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Phasemation MC
There is a large following of Phasemation in the UK, I am irregularly able to experience there products in use, and have not been exposed to a experience not enjoyed, albeit a Phonostage or a Cartridge. I have not witnessed others experiencing th... 
Vintage Japanese DD Consult and Suggestions Please
The Pioneer Exclusive P3 is a TT, I have looked at over the years, and see it when discovered for sale in Japan, priced as a model to share a similar asking price as the Yamaha GT 2000X. The P3 has not crept up to the Value of the asking price fo... 
What's the 911 on re-tips?
To discover a comment having a negative context about any Service Provider, where the comment is limited to turnaround time only for their Service Offered is not a bad thing, it is a condition that comes with the Service and is not an unfamiliar i... 
VAS (Steven Leung) cartridge repair/retipping service?
I was not sure of the best place to post this, so moderators, please move to the most appropriate location.  I sent my Soundsmith Aida ll cart to VAS (Steve Leung) for a retip, and got it back a few days ago. I don’t remember exactly what tip/cant... 
Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State
There are quite a few years gone by where a pile of damp leaves can be copy/pasted to clearly show where the source of the Smoke comes from.  The 'tortured metaphor in this case being' There is no Smoke without? ' It is easy to work out the Esse... 
Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State
There has been speculation in the past on this forum about the individual doing Covert Placement of products they have a Vested Interest In. I find it very easy to discover within the 'Gon' Product Plugs from the suspected Head of the Sales Team,... 
Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State
Nothing New is such a reply, the same has been met in the past.  I see no reason to change my answer.  Individuals who's designs I reference know my Forum Names and Forums I use.  Occasionally I am corrected on a content I have posted I don't ... 
Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State
Another Product was referenced, with a cleverly worded description of a design intent, which is undoubtedly Market Spiel, as the Preface to bringing inro the writing and mentioning the Product the Author has a Vested Interest In. I’m relaxed. Ho... 
Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State
@lewm stated "I see that there was one on US Audiomart for $3K and sold". Nothing incorrect in that statement. As for the follow up Posts looks like the referencing a Phono Model has flung the door open for plenty of very Biased Sales Spiel. Not... 
Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State
@pindac stated " What caught me out is that certain US Brands in Phonostages and Amp's that are imports to the UK are discovered to be heavily discounted when ending up as sale items in the UK used market, using the US used pricing for the 3160, I... 
Speaker Isolation tweaks ?
Spikes are able to be used and the Floor Protected from Point Loading Damages if the Spike is seated on a Pad as shown in the Link, which is reasonably cheap as the solution. Any hard materials resistant to the Point Load will be suitable as a Se... 
Looking for more advice on purchasing a new turntable.
These Threads Types regularly bring the Vintage Option to the Forefront, but not always the entirety of the options. The Links will show an alternative for a Idler Drive TT and DD TT's which will prove to be very difficult to surpass with TT's bo... 
???What's The LEAST Expensive "End Game"Amplifier You've Ever Heard???
@freediver Even though sold, which is a guideline to a sale price. The Amp in the Link is to my recommendation made earlier in the Thread.  https://www.diyaudio.com/community/threads/neurochrome-modulus-686-dual-mono.417355/  
Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State
@pindac Stated " I would be better off financially by sticking with the Essential 3160 at an approx’ £1.2K option, even though as a design it will be obsolete and superseded by the other designs available today ". @lewm stated "The original is ba... 
Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State
@lewm I have been watching the market over a period of time wondering if one had been exported to the UK. During this time I have seen a few histories for the Essential 3160 being sold, where it has been with a price of US and Canadian Dollars, wh...