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This morning a new Yamamoto headshell arrived in the mail, didn't have time to take care of it at first, then in the early afternoon I started installing the Osawa 301 Moving Iron pickup into the headshell. In the process, I broke off a ferrule from a headshell cable. Since I always have some in my spare parts store, this was no problem. So I soldered a new one and could then install the pickup and put it into operation. Then still the Azymuth at the Headshell as well as the VTA adjusted. The developer Yazuo Osawa gave the OS 301 his name who developed moving iron pickups himself in the early 1980s - raised to legend by some fans - and later worked for the manufacturer Fidelity Research. Osawa can therefore already come up with an undeniable experience in the construction of cartridges. Later he moved to Nagaoka and developed, among other things, the legendary Nagaoka MP 100 to MP 300 OS series. The Nagaoka MP 300 OS I also have in my collection, but can not use it yet because it is too light , so it is not compatible on the 162 gram counterweight of the SME arm, comes the 90 gram counterweight finally from England , I can use it.

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I went for this one, with a matching colour scheme!

My Vinyl Premiere! All provisional still and on the "B" Machine, but it was plug and play, TT being 40+ years old!

Spinning a classics from 1969 " It´s a beautiful day " CBS Records

Here is another album that sounds so much better on my Technics SL-DL1 with the linear tracking. Excellent l/r separation in Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits.

Following on with Act’s 2&3 ( a double album ) The Sansui AU717 is sounding sweeter Artist - Frank Zappa Title - Joes Garage Acts II & III Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/release/2877504-Frank-Zappa-Joes-Garage-Acts-II-III

Is it time again for some Frank Zappa I think so Just about to turn on the system to spin this record Artist - Frank Zappa Title - Joes Garage Act 1 Album ID - https://www.discogs.com/release/751319-Zappa-Joes-Garage-Act-I

Would show you my kit but, jealousy might well ensue.

He has this song titled "God lift that beer", well, that's how I hear it anyhow...

MAN, I just got here and got caught up then you posted Kenny Roger's. How in the heck did you know that was JUST the album I was going to select for you??? Now, gimme da beer! 😂 😂

This is the Sonos R&D team?

Weigh in. Started at 198.8 last Sunday now at 191.8. Yep I know a lot of it is water weight but still the belts not as tight. As LF said "the key is not to binge on the carbs you've been craving". On the positive side Atkins and Keto allow bourbon! Started out foggy but now the sun is out and it feels almost spring like. LF playing tennis with her group. Swanky is sleeping.......... Gents....enjoy your weekend!

MMEB " Watch " 1978 Bronze Records

Well done .....gonna tell you something about the Shure M 75 The shure system par excellence ! With the original needles (round needle also Cleorec) one of the best budget systems that were ever built. Not for nothing were all youth rooms and discos in the 60s, 70s with sound. Was also not exactly cheap to buy during his lifetime. Who mounts it today should pay attention to the fact that it, like all Shure of this age is a 15 ° system. Runs therefore super on all changers with 24 ° geometry. Then it plays with a lot of pressure and dynamics a very dry overtone bass with good resolution even in the treble, and shows why it was for years the standard system in discos. Has this fascinating Shure "presence drive", this fantastically good midrange resolution, combined with extremely good dynamics. With the ED variant is no longer missing much to the absolute top league. With a Jico SAS needle by far the best Shure of all time.

Who can think of an album to play while this Tripel LeFort beer?

you don´t need my advice in this matter ..LoL , you´ll know what to choose ...

Hey, at about 6:30 in he talks about where the Shibata came from JVC and how it was used in quadraphonics. Listened to the whole thing it was posted right after our interaction over there.

Shake your groove thing...

@chassell welcome here , we would see you here more often 👍

Just picked this up today. 50 years on...

Steve Miller Band " The circle of Love " 1981 , Mercury Label

So I almost forgot, on the post 6 or 7 pages ago about connectors. German spades and connectors are the best. https://www.vhaudio.com/connectors-speaker.html I have done extensive testing on all of the connectors they offer, blind A/B, etc. I have identified the unique sonic signatures of each connector offered on that webpage and condensed all of the information into a 57 page, cross-referenced white paper. I'm running a Christmas special and offering a 50% discount on the White Paper for the next week.

That is the system on the 1218.

Yea, I'm workin harder now! 😂 Forrest Richard Betts (born December 12, 1943) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, and composer best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. Betts departed the Allman Brothers Band in 2000 under acrimonious circumstances and continued with a solo career that had begun in the 1970s. Highway Call is the debut album by Dickey Betts (under the name Richard Betts), of The Allman Brothers Band.[6][7] It was recorded in 1974 in Macon, Georgia, at Capricorn Studios.

@AndreG. You see ..... Big World , Mr. Joe Jackson

Yup, M75 and this one's a Dual 1214, the 1218 is still in pieces and being cleaned. I bought this LP a few others from a fellow member on the Dual Forum, doubles and stuff he didn' t listen to anymore.

Probably mostly due to your 56700+ post count content filling up every hard drive on the Klipsch Forum Servers.

André ..welcome to the TT world with an exciting vintage Dual TT, any idea which Pick Up is installed ? Looks like a Shure Cartridge M 75 or V 15 Series ? And Joe Jackson...love him, got a lot of records from him you´ll see 😁

@JohnJ yea a bit of a tease BUT I tried something different today with that lp.. First time through it was just like most lp's. Slow and a bit different on the first couple sides and getting even better on sides 3 & 4. Today I started 4,3,2,1 and it's totally KILLER played in that order. AND I found my lil flashlight I use hunting albums! I was getting tired of wearing this 😂

OK, it's official. I'm on it! Don't know how long I'm gonna last though. Maybe I should start with some Phil Collins first instead of this play. One heck of an album though!

Not like music for a fine wine... but beer? Heck Yea. I do have this one since it came out and can vouch for it being an excellent weekend play. Bottoms Up!

Um, NO. Roy's latest networks (AL5, and AK6) were both from Paul's notebooks (which were given to Roy). You would have to ask @Edgar about the poles, etc., etc. He was smart enough to follow along with Roy as he was explaining what he did. I simply copied off of Edgar and got an A+.

Well at least it felt more like Christmas there! Brother said he thought his hombres would spell that with a j instead of an h. Here it's been 60 and rain for several days still going on now with that humidity up from 80 to 100% again. It will dry out tomorrow and from 50 something in the am drop to 30s in the pm like December should be... for me anyhow.

this is tamale season. We had beef tamales last night. Dragged my sorry butt out and hung 250ft of Christmas lights. I didn't really feel like doing it. It was cold and breezy...No sooner than it got dark, the neighbors calls..... not to complain... to thank us and to tell us how much she likes them.That made me feel a whole lot better... that and I got to use my wife as a hand warmer after I got done hanging the lights.

the only other choice is finding nos.... good luck with that and parting with a few fingers and toes

I thought I had a bookmark of that place in NY that @dirtmudd mentioned a lot back when I joined. He did not know if I was versed in the proper setup of a new cart. found it, Soundsmith! *different companies use different names... will look up "vivid" Excellent articles there https://www.sound-smith.com/articles/stylus-shape-information

Of course it´s a shibata needle, Model AT20SLA , but to honest it got so much hours on the clock that it needs a new one soon , but where´s the problem ..got enough pick-ups but need to buy some headshells first for the other cartridges . Maybe will drive another one tomorrow ..let´s see ..

@AndreG. update An old top system from Shure, based on the M75 Type2 body. With original needles, identification color "yellow" with silver lettering or the unique spherical, here executed as a whole stone, identification color "red", even better than a V15III mi the VN35ED. Excellent low bass reproduction, very accurate spatial imaging, this speaks for a very phase stable design of the generator. Fine high frequency resolution without any sharpness. Attention old 15 ° system, rating applies only with correct VTA !

Speaking of which. Hit up my usual store today. Owner said he had something for me. Reached behind the counter and pulled out a VanWinkle 12 year. Score!

I hate to sell these but I am clearing out my building and have to let them go. I listen to these on almost a daily basis with La Scala's for rear channels. After research with the Klipsch factory, after I bought these, I believe these to be the first split subs they produced (SN MWM S 1001 through 1004). These serial numbers were hand stamped. Every option Klipsch offered was added to these stacks. Gauss HF-4000 mid drivers, Fiberglass and aluminum trim, Type-M passive 4-way crossover. Here is you chance to own a piece of history. I don't think too many of these have survived. $3500

Fair enough. I was trying to express the lack of dynamic range. Nickyboy and BillyBob and others thanks. I've had a local guy here who sold me those speakers say the chorus would be huge step up but more money which is fine if I could get a set for about $1,000. Thanks everyone for your input it helps