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Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
...unfortunately connected via the most horrid of horrid things ever invented for audio: spring-clip terminals!
That's the problem with vintage receivers like the Sansui, above, (as undoubtedly gorgeous as they are), the piss-poor connectors and captive piece of wet string, known as a 'mains lead'
Still, it's nothing that couldn't be fixed!
Marco.
Main System
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.
Captain Tidy
Location: Wales
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I'm NotAnAudiophile.
Indeed, I have seen some cracking jobs here by AndréOriginally Posted by Marco
Still, it's nothing that couldn't be fixed!
Some people have no idea what they're doing and a lot of them are really good at it.
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ELP Fanboy
Location: Yorks
Posts: 16,643
I'm Nobody.
Used to own one, i sold it on because i couldnt live with the PCB's inside.It's a bit like having a wife that farts in bed you just can't put up with some things..
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Location: Aughton, Ormskirk
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I'm Jerry.
Unless you get your own back......
Jerry
Hifi: IPL transmission line floorstanding speakers, Squeezebox Touch, Denafrips Ares 11 DAC, DCB1 Pre-amplifier, Croft Series 7 power amp.
Custom Hifi cables HA10SE headphone amplifier and Hifiman HE-400 headphones.
AV system: LG 55B7, Denon AVR -x2300w receiver, Quad 12L (front) 11c Centre and 11L rear . Velodyne DD15 subwoofer.
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I'm Brian.
I once complained to the wife about her beloved pooch sleeping in our bedroom stating that he farted , grunted , and crunched his teeth . Her reply SO DO YOU
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Location: London
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I'm Nat-andthat'swhyIdrink.
Well, bought by Emporium Hifi (emporiumshed on eBay) for £150 for re-sale I bet to double their money! Said it was a good one.. Just checked Goofbay.com bid checker and found it in their bid on items (there was only one bid).
Really it is only forum sales that are slow.. forum users are only a small proportion of vinyl lovers and even then only a small fraction of that actually go on regularly and check classifieds. Most people just use eBay, sadly...
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I'm WrappingALilacCurtainAroundMyBobby.
CD player for the price of a CD...needed something with a remote, and local pick up - this'll do the trick to go in the summerhouse system.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Technics-S...#ht_500wt_1413
Alex
Main System: Digital: HP Laptop/M2Tech Hiface/Logitech Media Server/FLAC; Marantz SA7001 KI Signature SACD Player and other digital stuff into Gatorised Beresford Caiman DAC Vinyl: Garrard 401/SME 3009 SII Improved/Sumiko HS/Nagaoka MP-30
Amplifier: Rega Brio R. Speakers: Spendor SP1. Cables: Various, mainly Mark Grant. Please see "about me" for the rest of my cr@p! Gallery
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Location: London
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I'm Nat-andthat'swhyIdrink.
Something for you Sondex fans! Is that only Beobloke/Adam?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sondex-S23...-/261071862499
I bet that's a great little integrated. The phono stage I had was great and very well made, all discrete etc so I'd have thought this is in a similar vein (has a phono stage by the looks of it unless just an input for a phono stage).
The 'Crossover' blanked out connection might have been an interesting idea! I wonder if Sondex made an active system with seperate crossover boxes..?
Site Owner/Administrator
Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Posts: 110,523
I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Count me in, too! It was my first 'serious' amplifier, and you're right, the phono stage is fab - most certainly a serious bargain
Marco.
Main System
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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Location: Hampshire, UK
Posts: 3,689
I'm Adam.
Cracking little amp but he's being a bit optimistic on the pricing - I only paid half that for mine, also on eBay.Count me in, too! It was my first 'serious' amplifier, and you're right, the phono stage is fab - most certainly a serious bargain
Marco.
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