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    Degritter ultrasonic record cleaner

    I agree the machine is great when it’s working but completely unreliable and of course can’t be repaired. Audio Desk will offer a discount on a replacement but who wants to throw good money away on an un repairable record cleaner. Tried to buy parts from them but they don’t answer E mails...
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    Gryphon Mephisto Stereo

    Hi folks not posted for a while so I thought I’d update you all. Over the past few months I’ve changed a few things in my system. The ARC ref 40 has been replaced with a Steve McCormack VRE silver reference Hifi One edition speaker cables are now EWA LS80 two pairs to biwire and my...
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    Stillpoints LP1 Record Isolator

    Your experience with the Stillpoints sounds good, as the clamp does not screw on do you have to leave the small washer off the spindle or is the weight heavy enough to push the record on to the platter ok?
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    Lampizator announcement: launch of our all new TOTL HORIZON DAC

    That looks amazing
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    New MSB footers 2021

    Ordered four sets on recommendation from The HiFi Guy for my dac/power supply and transport/power supply I have these on a Finite element rack on their std rubber feet, I have to say I was doubtful if I would hear any improvement but I'm glad to say that I did, it seems that the instruments...
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    Can You Believe This-The Government Wants Us To Go EV but In So Doing They Will impose a gas surcharge

    In the UK road tax for all EVs is free to encourage the take up of cleaner vehicles
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    Merason Dac1

    The dealer for the uk is Paul at the HiFi Guy in Hastings, he's a real nice guy. Its retailing at £30,000 in the UK
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    Merason Dac1

    Thanks Mark unfortunately the Pilium is going back to the dealer, I’m really going to miss it think I’d best get saving up. It’s probably the single best bit of kit I’ve heard
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    Merason Dac1

    Sounds interesting I'm looking at dacs at the moment, where can these be heard / bought?
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    Pilium Elektra DAC arrives at Rhapsody

    Been playing with my hifi again today, I put the MSB Discrete dac back into my system just to see if I was imagining just how good the Pilium is, while the Discrete is a bloody good dac it's nowhere near as good as the Pilium the sound just seems to shrink to the back of the room where as the...
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    Pilium Elektra DAC arrives at Rhapsody

    I have to agree, I have a Pilium DAC on demo at the moment and I will be be buying it. This dac is the most natural dac I've heard to date and it's not even ran in yet. I have a Schiit Yggy and the MSB Discrete in my system and I know the Pilium is more expensive than either of those but I have...
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    Krell KSA Amps and the Apogee Scintilla, which newer Krell models can drive a 1 ohm load?

    I think that the Antileon Signature was a fantastic amp the build quality was amazing, even the speaker binding posts had built in washers so not to damage the spade connectors, a feature that the Mephisto does not have and of course it sounded just beautiful
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    Krell KSA Amps and the Apogee Scintilla, which newer Krell models can drive a 1 ohm load?

    Iv'e had the Mephisto around 3 years maybe 4, I had the Gryphon Antillion before that and quite a few Krells before that. I am a big fan of the earlier Krell amps I had two KSA 80 bi amped, a KSA 250 then a pair of FPB 750 mcx and the best pair of all were my Krell KAS 4 box monos, but the...
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    Krell KSA Amps and the Apogee Scintilla, which newer Krell models can drive a 1 ohm load?

    Hi every one I have a been using Scintillas for quite a long time now, the first ones I had I used a Krell KSA250 I bought these from the original owner who had owned them from the early 90's he had new ribbons in the Scintillas and the Krell recapped they sounded great, the Krell could power...
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    Degritter ultrasonic record cleaner

    Good news got the Audio Desk up and running again took around 2 hours and £30.00 to fix, just a bit cheaper than Audio desk quoted at £750 plus shipping both ways plus vat. It's a great cleaner but any company that makes a £2500.00 machine that cannot be dismantled for repair is really taking...
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    Degritter ultrasonic record cleaner

    Found the correct pump today but it will take 4/5 weeks to get here it's a - Aubig Water Pump - 12 V Mini High Quality DC40E-1250 12V Brushless Water Pump for Lawn Garden Aquarium Floor Cleaning Water Purification & Water... Got them on Amazon if anyone else needs one £25.00. I'll post the...
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    Degritter ultrasonic record cleaner

    Hello Rick Sounds good I'll have to check them out, do they have dealers or do you buy direct? I've stripped my Audio Desk and drilled a large hole in the tank to get to the pump so if I can find a replacement pump I should be up and running again, fingers crossed Kim
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    Degritter ultrasonic record cleaner

    Just to add my bit, I've had an Audio Desk cleaner for around 2 years maybe less. The pump has failed so I contacted my suppling dealer to get it fixed, it has taken 5 weeks to get an answer, apparently I'm lucky that my machine can be repaired! most it seems cannot. The cost to repair is...
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    Gryphon Mephisto Stereo

    Gt a CEC TL2n for demo next week, the dealer (Definitive) reckon this new design to be as good as the TL03, so hoping for something special
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    CEC TL2n Transport

    Any body using the CEC TL2n? transport just thinking of buying one and wondered if the belt drive has any advantages?
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    Gryphon Mephisto Stereo

    Thanks for the info, I'll let you know which transport I finish up with.
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    Gryphon Mephisto Stereo

    I use a Townshend Podium under my Mephisto don't know if it really sounds any better but it looks great!
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    Gryphon Mephisto Stereo

    No not really tried any power cables I'm using Atlas ones at the moment not sure of the model, the rest of my system is, Jon Palmer 2.5 turntable with SME5 arm Benz LPS or Koesto Onyx, ARC ref 2 phono, Wadia S7i Schiit Yggy dac Apogee Scintillas all strung together with Nordost Valhalla but I...
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    Gryphon Mephisto Stereo

    Hi I use an ARC ref 40 with a Mephesto and the sound is simply amazing.
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    Reference 5 pre amp

    I sold the Duettas a while ago and bought a pair of Scintillas that Jon had fitted new ribbons and base panels to. Jon is rebuilding a pair of Scintillas for me using quite a lot of new ideas and materials don't think he is far from completing them, really looking forward to getting them, will...
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    Reference 5 pre amp

    Hi took bozo's advice and bought a Reference 40 it's just amazing I guess it just sounds real with so much control in the base and that mid range just awesome. Thanks for the advice it will be a while before this amp is swapped.
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    Reference 5 pre amp

    magic thanks will give him a call tomorrow
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    Reference 5 pre amp

    ref 10 Hello Bonzo not sure which friend of ours has the ref 10 as I would like to hear it with a sold state amp. I'm running scintillas at the moment and loving them, could do with selling my duettas if you know any one for them
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    Reference 5 pre amp

    Thanks Thanks for the replies I think it's going to be easier to sell the 5 and buy the se version rather than try to upgrade mine
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    Reference 5 pre amp

    Hi does anyone know what the up grade from Ref 5 to Ref 5 se is and if so does any one know who could do the work in the UK.

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