viridian

Responses from viridian

Denon DL-103 -- Was it a mistake?
......and for your phono preamp. Good luck with the Red. 
Upgrade Advice cart or phono pre amp
I'm with Bill. Sell the MMF-5 and buy a turntable and cartridge in the $1000.00 to $1500.00 Range. Marantz TT-15 (Clearaudio made with the Clearaudio cartridge), Rega P25 or P5 with Dynavector 10X5 or AT150MLX, older VPI MKlll with nice arm and ca... 
What is "rich mans" DL-103?
Ortofon SPU. Body, energy and musical impact galore. It is the 103 on steroids. 
nobody talks about BAT anymore?
Wow, I never felt that I was engaging in bullying and sincerely appologize to all concerned. I will refrain from flippant answers to legitimate questions on this board in all of my future posts. 
Vintage Japanese Turntables
CW, I thought that you might enjoy the eye candy of the direct-drive museum:http://de.geocities.com/bc1a69/museum_eng.htmlSome of the better Denon tables have the formentioned electromagnetic speed control mechanisms, such as the DP-6000. Anything... 
nobody talks about BAT anymore?
My appologies if anyone that found my response offensive. Yes, it was meant to be humourous and sarcastic, but I did not mean to offend. Sometimes, especially with the written word, where no real inflection or facial gestures are possible, the lin... 
nobody talks about BAT anymore?
Nobody talks about Kaypro computers and Donkey Kong either. 
Vintage Japanese Turntables
1) Usually not, the oval SME cutout usually overlays the smaller, round cutouts of other 9" arms, however your arm came with a mounting template with which you can verify this. Armboards are also usually pretty easy to fabricate if the manufacture... 
Any vinyl experts out there?
You may have acoustic feedback. Without the platter moving or the motor on, put the stylus down on a record and increase the volume. If you hear howling, you have acoustic feedback and you will need to resite the turntable. 
Denon DL-103 -- Was it a mistake?
That's a shame; did you get the 640P yet? 
Hadcock GH228 and Shelter 501 - do they mate well?
Oops, that would be "manner", how come Audiogon took away the "edit post" button? Illiterates like me - or is it "I" - really needed that. 
Hadcock GH228 and Shelter 501 - do they mate well?
I heard a Music Maker and it was a fabulous cartridge. Since you are now in contact with Bill, why not ask if he has a low mileage demo, he is also the Music Maker importer. Guy gets around. It hasn't helped his bedside manor though, LOL. 
Parasound C/BC Belt Drive Transport
The short answer is probably "no where". The long one is that I believe that your transport was made my CEC and branded "Parasound". CEC does not have a US presence, but is still in business:http://www.cec-international.de/pages/s40.htmlSo either ... 
Hadcock GH228 and Shelter 501 - do they mate well?
Ask the importer of the Hadcock, Bill Feil, he is a frequent poster here, user name audiofeil. He will give you the straight scoop. 
Ortofon SPU's outdated design?
Wow, thanks Chris, that is a very interesting insight!