Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
A pair of Kef LS60. Do it all, and in relative terms, good value.
Vintage HI Fi. Anyone else in to it?
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A pair of Kef LS60. Do it all, and in relative terms, good value.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
I dunno, depends which version you have, my mate Geoff (the guy who got me into QUAD also) had a 3009 S2 fixed and that had all kinds of adjustments for VTA included whereas with the Rega you are limited to fitting 'shims' under the mounting to correct it. The Rega might have slightly lower mass especially compared to the removable headshell 3009 but Geoff's arm would track the same Cartridge as I had (Ortofon VMS 30e mk2) about 0.3 gm lighter than my Thorens with standard arm would and had an almost ethereal quality to the sound but still with plenty of bass 'slam' and control. We diverged after a while with me going to a Nagaoka MP 11 Boron cartridge and Geoff changing to an Acoustic Research legend turntable (the inspiration/forerunner of the Thorens and the Linn LP12)
In short I don't really think you would hear much of a difference between the arms although resonance may be lower with the Rega as the SME is known to be quite 'sibilant' with the wrong Cartridge especially on Violin and high Female vocals (using a QUAD pre with their superb muti-adjustable filter system can mask this)
- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Fantastic! They are a really neat solution.
Poacher
Gravitationally challenged member
- Location
- Nottingham
Thread resurrection! If anyone wants a Garrard 301, there's one up for auction in Nottingham this coming Saturday.
"A Garrard model 301 turntable, Schedule No. 51400/2 with Decca 3-arm, mounted on wooden board"
https://www.arthurjohnson.co.uk/cat...aturday-auctions-16th-december-2023-lot-2197/
Update: just sold to a telephone bidder at hammer price of £1400.
Add at least 25% commission to that price, so minimum £1750.
"A Garrard model 301 turntable, Schedule No. 51400/2 with Decca 3-arm, mounted on wooden board"
https://www.arthurjohnson.co.uk/cat...aturday-auctions-16th-december-2023-lot-2197/
Update: just sold to a telephone bidder at hammer price of £1400.
Add at least 25% commission to that price, so minimum £1750.
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
My old Leak stuff re-emerged during the house move. I boxed it up during the last move 14 years ago and never unpacked it, preferring the ease and convenience of the very reliable - and surprisingly decent performing despite its many detractors - but utterly unexciting 80s Trio and Kenwood gear.
The Leak amp and tuner seem to work OK, as does the Garrard 301 turntable, but I'll get them checked over. They're as old as zip am, give or take a year, so would probably benefit from some proper attention. There's a shop in MK that repairs and modifies guitar amps and keyboards and he's said he'd be happy to have a look, give the internals and electonics a clean and replace any suspect components. I'll drop it off next time I head that way in the car.
The Leak amp and tuner seem to work OK, as does the Garrard 301 turntable, but I'll get them checked over. They're as old as zip am, give or take a year, so would probably benefit from some proper attention. There's a shop in MK that repairs and modifies guitar amps and keyboards and he's said he'd be happy to have a look, give the internals and electonics a clean and replace any suspect components. I'll drop it off next time I head that way in the car.
Bonefish Blues
Banging donk
- Location
- 52 Festive Road
Where's the best place to sell this stuff colleagues, any advice? c2000 my btw
In the past few months, I've brought back to life my old turntable and cassette deck that have languished in a cupboard for over 30 years. Not that I've great affection for either medium but I have a number of LPs and cassettes not available as cds or online that I want to record in a decent quality digital format.
The turntable needed complete dismantling and cleaning of dried oil and grease from all bearings, including the motor, but a Youtube vid showed how. A new drive belt cost a couple of quid.
The cassette deck, a three-header, was more of a challenge. The deck worked after a fashion but some tapes sounded really weird, others randomly stopped and the rest were fine. The deck being direct drive, there were no drive belts to replace but clearly something was wrong. It turned out to be the rubber pinch roller, which had set solid with age and was losing its grip on the tape.
Another Youtube vid, another dismantling exercise. A new pinch roller (eight quid) fixed everything bar a channel imbalance. Inspired by Retro Electro Workshop, I had a hunt round the main circuit board that was now exposed amid a heap of bits on the kitchen table. This revealed two pairs of tiny, tiny potentiometers, one labelled, in faded tiny print, PBK L R and the other REC L R. A spray of contact cleaner and a small tweak of one of the PBK ones with a watchmaker's screwdriver and all was ok.
I can now record from both units to my soundcard's line-in via the amp's zone 2 analog output using Audacity.
The turntable needed complete dismantling and cleaning of dried oil and grease from all bearings, including the motor, but a Youtube vid showed how. A new drive belt cost a couple of quid.
The cassette deck, a three-header, was more of a challenge. The deck worked after a fashion but some tapes sounded really weird, others randomly stopped and the rest were fine. The deck being direct drive, there were no drive belts to replace but clearly something was wrong. It turned out to be the rubber pinch roller, which had set solid with age and was losing its grip on the tape.
Another Youtube vid, another dismantling exercise. A new pinch roller (eight quid) fixed everything bar a channel imbalance. Inspired by Retro Electro Workshop, I had a hunt round the main circuit board that was now exposed amid a heap of bits on the kitchen table. This revealed two pairs of tiny, tiny potentiometers, one labelled, in faded tiny print, PBK L R and the other REC L R. A spray of contact cleaner and a small tweak of one of the PBK ones with a watchmaker's screwdriver and all was ok.
I can now record from both units to my soundcard's line-in via the amp's zone 2 analog output using Audacity.
Grant Fondo
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cheshire
New releases are starting to appear on cassette these days and my local record shop is selling old ones for a fiver 
Got piles of the things, mostly bought for 50p in the far east, my Yamaha deck bit the dust years ago though.
Wonder how many they are selling at this price?
Got piles of the things, mostly bought for 50p in the far east, my Yamaha deck bit the dust years ago though.
Wonder how many they are selling at this price?
Grant Fondo
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cheshire
Gulp! Another 301 on fleabay, gulp again!
I'll be sticking with my 10 year old RP3 thanks.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Holy Trump! They go for good money but that's a bit strong! I was given mine by the guy that did the carpets in my flat in the late 80's. He was going to bin it...
Poacher
Gravitationally challenged member
- Location
- Nottingham
Thread resurrection again. A boxed Quad 405 current dumping amplifier, a boxed Quad 34 control unit and a boxed FM4 stereo tuner
up for auction on Saturday in Nottingham. Estimate £50 - £80. Suspect it will reach at least £300.
There's also a boxed Thorens TD 160 S MK IV turntable record player which looks like it's missing a platter from the pics (likely to be in the box?), but has an SME series III arm. Estimate £100 - £150.
up for auction on Saturday in Nottingham. Estimate £50 - £80. Suspect it will reach at least £300.
There's also a boxed Thorens TD 160 S MK IV turntable record player which looks like it's missing a platter from the pics (likely to be in the box?), but has an SME series III arm. Estimate £100 - £150.
raleighnut
Legendary Member
- Location
- One of the 'Elite'
Not so keen on the 34 pre-amp, output is only 375 mV whereas the 33 and 44 put out 500mV to the poweramp but normal prices are around £350 for the 405 and around £200 for the 34.
You're right about the platter,if it is boxed correctly that sits in the bottom of the polysterene packaging.
Poacher
Gravitationally challenged member
- Location
- Nottingham
Attention must have been elsewhere when I skipped past these:
A pair of boxed teak KEF model 104 3-way High Fidelity loud speakers with stands in the same auction. Estimate £80 - £100.
A pair of boxed teak KEF model 104 3-way High Fidelity loud speakers with stands in the same auction. Estimate £80 - £100.
Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
Yet again I've moved house.
Yet again my Leak gear is still boxed up awaiting a service and check over. I've even found someone local to do it.
Need to pull my finger out and get it sorted when my pension next rolls in, but the cheap Japanese black box stuff has been going strong for 40 years and doesn't require periodic exorcism with dodo egg whites and Katie Price's cast off implants.
Awesome but finniky, or mediocre but totally dependable? That is the question.
Yet again my Leak gear is still boxed up awaiting a service and check over. I've even found someone local to do it.
Need to pull my finger out and get it sorted when my pension next rolls in, but the cheap Japanese black box stuff has been going strong for 40 years and doesn't require periodic exorcism with dodo egg whites and Katie Price's cast off implants.
Awesome but finniky, or mediocre but totally dependable? That is the question.
accountantpete
OAP
JBL Control 1 fan here - for small room hi-fi you don't need to look any further. The foam surrounds rot but rubber replacements are £9 a pair on ebay'
You can pick them up cheap as chips - well as cheap as chips used to be - but most will need the foam replacing
Btw -The Pro model is more or less the same as the normal one to my ears so don't pay extra..
You can pick them up cheap as chips - well as cheap as chips used to be - but most will need the foam replacing
Btw -The Pro model is more or less the same as the normal one to my ears so don't pay extra..
