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In Reply to: RE: WTF ? ... posted by reelsmith. on October 17, 2014 at 11:30:16
That's a piccie of MikeL's Rockport. He'll probably see this thread.
I was fortunate enough to hear this turntable one evening. And I got to compare it to some very interesting vintage turntables including a nicely updated Garrard 301 and a Technics SP10 mk III.
That evening the Rockport definitely floated my boat.
As to the Walker Black Diamond; I've not had the opportunity to hear one. I am confident it will acquit itself very, very well. And produce a wonderful sound none of us would want to toss out of our listening rooms. Having read several reviews of this turntable and its predecessors...and seen several photos of the setup, I am somewhat turned off by all the clutter and accessories it takes to set one up the way Lloyd does it. Appearance-wise it lacks the elegance of the Rockport.
-Steve
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I still want it :)....Mikel wont mind, he has a bunch other toys
dee
;-D
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
quote by Kurt Vonnegut
Edits: 10/17/14
I think he moved on to another highly interesting DD TT. I haven't heard that one.
But the Rockport has captured my interest since the first time I had read of it circa 2000 or thereabouts. It's mine. It's gotta be mine. Precious, my precious....
-Steve
shame...
speaking of old photos of yours, and it is totally off the original subject
have you checked how the caps are wearing on your SP 10? I am thinking about my rebuild and based on your research i am leaning to use graphite filled Nylatron or tecapeek PVX. wonder how the dimple on the cap's now...
dee
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True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
quote by Kurt Vonnegut
re: sp10 mkII thrust caps.
I've got Torlon 4203 in there. I haven't checked it since the one week trial period. Sound-wise, it seems to be 100% good. After a 1-year period I'll take the bearing out and look at it again. I'll post a pic to the site at that time. 'til then I do expect lesser wear than the original nylatron.
re: graphite impregnated nylatron. Hmmmm. Maybe worth a try. Tecapeek I'm not familiar with.
-Steve
I had to buy 5 feet :).dee
;-D
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
quote by Kurt Vonnegut
Edits: 10/17/14
send me a hunk and I'll cut a couple for ya.
-Steve
dee
;-D
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
quote by Kurt Vonnegut
sent you email
dee
;-D
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
quote by Kurt Vonnegut
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