Recent content by Din5

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    Fix or upgrade

    As suggested above, get yourself one of these £29 Audio Technica AT-VM95C it comes complete with stylus. https://www.richersounds.com/audio-technica-at-vm95c/...
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    Fix or upgrade

    Try starting with these two videos part 1 & 2 : View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rn4iuWWqb9c&t=2s and View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngG2IXHUdZ0 Buy a cheap multimeter to test the leads for continuity (they all have an Ohms setting which is what you want). You may not need to...
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    Fix or upgrade

    If its been 20yrs in the attic, it probably needs a good strip-down service, there's plenty of youtube videos to guide you. I recently serviced my old Dual CS505-1 with good results. When you have it open, inspect and test continuity of the phono to amp leads (replace with new leads if...
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    Question Fyne Audio F500 SP (special production) or F501 / F501E? Very good bookshelf or standard floorspeakers?

    I own the original F501 floorstanders, they are hooked up to my Rega Elicit-R, the sound is wonderful. The newer F501SP are substantialy more expensive. As the sound from the original F501 is so good, I find it hard to imagine that the sound from the F501SP can be that much better considering...
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    £1000 speaker choice

    I think you need to find a better hifi dealer who will let you demo sub £2000 speakers, and has a decent listening room. I have the original Fyne F501 speakers and they are impressive when fed from my Rega Elicit-R, I can only guess they would also be decent with a Brio. Many other speakers will...
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    Cassette tapes

    Glad I've still got my old cassette deck
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    Budget-but-Quality Vinyl Listening Setup

    I like the look of the Kytes, the Rega P1 deck and the IO are also pretty good and designed to gel well together as a whole one system. The Rega System One gets good reviews where-ever I look. Here's one such review https://www.whathifi.com/reviews/rega-system-one I guess the Kytes will be...
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    Question Kef Q900: what amp to pair with?

    I had KEF Q5's , the sound was transformed when I fed them with a Rega Elicit-R amplifier (105W/Ch into 8ohms). Much better control of the bass etc with high levels of detail. Having a large available amount of power in an amplifier allows the amp to supply immediate large amount of current to...
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    HiFi product validation or a wide berth of opinions relating to a product.

    I own the CDS50 model that replaced the CDS27. I can ony say that I am very impressed with it, great build quality / plays CD's with an excellent sound quality, and the streamer section sounds so good playing music via Qobuz that I have absolutely no intention of changing it. I understand that...
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    Rega planar 6 Marantz Model 50

    Suppose it all depends on how bouncy the floor is. My RP6 is on the top glass shelf of a hifi rack which sits on a carpeted suspended wooden floor and I dont have any issues with needle bounce or distortion. No doubt a wall shelf would be ideal, but mine works perfectly well where it is.
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    What to understand before floorstanding speakers purchase?

    You are relying far too much on data sheets, instead you need to hear some different speakers. Some speakers with a great spec on paper may sound poor to your ears, whereas some with a different spec may sound great to your ears. You can't tell how a speaker will sound to you just by reading a...
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    Anyone have experience driving Rega R7's or similar. (6 Ohm,125W, 89dB)

    I haven't heard the MK4 Elex, but I did own an Elex-R for a couple of months ( impressive amp, brilliant sound), until I thought (wrongly) that it had developed a phono stage fault, which turned out to be just fluff on my RP6 /Exact stylus. The dealer lent me an Elicit-R to keep me going in the...
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    Anyone have experience driving Rega R7's or similar. (6 Ohm,125W, 89dB)

    Thanks for updating us and well done for finding an amplifier that works well for you. I assume the Elex you refer to is the new model and not the previous model Elex-R ?
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    Anyone have experience driving Rega R7's or similar. (6 Ohm,125W, 89dB)

    Yes please let us know your findings ..
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    Anyone have experience driving Rega R7's or similar. (6 Ohm,125W, 89dB)

    I would be seeking out a S/H Rega Elicit-R, or Elex-R . Both should give you great results with your R7's. Or if you have the funds consider buying the latest versions. Rega synergy exists !