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New Townshend Rock 7 owner

The Townshend is in transit to it's new home. I purchased this one-owner table as a package, complete w/ Funk Firm FXR ll arm, dc motor upgrade, Discovery Balanced phono cable and Brinkman PI cartridge. It come with all original boxes, manuals.

If all goes well, I should be able to get it up and running with one exception, my phono stage is not balanced. Since the original owner bought this from a respected dealer as a package, I think my best route would be to get a pair of RCA to XLR adapters in order to hear the package as close as possible as was intended.

Any thoughts on that aspect? What brand adapters would be recommended? Also, any thing I might need to know from experienced users to help with set-up? Thanks.
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bdp24,

I thought you may be interested in this...

Last night, PBS had a special "The Last Waltz" concert. After watching a while, I put on my MFSL "The Band".

I had previously thought it was kind of murky or muddy in the lower frequencies. Not now! Also, the whole lp is more like "you are there". The rest of the frequency range is more transparent and revealing. This may be why some have described their experience with this tt, upon listening to a studio recording, "like listening to a master tape".

I've never heard a master tape but I think I now understand more this sort of description.

Cheers!
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One (important) thing, ...I just realized...

I don't feel a need to adjust for differing record thicknesses.


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OK..... I've been listening today for 12 hours straight.

Still not tired. My plan is to go for 12 more hours.

This would not have been a possibility before.

Right now, I've got Mark Knopfler/Emmylou Harris "All The Road Running" spinning. Sounding fantastic!
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anyone out there who would like to keep me honest?

I'll try and check in every hour with my play list.

The Rock 7 is sounding fantastic!

I did change some cables during the day. I found that the cables I was using with the VPI weren't the best for the Townshend.

I'm going mostly copper. The Discovery Plus 4 & Bob's Devices (mid level) cable on the front end.

My speakers are Usher Tiny Dancer,  Mini One, Diamond's. I'm very much liking my Abbey Road  Bi-Wired  speaker cables.

Up next... Mark Knopfler "Shangri-la". Should be great!

Cheers?

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