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count me in, I'll likely take it, making it the third Blue Shadow item in my collection(ADS speakers in VA house, Tuner in DE rig). Let's do this, and figure an arm that mates well with the DV cartridge.

well, now that I'm home again, I can update this much. The table in question was mis-ID'd by me. The Thorens is a TD-160 Super. May well change some views. I think the arm choices available include an Audiomods arm and a couple others.

my suspicion as well. Any suggestions good or bad?

Oh, he is and he will. My main concern is that I'd waste time in which he could have sold it for a bit more on CL or somesuch. My longterm game plan was to drop serious money on an SME model or possibly a couple other options, when the Pioneer dies. Of course, it hasn't died, and i've had it for...

As most folks who've encountered me here know, I am a pretty happy owner of a Pioneer PL-41. Essentially bone stock with modern headshell and pretty good LOMC cartridge. A wonderful friend nearby is offering for my consideration a well-restored Thorens TD-150, with arm to be determined. I'm sure...

got this email from a friend's daughter in Connecticut. Don't know the answers she needs, but I know some of you do. ". I brought home my Grams old console record player. Mom thinks it's from the 50's but it still sounds amazing. Occasionally it will slow the record down. We think it might need...

likewise, and my amp runs real cool and with no input active seems to not draw much by way of wattage. I also leave the phono pre on at all times, but shut down other sources(Tuner/Disc player).

I had missed this post, and this thread. Yup, I have a DV 20X2 on a cheap-to-me PL-41. Sounds VERY good, actually. As for the rest, Blue is still trying!!! I just keep buying records.

lol. I think I upgraded my sig, but I moved up to a Naim SuperNait2, yes, another level. Still the little AS500 drives an older pair of ADS speakers down in the VA Shore house!

by the way, Sreten, you'll see that I chimed into that old thread once or twice, the original poster turned out to be living near me at the time. Glad to see that they got the thing up and running well. I note the comment towards the end about skipping, and frankly, I don't have that experience...

cool set-up Sreten!! I've found it to be reasonably resistant, but I have it on a slightly more substantial piece with a marble slab under it. There are a few things I couldn't be arsed to do, and trying to wall mount a shelf capable of supporting this thing falls into that category.

hmmmm, the TD125 might have a lot of potential. Apparently likes mid-heavy arms. Was smiling at my post above as I'm sitting here listening to Rosanne Cash with a pair of dancing princesses twirling around the listening room about 5 feet from the playing Pioneer. Yes, footfalls can be an issue...

I'd be interested in Sreten and other's opinions as to what the suitable table, to their mind, would be to bring out the best in this cartridge. One review I read noted that the expected difference the reviewer expected moving up to a high level SME table didn't really show up. Also, it would be...

working end to beginning: cannot find which resonant frequency the complance figures are calculated from and frankly don't know the true effective mass of the stock arm(it's heavy). It will be interesting to see what 'considerably better' consists of, so that may require you listening to where...

well, it isn't like I haven't auditioned a bunch of new tables(up to maybe $3000 price point) and was less than blown away. I have no doubt that I can better what I now hear, but am also pretty sure that what I now hear is a bit better than some of you might expect.

The PL-41 was MADE for a DL-103. It's that simple. The Pioneer is a damned good table, and the arm, though crude and unrefined looking, does its job well. There are some very good tables/arms without anti-skate sold new today, so leave that out. You may wish to read my thread in here about my...

I type this listening to Herbie Hancock's 'The Prisoner' on Blue Note, hearing spit through horns and feeling reeds vibrate, all in pinpoint spatial placement up there, frankly, with most systems I've ever listened to(homes and show setups). This and probably 25 playing hours from full break-in...

well, Sreten, I think I am testing your assumption. I've heard varying opinions on the 'limitations' of the PL-41, along with some(myself included), who find it rather well designed for a SPECIFIC type of cartridge. Stay within those specifics, it seems, and you can go up the ladder a certain...

not sure you aren't pointing out the obvious, Sreten. The choice becomes when the move up is 'sensible', which it would seem to me a rather personal line to draw. YMMV.

Blue's point is well taken. Lord knows I tend to simplicity on the whole, but the PL-41 is sort my little pet project. I'm essentially running the thing bone-stock, except for aftermarket modern headshells(Tonar w 2g or 4g additional weights). Oil the motor and spindle, installed the proper belt...

precisely something I was going to contact you about, my friend. As of Labor Day weekend, ALL the grandkids will be in school between 9 am and 3 pm. Listening sessions at 'audiophile' volume levels are once again a possibility with no one trying to nap in the back of the house.

......the PL-41 is sporting a new cartridge of late. I just got and installed a Dynavector 20X2 on the old beast, and damn, is this cartridge nice!! It has the musicality of the DL-103 I have as a constant backup, and the detail of the AT33EV it replaced, with better staging, timbre and 3D...

at around 300 hours playing time, I figure we're pretty well broken in. The Supernait2 is a superb integrated, rivalling virtually every system of separates I've ever heard. By far the best amp I've ever had in the house. Deep, detailed and defined soundstage, outstanding dynamics, top to bottom...