the deck, your ok with that sweep arm as it has a weighted base that could, if you want be secured with a bit of two sided but should be fine on it's own

[Marco]

Yeah, dude, I think you're right - the stylus brush is probably a step too far. You see, I have a similar problem to you with (some) hi-fi kit, only kind of the other way round....

Generally, I love the look of vintage T/Ts, but much prefer the sound of the modded Techy, so 'retrofying' it a little gives me *some* of what I love about the looks of vintage gear, whilst retaining the (to me) superior sonic performance of the Techy.

It's as near to a 'win-win' in that sense as I'm likely to get. If someone could build a T/T that looked as gorgeous as the Transcriptor, but sounded as good as my modded Techy, I'd snap it up in a shot!!

The 'famous' scene from 'A Clockwork Orange':







Marco.

[DSJR]

I've just put an ole Shure V15IV with good original stylus into the Lab 80... The later V15's seemed to have a lower compliance and the damper/brush on the front means one can use tractor like arms like the Garrard one with no stability issues. Sounds good actually and better by far than the M55E did-does.

Now, finding old styli for these old timers is a nightmare, but according to luminaries on the Lenco forum, one can get a good original stylus and have Expert Styli re-tip it with a decent modern elliptical or Paratrace diamond. It all depends on the condition of the rubberised suspension.

[Barry]

Yeah, dude, I think you're right - the stylus brush is probably a step too far. You see, I have a similar problem to you with (some) hi-fi kit, only kind of the other way round....

Generally, I love the look of vintage T/Ts, but much prefer the sound of the modded Techy, so 'retrofying' it a little gives me *some* of what I love about the looks of vintage gear, whilst retaining the (to me) superior sonic performance of the Techy.

It's as near to a 'win-win' in that sense as I'm likely to get. If someone could build a T/T that looked as gorgeous as the Transcriptor, but sounded as good as my modded Techy, I'd snap it up in a shot!!

The 'famous' scene from 'A Clockwork Orange':





Marco.

Get a Transcriptor T/T Marco and you'll be obliged to buy some B&O electronics to go with it (see the photo)!

You might be interested to know that there is an article about David Gammon and the Transcriptor products in this month's Hi-Fi News.

Regards