Recent content by nopiano

This looks like the compromise!

It makes no sense to ‘upgrade’ what you have. The old Acos s-shaped arm is decent, but the antiskate tends to fail in advancing years. A few experts can fix it if nostalgia rules. A Linn Basik arm is no upgrade, it was Linn’s attempt to copy the Acos! For £500 a new model is much more...

Welcome to the forum. Always best to look at the dates before posting. The OP hasn’t been here for over a year.

I haven’t heard any for about forty years! But they could sound a bit ‘thick’ unless raised on stands. They had a relatively unusual ABR, an auxiliary bass radiator, like a dummy speaker instead of an open port. It increased the bass beyond the smaller Dittons. Bear in mind that in it’s day...

The real Nick Mason is an eighty-something drummer, so probably hasn’t the best hearing! 🤭🤣

Well, as I say, an auction will get the market value, but in all likelihood there aren’t a legion of fans awaiting your old speakers! In the nicest way, you’ll have to take a punt and set a price, or risk getting a low ball offer and nothing else! Lots of folk ask too much, then reduce the...

Wow, I wasn’t expecting that, but had read some gossip about Naim sales not being especially healthy. I must look at Focal’s accounts some time as I believe they supply the vast majority of in-car speakers. So I’ve probably been listening to them for decades!

You see, all that ‘burning in’ stuff was overstated! 😉

There’s a scruffy pair from a trader on eBay asking £249. Are the rubber faces sticky on yours? Best take some good pictures, explain and photograph the defects, and allow bids. That’s the real gauge of market value. If in no hurry then you might get £250 or so.

https://manualsworld.net/file_9e5e4fb5-9b8a-489a-b4e2-a32532343fa9.pdf I’ve never knowingly heard them, but most Yamaha products are good in their price range. Were they with a music centre or hifi system originally?

Well, I’m going on its long-standing reputation, and the fancier TD1500 which I was very interested in at one time. I’ve not even seen an Argon that I’m aware of, but they look decent enough. However, I can’t imagine you’d be disappointed in a Thorens. (They were Swiss originally, but like...

Maybe we’ve got our wires crossed on model numbers, but here in GB the Thorens is about 50% more expensive. I’d have a Thorens any day! What are their respective prices where you live? https://www.thorens.com/en/products/thorens-td-403-dd.html?goto=features

Wow, I’ve always been fascinated by that, as it usually gets a write up in Hifi News. Looks great fun, and hard to leave without buying something you don’t need! Thanks for the pics!

I think the confusion is using the word static. We always associate that with LPs that crackle when handled, or discharging through metal pieces when touched. Or if it’s terrible, then crackling whilst playing a record. On this video I hear a click, but can’t tell if it’s simply a mechanical...

I thought we covered this already? https://forums.whathifi.com/threads/fix-or-upgrade.140922/