A very reasonable 280,000 Euros . .
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Topic: A very reasonable 280,000 Euros . .
Posted By: morris_minor
Subject: A very reasonable 280,000 Euros . .
Date Posted: 08 May 2016 at 10:15am
It comes in 9 cases, and STILL has belt drive - for "controlled slippage", naturally . . .  https://youtu.be/3C84geXA8LU - https://youtu.be/3C84geXA8LU ------------- Bob Majestic DAC/pre-amp Accession MC/Enigma, Accession MM, Reflex M, Elevator EXP, Era Gold V Solo ULDE, Novo, Lautus USB and digital, Libran balanced, CuSat50 2 x Proprius + Spatia/Spatia Links |
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Posted By: DaveG
Date Posted: 08 May 2016 at 2:19pm
I've had to cancel my order for a Rolls Royce Phantom as I can't really afford both  ------------- Dave Michell Gorbe + HR PSU -> Cadenza Bronze -> SME V -> Elevator -> Accession -> Proprius -> B&W CM6 s2 | Cusat 50 & Spatia cables -> 
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Posted By: Graham Slee
Date Posted: 08 May 2016 at 5:27pm
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Oh come on . . . Not another wannabe a millionaire "it's really worth 5 years equivalent of a top-end salary because it's not mass produced" BS. He can I suppose retire after selling just 4 or 5 of those brutes, and enter the Hi-Fi hall of fame. What about those catering for normal folk eh? ------------- That none should be able to park up and enjoy the view without a smartphone and the knowledge in how to use apps |
Posted By: DaveG
Date Posted: 08 May 2016 at 5:42pm
..but this one has a tangential arm, the ability to mount 5 cartridges and separate cabinet for the power supply. Not sure about the W.A.F. though...  ------------- Dave Michell Gorbe + HR PSU -> Cadenza Bronze -> SME V -> Elevator -> Accession -> Proprius -> B&W CM6 s2 | Cusat 50 & Spatia cables ->
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Posted By: JamesD
Date Posted: 08 May 2016 at 5:45pm
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I've not got a problem with the well off spending excessive and perhaps vulgar amounts of their money on over the top items just to be different and better than their neighbours. That is, if the money filters down the chain to pay the average person their wages. But I doubt that is the case in this example. Anyhow, in my area Phantoms are ten-a-penny so I'm off to buy my Aston Martin Lagonda Taraf! ------------- Aren't ears brilliant |
Posted By: hedgehog@35
Date Posted: 08 May 2016 at 6:42pm
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I was wondering if could put a couple of caterpillar tracks on it and rename it the "Tiger", but that might be politically incorrect. ------------- Russell |
Posted By: morris_minor
Date Posted: 08 May 2016 at 6:57pm
That looks like the very butch cousin of Henry The Hoover . .  ------------- Bob Majestic DAC/pre-amp Accession MC/Enigma, Accession MM, Reflex M, Elevator EXP, Era Gold V Solo ULDE, Novo, Lautus USB and digital, Libran balanced, CuSat50 2 x Proprius + Spatia/Spatia Links |
DaveG wrote:Posted By: Graham Slee
Date Posted: 08 May 2016 at 7:47pm
I bet it costs less than quarter of a million and it looks a lot more useful (but not for playing records). Shame about the vacant look on its face  ------------- That none should be able to park up and enjoy the view without a smartphone and the knowledge in how to use apps |
Posted By: morris_minor
Date Posted: 15 May 2016 at 12:01pm
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The madness continues . . . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfJZzbb7eGw - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfJZzbb7eGw 120,00 (Euros?) for a tangential tonearm. (Slightly less for the TT it sits on . . ) ------------- Bob Majestic DAC/pre-amp Accession MC/Enigma, Accession MM, Reflex M, Elevator EXP, Era Gold V Solo ULDE, Novo, Lautus USB and digital, Libran balanced, CuSat50 2 x Proprius + Spatia/Spatia Links |
Posted By: Graham Slee
Date Posted: 15 May 2016 at 12:07pm
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Didn't they do that sort of thing in jukeboxes for a lot less money? ------------- That none should be able to park up and enjoy the view without a smartphone and the knowledge in how to use apps |
Posted By: DaveG
Date Posted: 15 May 2016 at 12:35pm
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Meanwhile, some lucky sod has their Jaguar F-type R parked outside my flat. A stunning piece of engineering that cost less than... a tonearm!! ------------- Dave Michell Gorbe + HR PSU -> Cadenza Bronze -> SME V -> Elevator -> Accession -> Proprius -> B&W CM6 s2 | Cusat 50 & Spatia cables ->
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Posted By: morris_minor
Date Posted: 15 May 2016 at 12:40pm
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I've a couple of Technics parallel trackers off eBay that work perfectly well. Less than £150 the pair. "High end" kit just get more and more outlandish. It wouldn't be quite so bad if there was some genuine innovative advance that filtered down to stuff us mere mortals could buy . . . ------------- Bob Majestic DAC/pre-amp Accession MC/Enigma, Accession MM, Reflex M, Elevator EXP, Era Gold V Solo ULDE, Novo, Lautus USB and digital, Libran balanced, CuSat50 2 x Proprius + Spatia/Spatia Links |
Posted By: Drewan77
Date Posted: 15 May 2016 at 9:35pm
http://hifipig.com/affordable-tangential-tonearm-from-clearaudio/ - http://hifipig.com/affordable-tangential-tonearm-from-clearaudio/  ------------- Older than I once was, younger than I'll be ............................. Andrew |
Posted By: DaveG
Date Posted: 15 May 2016 at 11:42pm
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That does look interesting! The only other tangential arm I've seen at a similar price looked like a bit of a Heath Robinson affair. This looks, well, like you'd expect from Clearaudio. ------------- Dave Michell Gorbe + HR PSU -> Cadenza Bronze -> SME V -> Elevator -> Accession -> Proprius -> B&W CM6 s2 | Cusat 50 & Spatia cables ->
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Posted By: morris_minor
Date Posted: 16 May 2016 at 8:10am
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All these air bearing arms have an ultra-thin signal wire allowing the arm to move freely, but what price shielding against EMF? ------------- Bob Majestic DAC/pre-amp Accession MC/Enigma, Accession MM, Reflex M, Elevator EXP, Era Gold V Solo ULDE, Novo, Lautus USB and digital, Libran balanced, CuSat50 2 x Proprius + Spatia/Spatia Links |
Posted By: Richardl60
Date Posted: 16 May 2016 at 11:43am
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In the unlikely event any of us have deep enough pockets and the inclination to try I suppose it is difficult to say Bob. Interestingly my daughters 4g iPhone caused TV interference where as the same 3G does not. Unless a fault the RFI issues can only get worse? |
Posted By: Fatmangolf
Date Posted: 17 May 2016 at 8:50pm
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A good point. Next we'll be lining our listening rooms with metal foil! ------------- Jon Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
Posted By: Fatmangolf
Date Posted: 17 May 2016 at 8:52pm
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...or buying all our gear from companies like GSP Audio that take RFI seriously and invest in controlling it. ------------- Jon Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
Posted By: DaveG
Date Posted: 17 May 2016 at 9:29pm
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I now realise why so many companies don't worry about this too much. It's because the best solution lies elsewhere. http://www.lessemf.com/personal.html#221 - Simple, Elegant, Mobile ------------- Dave Michell Gorbe + HR PSU -> Cadenza Bronze -> SME V -> Elevator -> Accession -> Proprius -> B&W CM6 s2 | Cusat 50 & Spatia cables ->
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Posted By: Fatmangolf
Date Posted: 22 May 2016 at 6:50pm
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Ah foil hats! Previously sold to protect the gullible from mind control programmes, ironic given the power of marketing used by the companies selling those products. Erm, that was the point you'd already made Dave! ------------- Jon Open mind and ears whilst owning GSP Genera, Accession M, Accession MC, Elevator EXP, Solo ULDE, Proprius amps, Cusat50 cables, Lautus digital cable, Spatia cables and links, and a Majestic DAC. |
Posted By: Ash
Date Posted: 22 May 2016 at 8:38pm
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Those garments are pointless. The body would have to be fully encapsulated by the absorbing material for a shielding effect to be produced. Even then, what about the ultra high velocity/energy cosmic radiation that passes through the earth (and us) every second?? and even then, why would it make a difference??
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Posted By: pankon
Date Posted: 22 May 2016 at 8:49pm
By the way, "Apolyt" seems to originate from the Greek word "απόλυτος", which means 'absolute'. Perhaps, unimportant trivia...
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