@bazzer - I bought it based on the looks - I was on holiday in York at the time and saw it at vickers hifi when they were close to the town centre. Even better I think it was on interest free credit (might be wrong about this as we are talking 1987 or 1988. I think it was £300 at the time. It replaced a dual cs501? which was itself a replacement for a sansui sr 222. I keep the michell from nostalgia - its not been used for years, but it still looks great.
After lauding the sound of my yamaha cd s2000 cd player, it's decided to commit suicide again. 18 months ago it refused to load any cds. The repairers couldnt find anything wrong with it . i had the laser mechanism replaced at a cost of £180. It was fine for a while, then it started to refuse to open the cd drawer. That eventually stopped but now it refuses to load . Since i bought it secondhand for £450 some years ago I've purchased a naim cd5si as a replacement.
@bobgarrod well if you paid £300 you can double or triple your money based on condition of it 🙂
I have an Arcam alpha 9 CD player with an external Audiolab M-DAC.
cd5si is pretty posh 🙂
@bazzer - a new Yamaha cds2100 would cost £2k so £1300 for a naim seems a bargain. I've had arcam stuff in the past - the last was a cd72. I wish i'd had it upgraded to a cd92 when arcam were offering that option. Some years ago i got a great deal on some Roksan gear - they were selling the roksan Kandy mk1s at half price - £700 for the amp and cd player. The amp still soldiers on connected to some b&w 685s.The amp has some impressive heft. I could sell the michell but not just yet - still sentimentally attached to it.
Any decent tips on online sellers? Amazon seems to have a decent selection obviously but anywhere else worth a look.
A friend of mine sold me his Project Debut for £40 and he’d just put a new stylus on it! Bargain! We’ve bought a handful of records and enjoy listening to it occasionally. Sometimes a CD, sometimes a record. It’s all good. And it’s not sodding Spotify which makes it even better. 😂
Juno is pretty good for vinyl and I'd rather give them my money rather than Amazon.
Any decent tips on online sellers? Amazon seems to have a decent selection obviously but anywhere else worth a look.
New or used?
Discogs for used, choice is immense, and sellers tend to be above board on description and grading. Postage can be steep though, especially from abroad.
New, there's loads of places...depends what you want.
Boomkat are great for new, more esoteric releases.
Norman Records have a great selection of most genres.
Ninja tunes sell all their releases on vinyl direct from their website.
Light in the attic do loads of amazing reissues of everything from funk, soul, hip-hop, soundtracks, etc. Also new artists.
I get all of my records from my local (to work) record shop
I've mostly picked up 2nd hand stuff (especially from the bargain crates!) but get the odd new one too.
Well... The Xmas turntable is on the bay and I've taken delivery of an Audio Technica lp5x. It's bloody amazing. I'm bitten!
Long shot here...
We're having a clear out in the loft.
There are two Heybrook turntable shelves that have been up there since we moved in the house, 23 years ago.
The dear wife says they're going.
I cba boxing and posting them, so I thought I'd offer them foc on here, if there's anyone in the Wakefield area wants one/them.
Any decent tips on online sellers? Amazon seems to have a decent selection obviously but anywhere else worth a look.
If you mean shops then Normans Records and Rough Trade are the usual places. Bandcamp if the artist or label is small enough. Straight from the record label as well is usually a good shout.
Example: J Mascis - "Martin and Me" (live album, re-release, yellow vinyl)
Amazon = £29.99 (free delivery)
Cherry Red Records (who are putting it out) = £17.99 plus shipping (usually about a fiver)
