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Postby __mark__ » 29 Apr 2009 22:40

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Postby cleansound » 01 May 2009 09:14

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Dang fire cracker, AWESOME and is that a NNNNNNNN............NAIM ARO :shock:
Mark ,absolutely stunning.
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Vintage Garrard 4HF w/custom

Postby timspell » 06 May 2009 01:14

I use several vintage TTs. This Garrard 4HF with custom red oak plinth is the oldest that sees regular use -- mainly for older vinyl and 78s. It tracks at about 4.5 grams with a Shure M55E cartridge. I use a separate weighted headshell with Pfanstiehl 864-SS77 flip-needle for 78s. Sounds nice. A plus is the convenience of an auto shut-off.

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Postby warpspeed » 22 May 2009 08:45

On loan from Cleansound till my modified AR arrives.

Probably one of the nicer turntables i have had the pleasure of playing

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Nice one Cleansound.

Steve
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My Turntables

Postby harveywilson » 25 May 2009 03:46

I haven't anything real exotic in the way of turntables or cartridges...mostly vintage direct drives and one belt drive from "antiquity".

Pioneer PL-L1000 with P-600 cart.
Yamaha PX-3 with Grado G2 cart
Mitsubishi DP-EC 20 with Signet TK10ML and Ortofon MC-20
Onkyo CP-1057F and Mission Solitaire cart
Micro-Seiki BL-61 with Stanton 727 cart and 681EEE stylus

The top three are my favorites, altho the BL-61 is getting a lot of play, mainly because it's my latest find. Alas, I can find NO info on the BL-61 anywhere HELP!!!

The Onkyo will now be donated to my daughter's growing audio system.
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Postby davidsss » 25 May 2009 12:07

Post some pics of the BL61. I seem to hear about another model in the BL series every other week. I recently saw a BL41 on EBay, a BL21 was there a while ago. I think the most common is the BL51 like I have, but there is also a BL91 and a BL111 from memory.

If you post pics we might be able to see how it is different to the BL51 and give you some info.

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Postby Afrikane » 26 May 2009 12:01

Good grief there are some amazing 'tables on here. =P~

Kuzma Stabi S armed with a Stogi S and a Zyx R100

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Used my late night system:

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Postby bauzace50 » 26 May 2009 12:11

@ afrikane,
are those AKG 1000 headspeakers there?
Just curious for a testimonial. Too bad they are not manufactured anymore.
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Postby Afrikane » 26 May 2009 12:22

Yes sir, those are indeed AKG K1000s. Although discontinued they do pop up regularly on ebay and places like Head-fi. Recently there have been some rumours doing the rounds that AKG will resurrect the K1000 in 2010, either in improved form or as is. I hope this is true.

I have tried a few headphones these past few years with varying degrees of enjoyment, in the end I built a dedicated system around the K1000s as they appeal to these ears more than the others.
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Postby rito25 » 26 May 2009 16:55

I have a Dual 1225 hooked up to a sony str-d965 which outputs to either grado sr60 or peavey criterion 2 model 112.
May not sound the best but i like it.
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Postby tubelicht » 01 Jun 2009 00:29

This is what im playing at the moment.
An updated Garrard zero 100sb.
New plinth new wireing and goldplated connections and spikes.......

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Maybe not the best Garrard but i like the tonearm setup allot.
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Postby timspell » 01 Jun 2009 03:37

Very nice -- thanks for sharing.
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Postby JohnAng » 01 Jun 2009 03:45

Afrikane wrote:Good grief there are some amazing 'tables on here. =P~

Kuzma Stabi S armed with a Stogi S and a Zyx R100

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Used my late night system:

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that is simply stunning
may i ask what cd player that is. Looks like an esoteric but i may be wrong.
I also love the rack

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Postby Afrikane » 01 Jun 2009 12:20

Thanks for the compliment John. It is indeed an Esoteric, model SA-60 to be precise.
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