Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2014/01/04

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Turntable
From: john at mcmaster.co.nz (John McMaster)
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2014 03:55:50 +0000
References: <2AC2AF78-C4B4-4EDB-9A4F-8F2C6EA0655E@icloud.com> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9D0F4211A@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org> <527A56CF-8B01-4FD3-B7BD-36D8E2D969A4@yahoo.com> <80F9701439F20347874CE5E4E03C22E9D0F451F7@WhizzMAIL01.whizz.org> <598DD2D3-24AA-4A1A-80A4-CEA67787D753@yahoo.com>

All bought pre-loved over a decade ago...it sounds quite good ;-)

Speakers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linn_Isobarik

john

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Wow wow.  That is one classic set up.
> 
> I would like to know what it sounds like.
> 
> Must have taken you a long time to build up the kit.
> 
> Btw what speakers do u have?
> 
> I love vinyl.  But my current kit is cd. So sad. Kakaka
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Pete
> 
> On 5 Jan, 2014, at 3:41, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:
> 
> > Full Linn/Naim system ;-)
> >
> > Early Sondek with Valhalla and Cirkus upgrades, Ittok tonearm
> >
> > Karik/Numerik (CD/DAC)
> >
> > Hi-CAP/32-5/250 amplification and Isobarik DMS
> >
> > All +20 years old but still sounds good...rips the new compressed
> > sound CDs apart though :-(
> >
> > john
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> koolhelpdeskdude at yahoo.com
> >>
> >> Wow a Linn?  Which generation is that ?  What tone arm?
> >>
> >> B regards
> >>
> >> On 4 Jan, 2014, at 14:35, John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Why, or why not? I have never retired my Sondek but have not bought
> >> vinyl for many years (even longer than since I bought film!)......
> >>>
> >>> john
> >>> ________________________________________
> >>>
> >>> Friends
> >>>
> >>> The question is  should I bring my Thorens turntable out of retirement?
> >>>
> >>> Gerry
> >>>
> >>> Gerry Walden
> >>> +44 (0)23 8046 3076 or
> >>> +44 (0)797 287 7932
> >>> www.gwpics.com
> >>>


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