Let's have a chuckle but please don't overwork the moderator!

[nopiano]

Talking about isolation feet - just got a SL1300G and as I was swapping places with its 1500C predecessor, I could not help but notice the massive difference. The 1500 feet are fairly stiff, to the point they can seem/feel solid/fixed. The suspension on the 1300G is pretty "bouncy" in comparison which I assume would help with microvibration and damping.

Now I don't think my TT has much vibration (it sits on a fairly chunky, wall mounted shelf and the speakers are front ported, with the closest about 40cm away) but it's kinda reassuring.

That said, I probably would not spend £150/200 on aftermarket feet unless I had a serious vibration issue.

And I guess your new one weighs a fair bit heavier too?

 

[Entrigo]

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And I guess your new one weighs a fair bit heavier too?

Not a monstrous amount. I think it's 13kg vs the 9.9kg of the 1500C.

Which I am fairly happy about - my semi-floating shelf was quoted as carrying 10kg comfortably, so I think I can risk leaving it as it is. If I had gone for the 1210 I would have had to add a bracket underneath...

I think the biggest difference weight-wise is the platter. It does feel satisfyingly hefty.

 

[Jasonovich]

I guess it’s a fairly decent but standard hifi grade wire, dressed up to look like the Nordost. So, a bit like Nordost, probably! 😂

Interesting, the brand name is DADE V2, it appears they've stopped calling it Nordost but model is still referenced as Valhalla 2.
I recommend to anyone, It really is an excellent cable in its own right, 7n Ofc copper silver plated and construction is of high quality. 🙂

 

[Entrigo]

These are reasonable and utterly vital 😆

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

These are reasonable and utterly vital 😆

Must buy some wood and get busy in my shed. If they'll buy those plastic things, surely some nicely finished wooden ones should find customers...

 

[DiggyGun]

A slight deviation from Hi-Fi to watches. During my many overseas trips a friend asked me to get him a fake Rolex watch.

Found a place in the Middle East and asked the vendor for one, to which he replied, “What grade did I want?”

That, I must admit did flummox me, as I never knew fake watches were graded.

Never did get one in the end, it was harder than buying a real watch.

DG…

 

[BiggaJ]

I would question 14 of the 15 mentioned in that link ... the only one that I would perhaps question is the use of better quality links/cables between apparatus. Though I would stop at spending mid £100's on them.

 

[jjbomber]

the Mcintosh MAH200, looks very good but too expensive for the purpose , headphones will sound even better but price wise above a respectful price

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[busb]

One of the most laughable I've seen on FB was small blocks of wood with angled spade connectors you plug into your speaker terminals - I didn't take them seriously enough to note price or supposed benefit.
All this stuff is old hat - who remembers Peter Belt with croc clips etc?

 

[Jasonovich]

One of the most laughable I've seen on FB was small blocks of wood with angled spade connectors you plug into your speaker terminals - I didn't take them seriously enough to note price or supposed benefit.
All this stuff is old hat - who remembers Peter Belt with croc clips etc?

I do recall, some of his crazy schemes included freezing compact discs before playing, and using only white cables. 🏰
There was some great entertainment value, another name that keeps poking me in the ribs is Michael J Hughes aka WHF publication back in the eighties.

Sticking silver foil on CDs which suppose to improve their sonic properties. Some of the things did have merit, I'm thinking solid core mains supply cables.

I do recollect replacing my QED multistrand cable with solid core, which cost me a few quid for several metres and I was astonished how it smoothed the sound, The QED was quite brittle in the higher frequencies.
I guess we all had a free reign back then, nobody had heard of Placebo and cable sceptics were just sperms still swimming inside there place of origin. 🤣

 

[busb]

I do recall, some of his crazy schemes included freezing compact discs before playing, and using only white cables. 🏰
There was some great entertainment value, another name that keeps poking me in the ribs is Michael J Hughes aka WHF publication back in the eighties.

Sticking silver foil on CDs which suppose to improve their sonic properties. Some of the things did have merit, I'm thinking solid core mains supply cables.

I do recollect replacing my QED multistrand cable with solid core, which cost me a few quid for several metres and I was astonished how it smoothed the sound, The QED was quite brittle in the higher frequencies.
I guess we all had a free reign back then, nobody had heard of Placebo and cable sceptics were just sperms still swimming inside there place of origin. 🤣

Expectation Bias rears its head in HiFi - thicker cable MUST sound better etc, etc. In. 1990s, I managed to cook the tweeters in my Celestion SL6s. I returned them for repair & was asked if I would like them fitted with an extra pair of terminals for a small extra fee. When I got them back, I bridged the terminals & carried on with my Exposure cables. Some time later, I had some spare cable so I bi-wired them. Much to my utter astonishment they sounded noticeably better. In the name of credulity, I'll avoid using the term "night & day"! My next speakers were Totem Arros, that I bi-wired - no difference! My current Quadrals only have single pairs of terminals.
I tried 5A solid-core lighting cable once - not a nice sound, Retried my Exposure cable - that didn't sound very nice either. Now using Atlas OCC cable (bough at a Bristol Show for half price). My experience with interconnects is that any supposed difference is wasted on my ears.

 

[nopiano]

another name that keeps poking me in the ribs is Michael J Hughes aka WHF publication back in the eighties.

I think he’s still writing, and appears in Hifi Choice as Jimmy Hughes, mostly reviewing classical recordings.

Obviously I may have got my wires crossed but I don’t think so.

 

[Jasonovich]

I think he’s still writing, and appears in Hifi Choice as Jimmy Hughes, mostly reviewing classical recordings.

Obviously I may have got my wires crossed but I don’t think so.

That's good to hear, I raise my glass to Jimmy or Michael for not being afraid to be different and providing us all with entertainment and controversy 🙂