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I'm Andrew.
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CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10
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PRE Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker
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I'm David.
Ordered 2 copies today, may even get the Techie out of storage and put my DH4 on it, Jelco have a super charged arm on the market shortly which I have on order and a rather special headshell, can't wait.Originally Posted by Marco
Yup, Johnnie, pity you couldn't make it down, dude - would've been nice to have seen you again
You certainly missed out on what was probably one of the most amazing sounds I've experienced from vinyl replay, with the DH1 at the helm.
Playing a 45 RPM half-speed mastered version of Doug MacLeod's 'There's a Time', on 200g vinyl (which is probably one of the finest recordings I've heard of any type), produced a musical experience that was simply mesmerising...
It's certainly not an experience that I'll forget in a hurry!!
Marco.
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I'm Dominic.
Yes I have ordered a copy too. Extraordinary LP. Totally agree with Marco that it is possibly the best recording I have heard, regardless of genre.
I will be purchasing other RR label LP's.
That LP was such a delight on your Techy Marco, with the DH1. I had my doubts regarding the expense of your Ortofon arm when you first fitted it, but they were disspelled on hearing the Techy on Saturday. It is a truely inspiring turntable now. I still adore the 401 in slate, but just goes to show how good a well sorted 1210 can be.
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I'm AudioAl'sArbiterForPISHANTO.
Glad you enjoyed listening to the Techy, Dom. I'm really happy with it now and doubt I'll be taking it much further. The Mike New platter was the icing on the cake, and has really improved its ability to add musical insight.
The Ortofon arm is a very neutral sounding device, and in my experience, simply allows the partnering cartridge to shine, which I'm sure you'll agree was both the case with the DH1 and SPU
I really hope that you do well with the DH1, and that it gets the recognition it deserves, as you have created something truly special.
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.
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
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I'm inthescottishmafia.
What's the new Jelco arm then?
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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I'm David.
Techy praise Dom? What's happening?
The only thing that needs doing to Marcos pride and joy is a good dust and some black isonoe feet, oh and a decent cartridge
Seriously it is a splendid device and a firm 2 fingers up to all who take the piss out of Techy's and the amount of up-grades people do.
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Location: Huddersfield
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I'm David.
AFAIK it's a 750 arm with pure silver wiring, and they have designed a premium headshell which will sell on it's own, reported direct from Jelco HQ in Japan.
I placed an order straight away!
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Location: Essex
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I'm openingabottleofwine.
Yes, those 45rpm Reference Recordings are good. I have some:
Berlioz – ‘Symphonie Fantastique’ (RR-11)
'Dafos' (RR-12)
Now this is a real test record designed to test out your system. There is one track where Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart picks up a drum and throws it down to the ground; there are not many systems that can easily cope and correctly reproduce the crash.
But despite that, I would be reluctant to say any recording is the best ever in any genre.
Barry
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Location: Preston, UK
Posts: 851
I'm Dominic.
Please note the phrase 'I have heard'
Im sure there are many more gems I hope I will get to hear throughout my lifetime.
Don McCorleone
Location: Galashiels
Posts: 14,031
I'm inthescottishmafia.
Sounds good, let me know how it sounds.
“Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of fuel. Sentimental people call it inspiration, but what they really mean is fuel. I have always needed fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio”
Hunter S Thompson
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