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 Post by Owen Y on Mar 20, 2020 13:14:28 GMT 12
Greetings johnpitcairn & welcome to our forums!
Keep us updated on progress. And maybe some more on your listening & system bits. DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by johnpitcairn on Mar 20, 2020 18:10:55 GMT 12
Cheers Owen. I'm running a Garrard 401 (original plinth for now), SME 3009 / Shure M75ED, feeding A&R Cambridge A60 (built in pre) and Mirage M260 speakers.
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Post by Citroen on Mar 20, 2020 18:33:56 GMT 12
Excellent. I have a 401 as well. Classic arm/cart/amp but not familiar with the Mirage speakers.
Cliff
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Post by Owen Y on Mar 20, 2020 19:11:43 GMT 12
A&R A60 - one of the classic wee amps.
I used to listen to one regularly at my neighbour's. He loved his A60 - sold it but bought one again. DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by johnpitcairn on Mar 25, 2020 11:58:50 GMT 12
Ha, that seems to be the story with anyone who sells an AR60. Mine was a chance discovery at Axent Audio while returning a misbehaving NAD. The Mirage 260s are Canadian late-80s bigger bookshelf, bought new in 1989 on a recommendation from Absolute Sound in Parnell. 6" bass/mid and 1" poly tweeter in a well thought out ported cab. Nice accurate but still real-world sound - I was using them for recording studio nearfields for a long time and they compared very well to a pair of big Tannoys, to the point where we'd switch and forget we were listening to the Mirages - decent bass, very good imaging. Treble a whisker splashy but paired with the AR60 it's a great combo. They're on sand-filled stands. I've blown a few drivers over the years (ahem, uncompressed bass/snare) but they seem to be fairly generic units. Mirage still exist I think but moved into surround.
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Post by Owen Y on Mar 25, 2020 12:06:14 GMT 12
johnpitcairn - assuming it's OK with you, we'll give your system its own thread under New member introductions.
DarkLantern blog - darklanternforowen.wordpress.com
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Post by johnpitcairn on Mar 25, 2020 13:27:37 GMT 12
Of course, I should have done it here in the first place.
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Post by johnpitcairn on Mar 25, 2020 14:05:05 GMT 12
The 401 is a recent acquisition and I'm very happy with it. It's likely that I'll strip it down for a full clean this year.
My previous TT is a Thorens TD165 with an Osawa OS301 cart that is/will be for sale. That combo gives the 401/M75ED a run for it's money on initial listening, but can't match the 401 bass/mid immediacy. I have a spare TP60 headshell and a sliver-rewired TP11 wand that I never fitted that will also be available. The Osawa is a poor match for the 401/SME, incidentally, sounds flabby and dull. Also also, a working Thorens TD150 that needs some love and was to be a project. Had one 20 years ago, sold it, regretted it ever since. Not sure what its future will be.
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Post by michaelw on Mar 25, 2020 14:50:28 GMT 12
welcome john,
there's a magical something with good rim drives and direct drives that belt drive tables just can't match. 
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Post by foveaux on Mar 25, 2020 15:47:57 GMT 12Kia ora johnpitcairn's "...feeding A&R Cambridge A60 (built in pre)..." A classic, highly musical little UK amp. I brought an A&R60 back from London in 1985. It did brilliantly as the engine-room of my then LP12 and Mission 717 system until 1993, when replaced by a Naim 92/90.3 pre/power combo. (sometimes I wish I could have kept all the earlier gear I enjoyed...hmmm) Enjoy our forum and looking forward to your input. "I see music as a lifetime affair." [Rory Gallagher]
"Free - I miss that band, but when I look back, we were very young" [Paul Rodgers]
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