1975 New Thorens TD 145/11, TP16? arm and A&R P77 mm pick-up.
1979 New Linn Sondeck, Linn Basik arm, A&R P77.
1982 Second-hand Linn Sondek, Linn Ittock, Supex 900 mc pick-up 1984 (Listened to friends CD players but decided to stick with Vinyl.
Bought up vinyl as people and record shops disposed of it
In favour of cds..
1993 Second-hand, 3 motor Voyd with Helius Cylene and Audio Note IO gold mc pick-up. ( later upgraded with Audio Note TT 3 split-phase motor supply) Lovely sounding TT.
A friend is now the happy owner.
2006 Acoustic Solid 'Solid One' with Trans-Fi 'Terminator' tone arm
and (re-built) Audio Note IO gold pick-up.
Upgraded tone arm to second-hand Ikeda 'IT CR 407'
with ex-demo Ikeda 'Kai' pick up.
Upgraded ac motor to Teres Audio 3 phase rim-drive motor
and 3 phase motor controller.
TT sits on wooden 'butcher's block' with Townshend seismic
Isolation pods underneath. (Fantastic sound If suitably upgraded).
2017 Merrill Williams REAL 101.2, (bought as 'near new traded-In' from Merrill dealer
Ex demo Ikeda IT CR 407 (with VTA adjuster), Ikeda Kai mc.
'DIY' Kondo silver tonearm cable.
My favourite TT to date. Very well thought out leveling, speed measurement / adjustment, Very, very quiet TT and a joy to use.
1979 New Linn Sondeck, Linn Basik arm, A&R P77.
1982 Second-hand Linn Sondek, Linn Ittock, Supex 900 mc pick-up 1984 (Listened to friends CD players but decided to stick with Vinyl.
Bought up vinyl as people and record shops disposed of it
In favour of cds..
1993 Second-hand, 3 motor Voyd with Helius Cylene and Audio Note IO gold mc pick-up. ( later upgraded with Audio Note TT 3 split-phase motor supply) Lovely sounding TT.
A friend is now the happy owner.
2006 Acoustic Solid 'Solid One' with Trans-Fi 'Terminator' tone arm
and (re-built) Audio Note IO gold pick-up.
Upgraded tone arm to second-hand Ikeda 'IT CR 407'
with ex-demo Ikeda 'Kai' pick up.
Upgraded ac motor to Teres Audio 3 phase rim-drive motor
and 3 phase motor controller.
TT sits on wooden 'butcher's block' with Townshend seismic
Isolation pods underneath. (Fantastic sound If suitably upgraded).
2017 Merrill Williams REAL 101.2, (bought as 'near new traded-In' from Merrill dealer
Ex demo Ikeda IT CR 407 (with VTA adjuster), Ikeda Kai mc.
'DIY' Kondo silver tonearm cable.
My favourite TT to date. Very well thought out leveling, speed measurement / adjustment, Very, very quiet TT and a joy to use.