LATEST Piece of Gear in Your Stack - What is it?

[fredblue]

uh-oh...

my love affair with the SL-7 may be over just as its begun!!

the cute little rascal has got HARDWIRED RCA leads!??!

NOOOOOOOO...!!!
i thought they were detachable like on the SL-10??

i had such a hassle finding CD-4 compatible RCA cables in my stash (i literally went through like 10 sets!!) and ended up using a set that look quite similar to the Technics SL-1200 hardwired ones, nothing flash just fairly thick and spongey, which have never given me any bother and did ultimately work but the cables that came with the SL-10 (quite fancy, billed as "low stray capacity" cable, with a proprietary Technics 3-prong plug with integrated Ground pin and Ground cable) were awful and noisy for CD-4..

so, the odds are these hardwired ones on the SL-7 could also be unsuitable for CD-4!?

oh pigs' BUM!!! .. and today was going so well..!!!

 

[Sonik Wiz]

ps. do any of you guys have any tips on how to clean up and smooth out scratches in plexiglass? (or whatever these lids are made of!)

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[Sonik Wiz]

uh-oh...

my love affair with the SL-7 may be over just as its begun!!

the cute little rascal has got HARDWIRED RCA leads!??!

NOOOOOOOO...!!!
i thought they were detachable like on the SL-10??

i had such a hassle finding CD-4 compatible RCA cables in my stash (i literally went through like 10 sets!!) and ended up using a set that look quite similar to the Technics SL-1200 hardwired ones, nothing flash just fairly thick and spongey, which have never given me any bother and did ultimately work but the cables that came with the SL-10 (quite fancy, billed as "low stray capacity" cable, with a proprietary Technics 3-prong plug with integrated Ground pin and Ground cable) were awful and noisy for CD-4..

so, the odds are these hardwired ones on the SL-7 could also be unsuitable for CD-4!?

oh pigs' BUM!!! .. and today was going so well..!!!

The factory stock cables on my AT 120 TT works fine for CD-4. Try and see.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

uh-oh...

my love affair with the SL-7 may be over just as its begun!!

the cute little rascal has got HARDWIRED RCA leads!??!

NOOOOOOOO...!!!
i thought they were detachable like on the SL-10??

i had such a hassle finding CD-4 compatible RCA cables in my stash (i literally went through like 10 sets!!) and ended up using a set that look quite similar to the Technics SL-1200 hardwired ones, nothing flash just fairly thick and spongey, which have never given me any bother and did ultimately work but the cables that came with the SL-10 (quite fancy, billed as "low stray capacity" cable, with a proprietary Technics 3-prong plug with integrated Ground pin and Ground cable) were awful and noisy for CD-4..

so, the odds are these hardwired ones on the SL-7 could also be unsuitable for CD-4!?

oh pigs' BUM!!! .. and today was going so well..!!!

I’d hate to see you make that sexy LT lady walk the plank without first taking her for a spin on the CD-4 runway

 

[jefe1]

Fred/Adam I always enjoy reading your posts with your colorful use of adjectives and expressions. Maybe DV can put you into service writing some liner notes.

 

[fredblue]

The factory stock cables on my AT 120 TT works fine for CD-4. Try and see.

wow! that's great news, thanks!
which cables are those Wiz?

edit: oh you mean the ones on the SL-7..!! hmm.. they look a bit weedy for CeeDee-For-Dee

 

[fredblue]

Fred/Adam I always enjoy reading your posts with your colorful use of adjectives and expressions. Maybe DV can put you into service writing some liner notes.

oh dah-ling, they can't afford me!

(that's because my fee is 100 kit kat chunky's a day and all the cheeky vimto's i can stand of a lunchtime!)

only joking!!

i'm too drunk to stand up most nights let alone write joined up proper like!

only joking (again) i no longer drink alcohol of an evening (its boring but its for the best )

ps. i'm glad you like my mad rambling drivel!

in zee words of zee late great Charles Aznovoice; "DV mon cher, mange tout, i'll write you a love song, Charlie!"

 

[fredblue]

I’d hate to see you make that sexy LT lady walk the plank without first taking her for a spin on the CD-4 runway

ok Mister Pupster, you convinced me!!

i just need to tear myself away from all the new genuine Atmos stuff that's dropped all of a sudden!!

 

[kap'n krunch]

LATEST piece of gear in my stack..

what is it?
i hear you cry!

weeeeeelllllll.... its this wee beaut..!!

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yes, a Technics SL-7 Linear Tracking Turntable!

i was surfin' round the ol' fleabay the other night and one suddenly popped up; serviced, with new belts and lube and in good enough cosmetic condition for the £200 smackers asking price. boom! let's hope unlike the SL-10 its not a case of "a fool and his money are soon parted"..!!

Holy moley Freddie baby, that was a STEAL!!!
so happy you got that…
I love my SL-QL1 cause it’s a simplified version of those two babies you got there and I think that makes it more appealing to me , not nearly as pretty but I think it’s sexy too! Especially my dark grey ones!

 

[fredblue]

Holy moley Freddie baby, that was a STEAL!!!
so happy you got that…
I love my SL-QL1 cause it’s a simplified version of those two babies you got there and I think that makes it more appealing to me , not nearly as pretty but I think it’s sexy too! Especially my dark grey ones!
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oh i think it looks sexy in Black!

 

[fredblue]

'ello Tosh, its a Toshiba!

Toshiba SY-404 CD-4 demodulator & setup 45 disc.

while it weighs a reassuring half-ton and looks in decent enough nick, when you fire it up not only do the lights not come on but no-one's at home! basically its an ex-demogitator, it has ceased to be!

so, into the closet it goes with my other non-functioning CD-4 demodulators! NEXT!!!???!!!

 

[J. PUPSTER]

'ello Tosh, its a Toshiba!

Toshiba SY-404 CD-4 demodulator & setup 45 disc.

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while it weighs a reassuring half-ton and looks in decent enough nick, when you fire it up not only do the lights not come on but no-one's at home! basically its an ex-demogitator, it has ceased to be!

so, into the closet it goes with my other non-functioning CD-4 demodulators! NEXT!!!???!!!

I thought you already had a good working Demod. Freddie? Hope you didn't pay much for that one; I'm still in the hunt for one in good nick for sure

 

[fredblue]

I thought you already had a good working Demod. Freddie? Hope you didn't pay much for that one; I'm still in the hunt for one in good nick for sure

oh yes i do Mister P! i have 3 that work and now 2 that don't it was merely a speculative punt at £25 smackers so no big ting

 

[fredblue]

another AT15Sa in the Quad cart arsenal..

oh how it held such promise! looked in great nick, better than my other AT15Sa.. but so far it is suffering from a bad case of the CD-4 Splats!

ok.. NEXT!!!

 

[J. PUPSTER]

another AT15Sa in the Quad cart arsenal..

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oh how it held such promise! looked in great nick, better than my other AT15Sa.. but so far it is suffering from a bad case of the CD-4 Splats!

ok.. NEXT!!!

Maybe the Shibata Nude is a little too undressed

 

[fredblue]

Elac D90 E18 for Miracord 90

now here's a curious thing i picked up from Germany.. its said to be an AT440MLb but rather than a lilac groove warrior its in black as dark knight garb!

well we shall jolly well see how it handles CD-4 in the fullness of time!

 

[fredblue]

Maybe the Shibata Nude is a little too undressed

haha.. it could do with some emperor's new clothes!

i'll give it a more thorough tryout when i've got more time over the Christmas holidays before i condemn it to the closet of doom!

 

[DuncanS]

'ello Tosh, its a Toshiba!

..... may be you can name it Ian or is the JDury out on that?

 

[btalont]

Just bought (not delivered yet) a Sansui QC-04 demodulator and a PioneerQD-240 demodulator for spares to my Marantz demodulator.

 

[gvl_guy]

Got my new-to-me SMV3. Fits nicely in my small gear area.
I just need to get more RCA cables to hook it up and I'll be sitting pretty.