Recent content by Pete Shields

Anyway, I had a big rethink and a big change of plan.......I ended up changing the turntable (some of you would have already seen my different thread on this the turntable section) to a Cambridge Audio Alva TT2. I am so pleased that I did this. Output is however low on this through the RCA ports...

Still loving the Cambridge Audio turntable and spinning all sorts of recently purchased as well as some of my 45 year old plus stuff. All sound great. Paid a visit to Richer Sounds in the week regarding the Attessa. They couldn't unfortunately help source a replacement stylus and could only...

Agreed, it sounds fine and isn't running hot at all so I have worries. I suppose part of the misconception I have in my head is that when I had older systems in the past (Arcam Delta 90, Audiolab power amp, Mission 751's etc) the volume on the amps were only set to 3 and the windows rattled...

The TTV2 arrived this afternoon. I have bought a few factory refurbished items in the past from various companies (more often than not Dyson!) and they have usually turned up pristine/as new. The TTV2 is no exception. Well done Cambridge Audio.... Anyway, unlike the Attessa, I had it up and...

I only really have experience with the turntable. The whole turntable just doesn't seem right. The plinth and turntable itself seem solid and pretty traditional. The tone arm though is a unipivot design (which I am lead to believe only usually makes an appearance on some high end kit) and...

Thanks for the help everybody. They all look like great choices and would all work well for me. Looking online, somebody had snaffled up the Pro-Ject Classic so that has slipped past me. Whilst a Technics would have been the next most sensible option, I've gone a little off piste again and...

£1500 all in including a phono stage

I've had a bit of a nightmare the last couple of years trying very hard to get my 2 year old Roksan Attessa to sing. Repeated earthing issues, tracking force problems, record skips etc culimating in a broken stylus whilst I carried out the latest tracking setup. The cost of the replacement...

I switched back to the Roksan supplied cables and didn't really hear any of the earthing issues when I touched the arm. I thought I'd sorted out my issues! I then decided to do a full setup on the turntable again as it wasn't tracking at all since the last time I used it - I have to check the...

I have a quiet me time night so I'll have a good look and play with turntable...... Looking on the web, a few people have added that they have added in an earth cable and that seems to work........time for a little experimenting....watch this space

Excellent guys, thanks for the advice. Yes I really like the amp. I also have the matching CD player. Both in milled stainless steel. Your spot on with the Amp being good for a subwoofer connection Jasonovich. That is exactly what the Roksan tech desk said to me! Maybe one day on the upgrade...

thanks for the information Buckie. I'll have a think about whether I go down that route or maybe just try a cheapo amazon one for now and see how it performs. I won't use it that much so maybe an easy fix for now. If my listening habbits do change, I'll take a look at the Classi model that you...

Buckie. Could I ask what you ended up buying in the end. I am in a similar boat......I bought an ifi headphone amp to use with the output socket on my amp (which I thought was fixed). Found out that the amp is a variable output so sort of defeats the object when I put the headphones on and it's...

it's going to go in a corner, hidden, so may plump for an ebay version. Might just wait until black friday and see what happens with the prices

I would have gone with the Sonos arc ultra, but didnt realise that my old acoustimass bass unit was subject to a recall or 40% off a new soundbar. The bars were also on offer last week, so managed to get one for £360. Hence my purchase. Bit of a no brainer. Not as good as the Sonos, but cheap...