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Wouldn’t understand it anyway! But thank you for the offer.

Morning Russell. Fair bit of toing and froing with NA to get the right bits (once Penny had got over the shock of hearing you had parted with the Dais!) but we are there now. I remembered you had an EAR with handy functionality but didn’t recall which one. I’m assuming there are two completely...

Still musing on the possible benefits of the Atlantic pre, hence the question the other day about space in that chassis. As it stands, the Seven-line plus Convergence is an excellent listen, so the simplest option is a second standalone phono to plug into the Seven.

This is kind of the way the thought process was going; if they are going to be different arms and different carts, then different phono stages also increases/enhances those points of difference - different turntables even more so.

Not dusty-dusty, just that a stylus doesn’t stay pristine forever even with clean records, or not here anyway. Think the lid was about that cost-wise, but sized for a Spacedeck with one arm not a Dais with two. Once I get everything else sorted I guess I may order a bigger one.

Was the phono stage in the original Sevens a 'full' SUT & valves stage when they (the Seven) were current?

Two things come to mind: Sorting out the separate earth wires, and the fact that, especially for MC, the level is miniscule compared to what a standard switch box would be designed for, eg CD. I'm sure these things are not insurmountable but would need taking into account.

I had thought that settling up and cueing a second 12" arm might be an issue, actually that was all pretty straightforward. The two awkward things are: getting a brush to the stylus to clean it (yes, dust, even with wet clean records) and the fact that the acrylic box cover I have now only...

I was using an Ortofon Cadenza Bronze and ZYX 4AD (both bought s/h!) on matching headshells. They were close enough in weight that there was enough adjustment available just using the outrider weight on the 3012R to get both to track at their correct weights. The SPU would mean moving the main...

Another reason for getting the PU7 running again was your regular reminders how good it is! Does @Rockhopper (whose Dais I now have) have the same EAR pre? I know he talked about multiple inputs. System is all Tron: Seven line, Convergence phono, Atlantic power. There is a Seven pre with...

Finally got around to fitting a cartridge to a second tonearm on the Dais this week. Although the option has always been there, the detachable headshell on the SME arm has, so far, been the easier option if I fancied a change; swap the headshell, adjust the tracking weight and off we go again...

On the basis of what it says there, then exchanging a cart bought outside the UK would be fine (with proof of purchase). What level of discount did you get, do you remember?

I think this is taking things in a slightly different direction isn’t it? If I trade in a cartridge it doesn’t (as far as I know from other comments on here) get refurbished and resold, so it doesn’t really have a resale value to the dealer. The discount is effectively a loyalty offer as a means...

Thanks Graham. Thought that might be the case.

Is there space for a phono stage in the Atlantic chassis Graham?