Recent content by Pine Marten

My monobloc 110's dont like my BTH C2s........:)

I have quite a number of 78's, a few 100years+ old. I have no issues playing them with good quality use once per side steel needles. How many plays have they had before I got them? Who knows. Playing an individual favourite disc regularly, say 6 times a year is hardly going to amount to much...

Beresford Caiman SEG/Dorado/ Linear psu of your choice. Using a Breeze Audio psu here. Into 32.5 (Ryan soundlabs boards),HiCap (Teddy Superregs), 110 monoblocks (NCC 220 boards), Kudos Cardea C 20S. No further upgrades likely unless there is a quantum leap in technology or laws of physics/...

How long before there is nothing left decent to listen to on my Marconiphone 220 with BTH horn loudspeaker, both well pre war and still working and looking as good as the day they were made.

They are gramophone records. Simple.

I had a Landrover series 3 swb that was just like the first example. I remember my Dad having a huge Vauxhall in the 60's, could have been a Cresta just like example two. It was the only car which made my brother and I carsick.

Simply didn't sound any good. On Kan stands tight up to the solid brick wall. LP12/Ittok/K18. No bass no soundstage furniture polish scorching treble. Tried with a Nait 2 some months later. Honestly no better.

Tried Kans with mine for an evening. NO.

I tried to revitalize my spool holders with one of those rubber resoftener potions. Worked for a few days. Back to cherry tomato size blobs of blu-tac.......

Ion Obelisk 2 £130 Rotel RCD855 £85 Dali Zensor 1 £99 Sansui SR222 mk2 £45 Retrieved and rebuilt my Akai 4000DS and found my old Rotel tuner in the attic and added those. Second system in the hobby /model railway room, which also houses my collection of gramophones, an Edison phonograph and...

I think I might have had a senior moment! But one does read numerous wonderful tweaks and downright dodgy solutions to cure things! Of course all the parts of my machines are properly lubricated. I've had R2R machines for 50 years. I have a late low mileage A77 MK4 and Uher Report Stereo 4400...

I've never heard of putting a spot of oil on the pinch roller before. I imagine only the merest trace of oil?

I'm in the process of digitally archiving a lot of R-R tapes of live performances, radio sessions etc, before the tapes deteriorate. If your amp has line out or tape sockets, or if you can borrow one, then an analogue to digital converter such as the excelent Behringer uca202 or 222 will work...

I have an Edison circa 1910 and a fair number of blue amberol cylinders. I have no problems following the tune or the words being sung whatsoever.

Always had an interest in gramophone technology and got a nice HMV Table Grand a while back. An Edison Fireside combination phonograph sorted another desire last year. Would love to have the space and cash for an EMG Xb. Very rare radiograms by EMG were very top end with Garrard 301s, Leak or...