RE: And it....

Posted by flood2 (A) on April 1, 2017 at 18:07:03

In Reply to: And it.... posted by PAR on April 1, 2017 at 07:26:29:

I would never consider playing any record, for the purposes of transcription or otherwise, on ANY deck without cleaning it first!

The opinions you read depend very much on the individual expectation when they listen to one for the first time. I read the original review of the Finial (as it was called back then) in HFNRR back whenever that was while I was still at university and was under no illusion as to the compromises likely to be "heard" when I finall bought one. In fact Martin Colloms drew specific attention to the poor response on the inner grooves which he described as worse than an oversized spherical tip!
I purchased one specifically for playback of fragile, damaged or invaluable discs. Although expensive for the sound quality, in some cases it is the ONLY deck which can be used in some cases!

In fact the software is very robust in the current model and I can quite happily "test" second hand record purchases prior to cleaning without skipping. The original Finial would reject anything less than immaculate.Yes, the background is like listening to a room full of people eating rice bubbles in synchrony, but then if one hadn't cleaned the record, what would one expect?

The analogue electronics leave a little to be desired in terms of transparency, so I would describe the sound as a little "flat". However, as I mentioned before, it is purely a tool for me for use in specific instances. Otherwise I have an array of different cartridges and styli on a conventional mechanical deck for the majority of my transcriptions.

Regards Anthony

"Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty.." Keats

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