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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 9, 2020 18:14:22 GMT
Great to think outside the box. Looking forward to your impressions with the Goldring Oli, I am sure from what i have read about it, it will deliver a stellar performance! Well I'm about an hour in and the initial "sting" as I call it, has already started to relax. First impressions are: Detail Detail Detail Deep but really controlled bass Spacious sound Distortion free Organised Refined. Incisive Fluidity improving with every track I likey |
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Post by stevew on Oct 9, 2020 18:26:32 GMT
Brilliant.
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 9, 2020 18:28:59 GMT
Just awaiting on the arse end to arrive...it's all gone a bit toppy in the last 5 minutes Still trying to perfect azimuth 😳 |
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Post by firebottle on Oct 9, 2020 18:43:28 GMT
Funky looking cartridge mate, look forward to hearing it!
(Back in UK now)
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 9, 2020 19:21:53 GMT
Funky looking cartridge mate, look forward to hearing it! (Back in UK now) Yes, it's a looker alright! Welcome back lol |
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Post by gninnam on Oct 10, 2020 18:11:32 GMT
Nice cart Been using the Goldring Elite for many years (on to my second one now) and love the sound they reproduce so I can imagine what your new cart sounds like! Oh and happy birthday  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 10, 2020 19:12:04 GMT
Nice cart Been using the Goldring Elite for many years (on to my second one now) and love the sound they reproduce so I can imagine what your new cart sounds like! Oh and happy birthday Yes, it's not hard to hear it's strengths but early days means I'm still waiting to see if it develops more.. Not sure why it's not better known though? Oh, and thank you |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2020 10:29:38 GMT
Just a note here..I check my cart every quarter under my work microscope.
You can easily tell when they're going off by the front profile.
I have never got less than 1500 Lps with a proper set up and clean records.
Dirty discs are the real killer in my experience.
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 11, 2020 10:35:07 GMT
Just a note here..I check my cart every quarter under my work microscope. You can easily tell when they're going off by the front profile. I have never got less than 1500 Lps with a proper set up and clean records. Dirty discs are the real killer in my experience. I agree....dirty vinyl is a killer. However I didn't have a record cleaner until 18months ago and have now had to change carts three times since I bought it....maybe it's the Okki Nokki killing my carts!!!!! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2020 10:42:40 GMT
Just a note here..I check my cart every quarter under my work microscope. You can easily tell when they're going off by the front profile. I have never got less than 1500 Lps with a proper set up and clean records. Dirty discs are the real killer in my experience. I agree....dirty vinyl is a killer. However I didn't have a record cleaner until 18months ago and have now had to change carts three times since I bought it....maybe it's the Okki Nokki killing my carts!!!!! I very much doubt it. My Okki Nokki does a good job, but an ultrasonic cleaner may be better. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 11, 2020 11:01:21 GMT
I agree....dirty vinyl is a killer. However I didn't have a record cleaner until 18months ago and have now had to change carts three times since I bought it....maybe it's the Okki Nokki killing my carts!!!!! I very much doubt it. My Okki Nokki does a good job, but an ultrasonic cleaner may be better. Yes, I was only joking but it's no less true. Used the kB for nearly two years and the stylus was inspected and passed as fine when it got to Holland. Ultrasonic is my next step. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2020 11:10:00 GMT
Any reasonable wet cleaner is great.
But do new records aswell.
The release agent needs to be washed off.
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 11, 2020 11:50:55 GMT
Any reasonable wet cleaner is great. But do new records aswell. The release agent needs to be washed off. I always do brand new LPs....they are usually the worst for it! |
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Post by sq225917 on Oct 11, 2020 14:05:41 GMT
Ah, the mythical release agent.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2020 20:42:40 GMT
Sorry..'mold release agent.'
It might be mythical but I don't want my records covered in it.
Clean half a dozen then look at the mythical water colour or just play said pristine new records and then see the mythical gunk on the stylus.
🙂 Also , new pressing have enough static to pull your teeth out and a wet clean works wonders.
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Post by sq225917 on Oct 11, 2020 21:38:53 GMT
I was chatting to a German fella a while back. Apparently there's no release agent used in vinyl record production, just pure pvc, which is off white, chemically mixed with DEHP plasticiser and carbon black.
He reckoned the bloom comes from the label ink.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2020 22:06:27 GMT
A German ?
A random kraut tells you in passing that mold release agent doesn't exist and you believe him !
His grandad probably told Churchill that the german navy didn't exist in the 1930's .
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. Never , ever trust a German.
Look at Jurgen Klinsmann. 😏
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Post by sq225917 on Oct 12, 2020 15:35:06 GMT
Totally, just a random Kraut, yes exactly.
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Post by macca on Oct 12, 2020 16:14:50 GMT
I asked a bloke who worked in a pressing plant if there was any such thing as mould release agent and he said no.
He was not German or any foreign nationality.
Does not mean that new records don't range from slightly soiled to encrusted in filth though. Pressing plants don't have laboratory conditions.
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Post by macca on Oct 12, 2020 16:16:26 GMT
German ones are probably quite clean and very efficient though.
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Post by electronumpty on Oct 12, 2020 16:45:17 GMT
Randomly clean and efficient?
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Post by macca on Oct 12, 2020 17:33:19 GMT
Your name will also go in zee book.
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Post by karma67 on Oct 12, 2020 18:25:15 GMT
Your name will also go in zee book. i would like my chips crisp unt brown! |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2020 18:29:07 GMT
Wurst fritz?
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Post by electronumpty on Oct 12, 2020 18:43:57 GMT
Your name will also go in zee book. Don't tell him Pike!!!! |
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Post by robbiegong on Oct 15, 2020 20:49:12 GMT
Hey Oli,
How's it going with the new Goldring, If it sounds as good as it looks....
They do some very good carts from what I know
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 15, 2020 21:18:09 GMT
Hey Oli, How's it going with the new Goldring, If it sounds as good as it looks.... They do some very good carts from what I know Hi Rob, It's going very well! Bedding in nicely and sounding very good indeed. Especially at the price point. Hoping to do a couple of needle drops soon and upload them here. Just so folks can get a sense of its flavour |
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Post by robbiegong on Oct 15, 2020 21:23:40 GMT
Nice one Oli,
The Goldrings have caught my eye recently. I didnt know how good they were 'til I started reading up on a number of them and clocked the great reviews.
I get the sense that a lot of people, myself included tend to go with the usual offerings like Ortofon, Audio Technica etc and that more and more audiophiles are realising how good and good value some of the Goldrings are.
Look forward to more form you on this Ol'
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Post by Bigman80 on Oct 15, 2020 21:54:38 GMT
Nice one Oli, The Goldrings have caught my eye recently. I didnt know how good they were 'til I started reading up on a number of them and clocked the great reviews. I get the sense that a lot of people, myself included tend to go with the usual offerings like Ortofon, Audio Technica etc and that more and more audiophiles are realising how good and good value some of the Goldrings are. Look forward to more form you on this Ol' I think the Goldrings of the past maybe had a bit of the old British Hifi aura about them, which really took them off most people's radar. I read that Goldring went back to the drawing board and made the ethos to be the best cartridge they have ever made. I mean it doesn't hurt that it's basically a slightly beefier Transrotor Figaro in Goldring attire. The Figaro being a top class cart made for Transrotor by Goldring. The Ethos has a sense of sophistication and finesse. A delicacy at times and at others it's quite rythmical and pacey. It's not really a muscular cart either....doesn't slam hard or swing in huge swathes but it's enough to make it capable of excitement. I like it a lot and as I said, if you can withstand the first 20hrs...it's worth consideration. |
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Post by robbiegong on Oct 15, 2020 22:36:14 GMT
Sounds to me like it doesn't add anything or have/add too much of it's own signature/ flavour. Carts that do that, or any hifi equipment for that matter, doesn't appeal to me.
It's probably more accurate in that it will not impose itself by way of any overt character/signature, therefore allowing what's in the grooves to do the talking, as I say, with accuracy/more faith to the recording.
My Fritz Gyger S - Cadenza Black, once properly set up is like that and in my set up gives me replay that wants for nothing in terms of music and true hifidelity.
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