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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..Victory! I finally got the motor apart: The bearings were bone dry and full of gunk! I cleaned them out with methylated spirit, and...
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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..Re. the 1019, I need to have a good look at that idler wheel, too. It seems to be slipping. Hopefully the new one will be better. I...
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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..As for the SPU, it tracks at least as well as my AT-VM740ML. I couldn't resist buying that reissue of the Dorati Firebird. Other than a...
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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..The 1019 has some serious motor issues. At first, just running 5% slow (a 60Hz pulley would have made it 20% slow). Now, after letting...
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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..Well, the 1019 finally arrived. The lid was destroyed in transit, but I never liked the look of those pinkish acrylic lids anyway. I’ll...
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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..I consider that LP of the Firebird to be the finest orchestral recording of all time! Which remastering is this? So far, I have the...
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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..The driver is a custom one made for Omnes Audio, for this particular speaker, and is not available separately. Apparently it has a...
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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..It’s the SPU #1E (the entry-level one with the elliptical stylus).
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CJG888 replied to the thread Show us your Head-Fi station at it's current state. No old pictures please....
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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..Those monitors are the Omnes Audio Monitor Nr. 5. Designed in Germany, driver from Taiwan, enclosure and final assembly in Poland...
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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..With the pre-improved there would have been no problem. The improved (which I also have on the same deck, but as a fixed headshell) has...
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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..I believe the 1019 was the last model before the Steuerpimpel! I will try to restore the stock plinth with Briwax. I know it is a...
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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..The nude one may be finding its way onto my Elite Rock…
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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..As you may have gathered, I quite like idler drive turntables… …and mid-century design!
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CJG888 replied to the thread Vinyl Corner. Music, Gear, Experiences..An another tack, I bagged this on the Bay for just over 100€. Complete and functional… This one is going (post-service) in my study /...