Well done, Mika!
Nice meeting you today, David. That was an interesting sesh!
You now know what's possible with the Techy when you get suitably serious with it....
Did you try your T/T after I reset the VTA, azimuth and VTF?
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Well done, Mika!
Nice meeting you today, David. That was an interesting sesh!
You now know what's possible with the Techy when you get suitably serious with it....
Did you try your T/T after I reset the VTA, azimuth and VTF?
Marco.
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Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.
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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.
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Congrats Mika. Very well deserved.
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Whoa!
I'm truly honored as didn't see this coming when posted the pics also to this thread based on Marcos advice. Thank you very much for the kind words (and naturally also to the jury).
For what comes to the prize I'd really like to try out the Blue Horizon Record Mat against my current Loricraft one in my 401 and then transfer one or the other to my second TT. I also understand the postage issues, so I'm willing to handle my share of the burden
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Well done that man - what a great photo is was. And well done to David for choosing such a good 'un and providing an excellent excuse for AoS to host so many juicy photos all in one place!
Great photo, Mika.
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Is anyone at home??Originally Posted by Marco
Did you try your T/T after I reset the VTA, azimuth and VTF?
Marco.
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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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Well done to all the winners,some excellent pictures posted with some mouth-watering eyecandy.
Put my effects to shame,decent camera is on the to get list
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Well done everyone!
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I told you yesterday I had 2 Ultimate Mains Leads to make up and wasting time yesterday afternoon listening to your's and Nick's rubbish records wasn't my idea of a lazy afternoon!Is anyone at home??
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I will post the actual pictures that won for each person along with a brief sentence about why each photo did it for me shortly but have to dash now, busy, busy, busy.
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