Yeah, Robin in audio t was telling me today I could still get a techno weight ... I probably will one day ... Not for a while though ... It's money I can't even begin justify for now ...
This ortophon 2m red seems fine for now too
Yeah, Robin in audio t was telling me today I could still get a techno weight ... I probably will one day ... Not for a while though ... It's money I can't even begin justify for now ...
This ortophon 2m red seems fine for now too
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Location: bury, lancashire
Posts: 3
Hi Hamish,
as the others have said... get a trough for it, it really does make that much difference.
Having always been poor i've never had the luxury of keep changing my kit, so i tend to find something i like and stick with it
i bought my avalon secon hand way back in '94 at fanthorpes in hull for the princely sum of £170, it came fitted with a linn akito mk1, the cranfield trough and a clamp.
it looked the mutts nuts when i first saw it with its piano black gloss sheen on its upper surface.
I checked it out as best i could, i'd heard of 'the rock' and 'the seismic sink' and that was about it (these were the days before you could google things, hell, back then googling meant something totally different ),
Anyway i found out the trough alone cost £130 so thought i'd give it a go.
i was so glad i did, its a cracking deck.
i'd moved from a thorens td160 mk2 with an 'original' mission 774 arm, which itself had a little trough filled with silicon fluid, tho' where the cranfield sits at the outside of the platter the trough on the mission sat behind the cueing mechanism just in front of the bearing/main pillar assembly.
i'd been happy with the thorens/mission set-up....until i got the avalon, which was a step up on sound quality.
dont get me wrong, ( and no nasty comments from thorens or mission owners please ), both the 160 + 774 were good bits of kit, (in fact i wish i'd kept them when i see what they sell for these days - c. £300 for both, think i flogged mine to a mate for £30)
it's just that the avalon sounded better, and as both were good decks and both were good arms it seems that the bit that made the most difference was the trough...
i dont know what they are selling for these days as most sell with decks, the owners not usually prepared to sell them seperately, but the last time i looked at Max's webpage the new version, made out of metal not plastic, was selling for c. £500
the trough bolts to the deck with 1 allen bolt and fits in the hole at the front of your deck thats got a plastic cover over it.
new trough fluid from -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=230599686980
and belts from -
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Elite-Townshen...01679303514271
both are from analogue seduction as max don't sell them
if you do get a trough, you will need the outrigger bracket and paddle to be able to use it.
the bracket sits atop the headshell and sticks out in front of it, where the paddle then sits in the trough fluid.
for a close up, pictures 3 + 4 here -
http://townshendaudio.com/turntables/the-rock-7/
you MUST have the bracket or the trough is useless.
well, that's my little ramble and trip down memory lane, i hope the info is of use to you
Location: bury, lancashire
Posts: 3
typical, didn't see the last two pages before i posted, my eyes aint what they used to be
nice rega, i'd still go for the trough tho'
and as for the silicone splilling.... in 20 yrs i've never had one drip on a disc
anyway, as the rega info say - its about the listening and enjoying, and thats one thing i've always liked with the avalon, you just sit back and enjoy, no spring, adjustments etc.
I am an avid tweaker with most things but sometimes you just want the kit to get on with it whilst you enjoy the music..
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Location: Torquay, Devon.
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I'm Shane.
Sorry if this question sounds silly.
How does the Rock turntable sound with out the trough?
You asking me matey?
Mines an Avalon not a rock... Sounds great to me!
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Location: Huddersfield
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I'm David.
No, I just mean the gentle noise of the motor turning the platter sounds good .... ....
Yes I have a rega 301
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