Recent content by Bertiebee

10.5 inch arm?

Interesting. I met Richard briefly at the Bristol Hifi Show before it opened to the public on the Friday morning. We had a few moments before the crowds descended and we listened to a brand new recording (test pressing) in his room (his brand new Rega TT's and Blackbird arm, not sure of...

Sounds like the exact opposite of Bristol Hifi Show, but good to see there is a place for both shows.

At Munich Show again this year so had the opportunity to see and hear some superb looking (and some of even sounded good) kit. Really disappointed that I couldn't hear the big JBL K2 speakers (they would be the 9900 now) as I've always hankered after a pair of K2 9800's.

Sorry, didn't see that part of your post. In all honesty, if you're looking for a near mint copy of anything from the 70's it's a rather pointless exercise (unless someone bought 2 copies and left one on the shelf).

In the used market either a Rega Phono or a Cambridge Audio Duo, both can be obtained for around £150 (or less for the Rega).

Tend to find that dealers here will typically pay around 30% of retail for a largish collection although this can increase above 50% for specific higher value items (probably because they sell much quicker to known buyers).

Plenty of the early 70's reissues (green and orange label) out there for similar money to the 2014 reissues.

I'm about to collect one of the amplifiers and 6 Bose FreeSpace DS40SE speakers. The amplifier and speakers were originally installed in a restaurant that closed down and I bought them from a clearance sale (as working but untested). I have a reasonable grasp of connecting consumer hifi...

Fair point, don’t worry, I’ll sort it out myself.

Not sure the chap professed to be an expert, he had just owned a number of different Rocks. How can you tell if it’s wired for 110V please?

I was told on another forum that he should just be able to fix a two pin plug to the Rock (after removing the standard 13A plug) and plug into the Merlin.

A friend of mine has a Rock II and has just bought a Merlin power supply. Does anyone have any instructions of how to fit the supply to the turntable please (I know it isn’t plug and play)? Thanks Iain

Still looking for a Santana Abraxas MFSL 2 x 45 pressing (one step recording) if anyone knows where there is one (that isn't £300 or more).

Good news, prices have halved on Discogs already. At this rate they'll be giving it away next week (and I might get one).