R.I.P. James Bongiorno, a true HiFi legend (1943-2013)

gooseling

I also had a Formula 4 with silicon oil damping,fitted with a Dynavector Ruby cartridge ! Sounded very good ! I also had the experience of the SME 3009 fitted with a Denon 103 S with a Denon transformer,on the SP10 II.
Seems like we were going the same pathway in HIFI !

auraheart

gooseling 發表於 2013-10-9 23:12
I also had a Formula 4 with silicon oil damping,fitted with a Dynavector Ruby cartridge ! Sounded ve ...

Almost, at that time, I had the Denon DP-80 instead of the SP10k MKII.  It was a super TT with a two arms space, and I had to drill the holes, lol....reason why I took the Denon, can purchase the motor alone and select base.  Had that sit on an Isobase with 6 custom made spring coils...haha.  One thing as an electronics major student at the time.  I viewed Hi Fi product not only as a music lover, but also technically..huge advantage.

gooseling

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DIY was very gratifying ! A friend of mine replaced the arm of the SME 3009 with solid ebony wood ! The sound
seemed to be more musical especially with the strings.The violin was a real thing.He wont trade it for money !

auraheart

gooseling 發表於 2013-10-9 23:27
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DIY was very gratifying ! A friend of mine replaced the arm of the SME 30 ...

I still have the Grace tone arm today lol...natural sounding stuff.

gooseling

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The most interesting TT and arm was the B & O Beogram 6000 with a tangential arm and fully automatic.The sound was OK.