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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Lol... I've seen some of the naughty things hanging up on David's washing line!



    Regarding the other thing, no worries. As long as when you write the review, you mention at some point how an extensively modded Techy compares with an established 'hi-end' T/T, such as an SME 20.

    Not many people own both and so are in a position to compare them directly in a system that they know inside out, and so such information deserves to be documented somewhere on the web, if for no reason other than giving the 'badge-fi' crew and industry snobs some food for thought...

    So when the time comes, don't hold back and tell it EXACTLY as you hear it, without any fear of upsetting the 'establishment'. I don't want to be counting the splinters on your arse afterwards!!

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    and I reckon yours would be very interesting too Marco

    Yes I will Marco. One of the whole reasons for starting the Technics project was to test and find out what all you guys have been enthusing about and I have been as you pointed out doing so for nearly the last year, and an interesting journey it has been, though I am not quite at the end yet but its not too far of now....


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    Excellent. Btw, to nail it properly, you'll have to listen to your Techy with a better PSU than an SR3, and I don't mean one of Cawley's 'HE' efforts!

    You need to hear it with David/Nick's PSU, or an SR7EHD. A Funk Firm platter wouldn't go amiss either....

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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.

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    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.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Excellent. Btw, to nail it properly, you'll have to listen to your Techy with a better PSU than an SR3, and I don't mean one of Cawley's 'HE' efforts!

    You need to hear it with David/Nick's PSU, or an SR7EHD. A Funk Firm platter wouldn't go amiss either....

    Marco.
    Well its ready now Neil so I will gladly send you one for a play! If you wait a few more days a platter too, how about that then?

    My PSU is a "real world" effort, in other words it starts at a reasonable price so customers can hear the improvement over the stock PSU immediately and when funds allow or if required at purchase various up-grades can be accommodated.

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    Neil,

    If you would like to try an SR7EHD on your Techy I would be able to send you one in February.

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    Nice one, Paul. Neil can send the SR3 I loaned him back to you at the same time

    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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    This looks very interesting, High End Vs Techy, I'll be watching this very closely
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    Hi David and Paul

    Yes very keen to try those Paul and David to make the review as complete as possible. However I need a few weeks to get a few outstanding reviews out of the way and published. Timing great for Paul's offer and is that ok with you David?

    Unless Arthur would be prepared to loan me a platter Marco I doubt that reviewing it will be possible as I have spent about as much money as I can on this at the minute.

    Oh yes and to be fair to everyone if a Timestep HE is offered for me to include in the review, then I am more than happy to do that in the interests of making this as complete a review as possible


    Regards D S D L

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dalek Supreme D L View Post
    in the interests of making this as complete a review as possible
    As an impartial observer/potential purchaser (one day, maybe!) and knowing your fairness and "no nonsense" reviewing style, a full review of all the options would be fabulous Neil, and essential reading for anyone thinking of treading the Techie path.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mains Cables R Us View Post
    I am so glad you agree about the thin rubber mat as I could not post to say it's brilliant until someone agreed with me for obvious reasons! I gave a few away to my existing Oyaide mat owners and they all agreed (both of them )

    Thanks for the feedback, the Oyaide thin rubber mat costs £35, mine costs £10, luckily I have worked in rubber and plastics for 20 years so did not need to search for a suitable material for long!

    Was wondering when you would be reviewing the blue horizon mat I gave you IN SEPTEMBER.

    Do you have some details of your thin rubber mat. I'd be interested in trying it under my Blue Horizon on the SP-10.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dalek Supreme D L View Post
    Hi David and Paul

    Yes very keen to try those Paul and David to make the review as complete as possible. However I need a few weeks to get a few outstanding reviews out of the way and published. Timing great for Paul's offer and is that ok with you David?

    Unless Arthur would be prepared to loan me a platter Marco I doubt that reviewing it will be possible as I have spent about as much money as I can on this at the minute.

    Oh yes and to be fair to everyone if a Timestep HE is offered for me to include in the review, then I am more than happy to do that in the interests of making this as complete a review as possible


    Regards D S D L

    if you hold your horses i'm more than happy to lend you mine. I'll be selling it when I get my new power supply from Paul H. Tell me what you think?
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