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04-04-2014, 08:08 #24
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Originally Posted by REXTON

I love the original. I've never seen a need to change. The thing I personally love is it's ability not to flatter a recording. You get to hear if the recording is crap or not. Now if the new platter can still do that and improve what I'm hearing then it might be a buy.

Do you think I'd be using one if it didn't?

Remember that I've used all three platters (MN aluminium, Funk and MN ETP), so I know intimately what they all do well.

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.

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Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

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