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    Stirling SB-88 or Harbeth SHL5 for classical music?

    Hello, A few months ago I sold my Tannoy Gold monitors and I need a pair of decent speakers. My wife has health issues and I am tied up with a lot of work around the home. So, I have downsized my system, I do not have the time to turn on and off different components, just a simple integrated...
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    Smart Films Make Loudspeakers More Energy-Efficient

    https://en.kunststoffe.de/a/specialistarticle/smart-films-make-loudspeakers-more-energ-3536810?fbclid=IwAR1P7jywMAhJGB2NkSXzoxXgpZqPJ3XEl-rA3prSpYRaQ84iBeOD1Eu4Sp0
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    Harbeth Super HL5 30th Anniversary

    Hello, I have been offered a pair Harbeth Super HL5 Anniversary for a very good price. These speakers have a sensitivity of 86dB and I have 30W/Ch OTL tube amp, needless to say I do not want to change amps, I am very happy with it. What are the chances that they will be a good match in real...
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    Audio-Technica Releases ART20 Moving-Coil Phono Cartridge

    https://www.stereonet.com/au/news/audio-technica-releases-art20-moving-coil-phono-cartridge
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    Cartridge - headshell for the Bokrand tonearm

    Hello, For Bokrand tonearm owners, what cartridge and headshell combination are you using with it? Cheers,
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    Ortofon AS-212 and FR MC201 cartridge compliance

    Hello, I recently purchased a NOS Ortofon AS-212. The AS-212 was designed for the SL-15 which was relatively high compliance cartridge. I have had almost every cartridge that you could care to mention, it all began in 1962. Memory fades but the FR MC201 is still in my mind as the best of the...
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    Help with Danish purchase

    Hello, I would like to buy a tonearm in Denmark, the chap is located in 9000 Aalborg, Denmark's fourth largest city. I have registered on Schibster but the ad is on DBA/DK for Denmark users, there is no way for me to contact Bjarne. I am pretty sure that there is a Danish member here...
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    The Korf Blog and the JVC 4MD-20X 4-Channel stereo cartridge

    The JVC 4MD-20X 4-Channel stereo cartridge and the CD-4 quadraphonic discs. http://korfaudio.com/blog91
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    CV4004 same as the ECC83½ and 12AX7?

    Chaps, I have to replace the pair of 12AX7 in my power amp [Berning ZH-230]. I found some NOS tubes listed as "Brimar KB/AD CV4004 ECC83½ box plates valve NOS (V29)". I think that ½ box plate is just a type of anode construction but not sure about it. Would it be fine if I purchase them? Cheers,
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    Telefunken 12AX7 source to buy

    My Uesugi preamplifier came from Japan with Matsushita 12AX7. I am trying to find a decent source for a sextet of Telefunken valves, they do not have to be the top of the line. Ebay has many sellers but it is a jungle out there, it would be like playing the lottery. Any recommendations? Cheers,
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    A difficult question

    May be someone on this forum was ever able to compare a pair of HPD Tannoys with Harbeth HL5s even though they are very different speakers. I had almost every make of British speakers beginning with a pair of GRF corner cabinets in 1966, Chartwell, Armstrong, Intaglio, Tangent, ProAc, 3 pairs...
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    SPU cartridge for Ortofon RMG-212i recommendations

    I would like to purchase an Ortofon RMG-212i, it is new but comes without a headshell. The owner says that this arm is exclusively for the SPU-G - Ortofon G-type cartridge, I am not familiar with it. Nevertheless, I found three cartridges within my budget, the SPU E, the SPU Classic GM MkII and...
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    Ortofon RMG-212i

    In my search for a Groovemaster I have been offered several Ortofon RMG-212i, the arm's effective length of 228mm will fit perfectly in my plinth, no mods. The price range is between $1.4K for a mint arm and $2K for a new boxed. Neither tonearm comes with a headshell. The Ortofon GPU I had was...
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    Low compliance MC cartridge with good detail and good treble extension.

    Hi, I am searching for a low compliance MC cartridge with good detail and good treble extension. A factor which many users do not take into account is the effect of the turntable itself on cartridge choice. Belt drives tend to softness which some equate to delicacy, direct drives are mostly...
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    My 401 just rebuilt by Ray Clark, the Classic Turntable Company

    My deck is finisihed and ready to be shipped back to me. An outstanding job by Ray Clark. Ray installed a Keystrobe-pulser + optibloc 401F, an instant solution for platters that do not match the 60HZ frequency.
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    Food for thought, the pros and cons of cartridge retipping and modifying

    I would like to hear the opinions of forum members familiar with the process of retipping and modifications of cartridges no longer serviced by the manufacturer. Please take a look at the attached photo. How seriously can you take someone who uses a hand drill to rewind a coil, how accurate can...
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    SME and other tonearms service

    Hi Chaps, I would like to recommend Marcin Musialkowski of Turntable Groove in Edinburgh. He did an outstanding job in rebuilding my three SME 3009 tonearms, his reputation is above reproach. Cheers, Horacio
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    Fedex - Customs problem

    Last month, I sent my SME 3009 tonearm to Scotland for full service and it was shipped back to me on April 29 via Interparcel [FedEx]. It is the earliest 3009 model with the rare S3 headshell and Ortofon SPU. The package is being delayed at the Memphis, TN, FedEx office. I called FedEx...
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    SME 3009 S2 non-improved

    I am looking for members who have their SME 3009 tonearms serviced here in the States. I am looking for a reliable and experienced shop. Johnny of Audio Origami is too busy and he is not accepting new orders. Cheers, Horacio
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    Garrard 401/SME 3009 set-up request

    Hi Chaps, I messed up my analog system, 401/SME 3009/Denon DL-103R, when I installed my rebuilt tonearm and adjusted the 60Hz pulley, it needs proper set-up. I have rebuilt record decks and tonearms for myself since 1964 but I no longer have the finger dexterity to do it properly. Local, Miami...
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    Marantz 7, the myth, how does it sound by today's standards, worth the price?

    Chaps, Too many years ago, around 1965, I had a Marantz 7 preamp, it sounded great in a system of that era. However, how does it sound by today's standards, can you justify the high prices in comparison with Electron Images, Shindo, Audio Note, VAC, CAT, Art Audio ...? Cheers, Horacio
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    Valve Amplification Company (VAC) "Vintage" preamplifier MKIII

    Hi, I cannot find reviews regarding this preamplifier. Any users out there?
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    The irrationality of rationality or past middle age crisis!!!

    Hi, Frightfully sorry mates, but I may have become a Japanese nut even though I have never had a Japanese audio component, hope I do not make a big mistake now. I recently sold my Klyne Series Six and Levinson ML7 preamplifiers and came across several Uesugi and Chriskit units. The Japanese...
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    SME 3009 S2 and MC cartridges

    Hello Chaps, After fifty seven years trying to find an audio nirvana I am now using a SME 3009 S2 not- improved which, according to the UK SME Gods, is incompatible with MC cartridges. My two previous tonearms were a Goldmund T3F and a Breuer Dynamic Type 8. My dear British friends keep...
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    First sound Mark III preamp

    I am looking for feedback about the First Sound MK III preamplifier designed and built by Emmanuel Go, not "6 Moons tested Audiophile sound" please. Seems to be very well made but how about the sound? Cheers,
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    Kenrick Sound

    Hi Chaps, I discovered audio equipment videos on You Tube produced by a company named Kenrick Sound and I was surprised to see them using laptops and iphones through a mess of components and not to mention a myriad of interconnect cables. I found out that Kenrick Sound is world famous for...
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    ENCORE DL2010a preamplifier

    Hi Chaps, I am looking for the Encore DL2010a preamp's owners manual & schematics. Encore was a Kansas City company founded by two Honeywell aerospace engineers in the late 1980's, Garic Laughlin and Michael Fessler. There were many prototype versions of the DL2010, all were state of the art...
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    Crossover design

    Hello Chaps, What criteria is taken into account to design a simple crossover? I would like your help in order to build a crossover, using a 12db Butterworth filter at 1.35 kHz, for the following drivers: Low Frequency Driver: Altec 416-16Z High/Mid Frequency Driver: Altec 806A High/Mid...
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    Revox service recommendations

    Chaps, My Revox needs service and some upgrades. I am looking for a reliable and experienced technician. Cheers,
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    WANTED: pair of ML-2

    Chaps, I am looking for a pair of ML-2 in mint condition. Cheers,

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