Dodgy SPU quality and a tale of woe with an Ortofon RS-212D...

[Rare Bird]

I recon Marco will be up with the Larks this morning all excited

[Marco]

Lol - you're not far wrong, dude!

Anyway, the stuff has arrived, safe and sound. Upon examining it, everything looks ok, but I haven't used any of the items yet, so will report back then.

{Edit: upon checking more closely, the little ruler that was supplied the last time, in order to measure the correct spindle to pivot distance for the arm, appears to be missing, but that's all.}

Off now to fit the SPU, for starters, onto the Jelco arm that I'm currently borrowing from David Brook, and then spin some tunes!

Laters

Marco.

[MartinT]

What? You're not fitting the Ortofon arm RIGHT NOW?!!

[Marco]

Dom's gonna do an expert job of it for me at the weekend (with a temporary armboard Speedy Steve's made from birch ply, and also modifying the existing armboard to allow for greater VTA flexibility, until my proper ebony one is ready), so I'm being patient until then

I've been listening to the elliptical-tipped SPU for the last hour or so, which of course is still running in from new, but what I'm hearing at the moment is simply stunning (big and bold, with tuneful and extended bass, and bristling with sparkly detail and clarity, and oh so addictively musical, in the traditional SPU way), and MUCH better than my old spherical-tipped one was, and that was none too shabby...

I can only imagine what this thing will do on the end of the RS-212D!!

Happy days! A big thanks again to Simon, Adam and Lawrence at Hi-Fi Sound and Henley, respectively

Marco.

[Marco]

{Edit: upon checking more closely, the little ruler that was supplied the last time, in order to measure the correct spindle to pivot distance for the arm, appears to be missing, but that's all.}

Henley are now sending me the missing 'alignment ruler' today, by courier, so I will have it tomorrow. Top service again, chaps, and much appreciated!

Marco.