You have done very well indeed. The 160 super is probably £250-300 all day long.
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You have done very well indeed. The 160 super is probably £250-300 all day long.
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Japanese amps were always well made with solid metal knobs and switch controls that had a nice smooth and reassuring 'feel' in operation.
Looks like you got yourself a bit of a bargain there Mike - well done!
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Barry
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that was my thought Andrew, the auction was collection only and the seller put a high starting price though which can be a bit off putting, but he was a genuinely nice guy just didn’t have a place big enough for all his gear, I’ll get the amp serviced and sort the deck and arm out myself, then figure out what I’ll do with it allOriginally Posted by Wakefield Turntables
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Mike, nice to see someone getting some good luck!
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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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Yes indeed, amp looks decent, a mate’s dad had a Pioneer similar to this, maybe a bit further up the range, was a very nice amp. He had a Leak TT and AR18’s.
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So a bit of an update. The turntable is in surprisingly good condition and just needed a new thicker armboard and a little bit of minor tweakage, the original dust cover is free from cracks and i'm going through the process of polishing out scratches and getting rid of a little bit of fogging, this is a messy job which i hate, but it will be worth it in the end.
The arm has been stripped, cleaned and rewired with silver cable, i was going to directly attach the phono cable, but in hindsight the lack of any sort of sturdy clamp on the arm to fix the cables has made me rethink and i'm going to run silver cable from the arm to a rear mounted phono plate and seperate earth.
The amp has been the biggest revelation, i was given it for free and told it was worth quite a bit, which i took with a pinch of salt, however after further investigation and reading quite a few reviews it turns out that not only is it very well regarded, it's built like a tank and one has recently sold for a shade under £600 on ebay. At the moment it's getting a thorough going over by Alan (Firebottle), I think it will more than likely need a recap and maybe the trim pots replacing, but it is a thing of beauty so i don't mind spending a few quid to get it running on all cylinders, other than that and a damn good clean it should be good. Once i get it back i'll decide what to do with it, but more than likely i'll take it to the next NEBO before making a decision.
i'll post some pictures shortly.....
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That's a superb haul.
As to the amps, they are very good but who cares what they sound like? They've got Fluoroscan!!
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Ha! you wouldn't be saying that if it was an Amstrad
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Well, true, but only because, with Amstrad, the sound cones first.
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I think you mean with Amstrad the sound goes first... what's Fluoroscan?
I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in
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