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by Alfi
Wed Jan 18, 2023 11:13 am
Forum: DIY
Topic: LP12
Replies: 125
Views: 75702
Wales

Re: LP12

I shielded my Phono 2 completely with copper guitar shielding tape. I found it made little difference, so I removed it all and now keep the poxy mobile phone out of my listening room - much better! :grin: Hello John :dance: I wish I could stop all this mobile phone and WiFi malarkey but I've got tw...
by Alfi
Tue Jan 17, 2023 3:00 pm
Forum: DIY
Topic: LP12
Replies: 125
Views: 75702
Wales

Re: LP12

I shielded my Phono 2 completely with copper guitar shielding tape. I found it made little difference, so I removed it all and now keep the poxy mobile phone out of my listening room - much better! :grin:
by Alfi
Mon Mar 29, 2021 12:21 pm
Forum: Admin-Intro-Chitchat
Topic: Missed an hour's sleep
Replies: 5
Views: 1682
Wales

Re: Missed an hour's sleep

Completely agree. UK should zone its time on BST. Surely Alba could introduce its own time zone for a few disgruntled farmers?

Alfi.
by Alfi
Tue Mar 23, 2021 12:16 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Moving Coils
Replies: 16
Views: 3902
Wales

Re: Moving Coils

For not a great deal of money, an audio technica at-f7 is good first step, for more, an at33ptg doesnt have many peers at the money. Up from that there is the 33sa and the hana sl. The 33 ptg is the best value for money of those 4 in my opinion Ive had some good luck and bad luck with second hand c...
by Alfi
Mon Mar 22, 2021 12:03 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Moving Coils
Replies: 16
Views: 3902
Wales

Re: Moving Coils

Indeed.

I've had (and broken) a few of these classics over the years and can vouch that the R version is a slightly better performer. Just a big shame Denon don't make them with a better "FL" stylus and a boron cantilever.

Alfi
by Alfi
Mon Mar 22, 2021 11:52 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: Moving Coils
Replies: 16
Views: 3902
Wales

Re: Moving Coils

I like carts with boron cantilevers - I'm lucky to have few here... AT OC7, AT PTG33, Benz Micro Glyder and a yet to be fully "broken in" Dynavector XX2. Best to my ears ATM is the Benz Glyder. So nicely balanced and dynamic but not much protection against damage though! Strangely enough t...
by Alfi
Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:18 am
Forum: General Audio
Topic: How manysteps on your stepped attenuator do you regularly use ?
Replies: 25
Views: 8278
Wales

Re: How manysteps on your stepped attenuator do you regularly use ?

Between 9 & 12, depending on mood and source. :lol:

Alfi
by Alfi
Thu Mar 11, 2021 10:56 pm
Forum: NVA Announcements & Information
Topic: NVA Blog
Replies: 715
Views: 392200
Wales

Re: NVA Blog

:lol:

:guiness;
by Alfi
Thu Mar 11, 2021 12:17 pm
Forum: NVA Announcements & Information
Topic: NVA Blog
Replies: 715
Views: 392200
Wales

Re: NVA Blog

savvypaul wrote: Wed Mar 10, 2021 6:26 pm I tidied up the 'spares' corner. Tomasz will be shocked...

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Nicely done! I wish my spares corners were so tidy :-?

Alfi.
by Alfi
Tue Dec 22, 2020 9:35 pm
Forum: General Audio
Topic: First came the £150 fuse, then the £300 cartridge isolator, now...
Replies: 17
Views: 4559
Wales

Re: First came the £150 fuse, then the £300 cartridge isolator, now...

Daniel Quinn wrote: Tue Dec 22, 2020 6:46 pm Every other opinion in that magazine is tainted.

But "that magazine" is great entertainment value especially for those of us with NVA amps etc.

Alfi.