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| LONDON Decca, Tzar DST and similar cartridges I spoke to John Wright on the phone and by email, when he rebuilt my FFSS MkIV C4E with a fine line tip. He told me to load it at 33k. hence I had Graham Tricker build me a TRON Seven Reference to match this. GT spoke to JW as well just to check b... | |
| The Electric Recording Co. ... thoughts on a 300 quid LP This sort of money (GBP300 - USD350/400) starts to stray into master tape territory :) | |
| Best REEL TO REEL blank tape? Maestros,Can't help with the USA. In Europe, Thomann is very competitive on pricing for Recording the Masters tapes (formerly RMGi, Pyral, BASF, EMTEC, Agfa etc) - SM900, SM911, 468, LPR 35.In the UKL, Tape City usually have stock ready to ship, a... | |
| Reel to Reel tape decks There are 2 manufacturers of new R2R tape - ATR and RMG/Pyral (now known as Recording the Masters RTM). A new US tape made by Capture has been mooted as well.Essentially, the ATR tapes are similar to the old Ampex and Quantegy, whilst the RTM are ... | |
| Reel to Reel tape decks I play my R2R deck more than my vinyl front end (Platine Verdier Schroeder Model2/Allaerts MC1B & Hadcock 228 Decca C4E fed into a TRON Seven Reference Phono Stage).I have three 2 track 1/4 inch machines - 2 x Sony APR 5000 machines (an APR500... | |
| best phono stage to mate with a London Decca Super Gold cart? I run a Decca FFSS MkIV C4E (rebuilt by John Wright) and Garrott Brothers Gold (retipped by JW). I have been using Deccas since the late 70s. I now use a TRON Seven Reference phono stage, which was built specially for my Decca. Of course, this is ... | |
| Best REEL TO REEL blank tape? I'm another R2R tape fan. 15 IPS 2 1/4 inch track tape replay is about as good as one can get, unless you get lucky finding 1/2 inch masters.Personally I use the RMGi (now Recording the Masters) brand, which is the continuation of the classic BASF... | |
| Do they make a quiet great sounding phono pre amp?? Another tube phono stage to consider might be the Baby TRON Convergence. I listened to it with my Avantgarde Duos (104 dB/W) horns, which will reveal any intrusive circuit noise. I ran an Allaerts MC1B through TRON Meteor preamp and TRON Voyager 6... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul,Thank you. It's been a real privilege to follow this and your numerous other posts. As a Decca-phile, I am very happy to forsake LOMCs for much of my record playing. My Decca FFSS MkIV C4E has been rebuilt by John Wright and has a fine line t... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul,Thank you so much for this great thread. I have watched this grow and read every post. As a result I have bought a few MM cartridges to play around - Garrott P77i, Ortofon M20 FL & E, Ortofon VMS30 and an old Grado FTE+. The 2 Ortofons an... | |
| Help me choosing Phono Preamp Other choices include the new baby TRON phono stage - the Convergence. This comes either as MC only or MM only. They are built to order. You should be able to specify a 1:20 internal transformer, which should suit your Denon perfectly. I have comp... | |
| Speakers Corner I've got no idea about whether they use mild release agent our not. All I can say is that the pressing quality is excellent and the SQ very good too. What I can also say is that i wet clean EVERY LP, which I buy - new, second hand, whatever. Apart... | |
| Schroeder Model 2 carbon fiber vs. Pertinax tonearms Hi Dan,I still have my previous tonearm (a vintage late 70s Hadcock 228), as I have 2 tonearms on my Platine Verdier. I found the Schroeder a bit more open and transparent. Of course, one's aural memory isn't always reliable when listening in diff... | |
| Schroeder Model 2 carbon fiber vs. Pertinax tonearms I bought a carbon Model 2 over 10 years ago, before the pertinax option came out. Whilst I would love to upgrade the arm (Frank can upgrade any tonearm he has made), the time (particularly) and cost doesn't make sense to me, given the fact that my... | |
| if you had my system and $2,000 budgeted for an upgrade, where would you spend it? If you haven't got one - a proper record cleaning machine. The essential item for every vinyl fanatic. I wet clean every LP once when I buy it and put it into a proper inner sleeve. Transforms your second hand LPs and reduces static and dust build... |