Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Len, Thanks. It does sound fantastic. The cartridge is difficult to get anywhere as Jan Allaerts only makes about 70 cartridges a year. I waited six months for mine. As for Frank Schroeder's arms, the current wait is 18 months! Charlie On 30 Dec 2007, at 21:28, Leonard Taupier wrote: > Charlie, > > Very esoteric gear. I believe the cartridge is very hard to get, if > at all over here. The turntable looks like about 50 lbs, at least. > No wow and flutter there. It must sound glorious. > > Len > > > On Dec 30, 2007, at 3:18 PM, Charlie Chan wrote: > >> Len, Rei, Douglas and Philippe, >> >> As we're into hi-fi porn now, I thought I might show my TT too. >> It's a Platine Verdier (French) with a Schroeder Model 2 arm >> (German) and an Allaerts MC1B cartridge Belgian). I agree with >> Len. Rei, you should get you Nakamichi cassette deck out. With a >> good tape, it will out-perform most CD players. Why lock up all >> your kit; that's nearly as bad as putting your Leicas in a display >> cabinet! >> >> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/topoxforddoc/Platine >> +Verdier-8740164.jpg.html >> >> Best wishes, >> >> Charlie >> >> PS , sorry about the quality. The image is a bit noisy. >> >> Platine Verdier Schroeder 2 Allaerts MC1B >> TRON Meteor tube preamp (www.tron-electric.com) >> QUAD IIs rebuilt by GT Audio (www.gtaudio-com) >> Avantgarde Duo speakers >> Nakamichi dragon cassette deck >> Leak Troughline tuner GT Audio rebuilt >> Revox G36 open reel tape deck >> >> On 30 Dec 2007, at 18:09, Leonard Taupier wrote: >> >>> Rei, >>> >>> All your equipment pieces are classics today and will still sound >>> very good. The first good tonearm I had was a SME S shaped 3009, >>> I think. Had it mounted on a Thorens deck, 35 years ago. I had a >>> pair of dahlquist monitors for a long time. They were the large >>> box speakers and not the flat looking arrays that made dahlquist >>> famous. They were great. And get out that nakamichi. The king of >>> tape decks. >>> >>> Thanks for looking and your comments. >>> Len >>> >>> >>> On Dec 30, 2007, at 12:52 PM, Rei Shinozuka wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> that's a very nice-looking system and a very nice photograph. >>>> >>>> i have an SME III which was not nearly >>>> such a pretty arm (lots of plastic but a lovely S-shaped >>>> titanium tube). but like so much in my life it is locked away in >>>> the purgatory of cardboard, not yet ready for the literal ashheap >>>> of history, while ineluctably an object of the past. >>>> >>>> come to think of it, my whole system is locked away somewhere, >>>> 680ZX nakamichi tape deck (20-20KHz!), ampzillas, dahlquist >>>> speakers-- >>>> the fruits of years of high school and college summer jobs. >>>> >>>> -rei >>>> >>>> >>>> On Dec26 23:29, Philippe Orlent wrote: >>>>> Drooling of jealousy... >>>>> Thanks for showing, >>>>> Philippe >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Op 23-dec-07, om 05:26 heeft Leonard Taupier het volgende >>>>> geschreven: >>>>> >>>>>> It's a very quiet night. Not a soul around. I had just finished >>>>>> talking to my daughter in Texas. (I'm in Pa.). I decided to >>>>>> listen >>>>>> to some music, on vinyl. My living room was dark. Near the end of >>>>>> the record I stood and went to see how soon I would have to lift >>>>>> the stylus. As I looked down at the turntable it struck me. >>>>>> What a >>>>>> thing of beauty. And made on three different continents. It >>>>>> deserves to be photographed. So here it is. >>>>>> >>>>>> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/LeonardT/M8/ >>>>>> MusicMachine.jpg.html> >>>>>> >>>>>> or >>>>>> >>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/yu7qgd >>>>>> >>>>>> Here's the scoop. >>>>>> >>>>>> The turntable is an Oracle made in Canada. >>>>>> The tonearm is a SME IV.Vi made in the UK. >>>>>> The cartridge is a Koetsu Urushi made in Japan. >>>>>> >>>>>> The music is an American classic "Cosmo's Factory" by Creedence >>>>>> Clearwater Revival. >>>>>> >>>>>> For you technicians. >>>>>> >>>>>> Leica M8 and Noctilux at f1, ISO 1250 handheld at 1/6 sec. at a >>>>>> very close distance. The music was playing during the shot. >>>>>> >>>>>> I wish you all could listen to the record. >>>>>> >>>>>> Oh, all the electronics are tube (valve) made in Minnesota. The >>>>>> speakers are made by Danish craftsmen. Beautiful to see and to >>>>>> listen to. >>>>>> >>>>>> Len >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>>> information >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Leica Users Group. >>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>>> information >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Rei Shinozuka shino@panix.com >>>> Ridgewood, New Jersey >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more >>>> information >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information