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Post by dsjr on Nov 8, 2019 13:20:13 GMT
What all good decks are wearing this year - Not cheap though...
Whenever I see the logo, all I can think of is the '50's and 60's decks the old incarnation of this brand made - I grew up with a Conquest changer... I believe Magnavox in the US fully absorbed the brand back then, but no idea if the current owners of the brand and logo have or know anything about the old company. I first knew of it due to this -
It wasn't around in the evening session...
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Post by Bigman80 on Nov 8, 2019 17:19:11 GMT
It looks really nice but the price made me jump!
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Post by dsjr on Nov 8, 2019 17:25:21 GMT
Me too, but it's sold through Linn/Naim dealers primarily it appears, and clients who frequent there need money to indulge, so maybe not an issue for them. I almost want one for nostalgia purely for the name  |
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Post by myles on Nov 8, 2019 17:56:35 GMT
Me too, but it's sold through Linn/Naim dealers primarily it appears, and clients who frequent there need money to indulge, so maybe not an issue for them. I almost want one for nostalgia purely for the name The sellers could do with firing one round the forums as other 'small' sellers do. That'd get the reputation up (or down). I am using an acrylic mat on my LP12 at the moment; as it came with the thing when I bought it, and as part of the upgrade, I haven't changed it yet. |
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Post by sq225917 on Nov 8, 2019 18:23:01 GMT
Why would anyone pay more than few quid for a bit of felt?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2019 18:26:48 GMT
It looks really nice but the price made me jump! Expensive for a bit of carpet slipper material. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2019 18:32:03 GMT
I'd much rather use a cactus to wipe my arse.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 20, 2020 20:58:32 GMT
Is there some reason why it has been put on any table except a Collaro?
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Post by dsjr on Feb 20, 2020 23:45:48 GMT
The only things it shares with the Collaro I knew and love is the logo and (kind of) the red colour of the mat.
It's very thin and not really like a Linn felt mat for example. It's more like a cloth but with a velvet kind of texture I can't describe better. It seems to work on a Cirkus LP12 which many mats don't like (the Spacemat i love used to work on the Cirkus LP12's but definitely not the first Cirkus incarnation).
The thing is, like expensive cartridges and equally expensive stylus retips that people readily lay out hundreds for, it's selling in the stores that have it and there are vinyl people able and willing to shell out for it. No idea how and when the Collaro name and logo came up for sale (I thought it was long absorbed into Magnavox, but it seems a success and other products will follow no doubt.
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Post by macca on Feb 21, 2020 8:58:56 GMT
Is there some reason why it has been put on any table except a Collaro? Nobody has a Collaro to put it on?
I've never seen one except in photographs.
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Post by dsjr on Feb 21, 2020 11:33:19 GMT
I loved the Conquest changer I grew up with - fascinating mech and quite simple too apart form the clutch assembly under the arm. Glad to see the name still alive if nothing else but this vibe may be more personal to me than anyone else, I don't know...
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Post by karma67 on Feb 21, 2020 16:47:49 GMT
Me too, but it's sold through Linn/Naim dealers primarily it appears, and clients who frequent there need money to indulge, so maybe not an issue for them. I almost want one for nostalgia purely for the name mcru sell it too,i belive it started out being sold on a facebook group. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 21, 2020 19:47:41 GMT
Me too, but it's sold through Linn/Naim dealers primarily it appears, and clients who frequent there need money to indulge, so maybe not an issue for them. I almost want one for nostalgia purely for the name mcru sell it too,i belive it started out being sold on a facebook group. Yep it did, the LP12 group... |
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Post by rexton on Feb 23, 2020 15:14:57 GMT
Why would anyone pay more than few quid for a bit of felt? Yes if you own a certain Linn TT where the weave has to be a specific way......  |
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Post by dsjr on Feb 23, 2020 15:35:00 GMT
You're the one looking to burn a grand or more on a cartridge - what's a ton on a very thin custom made mat compared to that outley eh? This thing apparently works on many other decks, not just a Linn and it's got to be better than sitting a disc drirectly on top of a metal mat that could have 'stuff' sitting on top. Just sayin' |
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Post by rexton on Feb 23, 2020 16:57:49 GMT
You're the one looking to burn a grand or more on a cartridge - what's a ton on a very thin custom made mat compared to that outley eh? This thing apparently works on many other decks, not just a Linn and it's got to be better than sitting a disc drirectly on top of a metal mat that could have 'stuff' sitting on top. Just sayin'
Spending a grand on a cartridge has nothing to do with this topic. And besides I'm not spending a grand it's probably going to be more..  .
Secondly, are you talking about plonking vinyl directly onto the platter or using other something like a Teuto mat?
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