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scoran
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Posted: 22 Nov 2019 at 7:50pm |
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Hello Forum Members!
New member currently living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Yes, Amish country; plenty of horse-and-buggies and Plain folk... I'm still relatively new to high-end audio, especially vinyl. My current turntable is a refurbished Dual 1229 running Shure V15 type III and Sure ED 95 plus a Shure 78 stylus for the ED 95 when the mood strikes. Everything is pretty much plug-and-play. Just picked up two Thorens TD 126 mk II turntables which both sat unused for 35 years. One has a stock TP-16 mk II tonearm, the other a Sumiko Premier MMT. While refurbishing the tables, I've been educating myself on cartridges, which in turn led to hearing about Graham Slee phono stages. My 2-channel setup: Dual 1229 idler drive / Thorens TD 126 mk II Odyssey Audio Kismet Mono amplifiers Odyssey Audio Tempest preamp with MM/MC phono stage Schiit Audio Modi 2 Uber DAC TEAC 5-CD player Looking forward to learning more about Graham Slee and vinyl playback in general. --Scott |
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Aussie Mick
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Those refurbished Thorens tables sound like a great pick up! I think the general experience here is that adding a stand-alone phono stage from Graham Slee is an excellent upgrade from the onboard designs that come with pre-amps. Have fun on the loaner program!
Mick.
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Rega RP8 - Apheta 2 - Accession MC Enigma PS -Solo ULDE (Focal Utopia) - PS Audio M700 - Fical Kanta No2
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scoran
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Sorry Mick, they're only in the first stages of refurb. I painted the plinths, got new belts; from there will check alignment for each arm and then get them tested by an audio repairman. Then we'll have to see. The phono stage on the Odyssey does a great job with black backgrounds; on the other hand I've only used it for low-demand MM so far. But yes, looking forward to eventually checking out the Graham Slee stages and getting a feel for what they can do - once I get a couple of upgraded cartridges, that is. :) |
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patientot
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I think you'll find a GS phono stage sounds great with just about any cartridge, even more affordable cartridges.
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SL-1200 MK7 (modified) + Reflex M + PSU-1 used with AT150-40ML, AT VM95ML, Stanton 680mkII + Ogura, and Shure M35X cartridges.
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