Hier ein Nadelschutz für das SUPEX 900 aus einer Verpackung.Sehr selten! Dieses ist ein privater Verkauf unter Ausschluss jeglicher Garantie, Gewährleistung oder Rücknahme. Bitte beachten!

As shown. Pulled off of an older systemdek turntable. Will definitely need a retip

This item will ship ONLY to Continental USA Cartridge & Stylus tested working. Stylus tip still very clean and very sharp. A rare opportunity to get a hold of this much sought after Legendary Cartridge designed by Sugano, at No Reserve!What is shown in the pictures is whats included - nothing more, nothing less. I do my best to describe condition of the item, but Im not a vintage audio expert. For this reason, please ask as many questions as you want. Item is being sold AS-IS. No guarantees implied or stated. Thank you for looking and good luck bidding! If you bid, you are agreeing to all terms stated here, above & bellow:Failure to read, will NOT be an excuse to not honor a bid or to not fulfill the contract into which bidder has entered as a result of placing a bid.Payment: expected in no more than 48 hrs after closing the Auction. Continental USA SHIPPING: I ship from 33025. As per eBay policy, items with an ending price of more than US $ 500,oo Signature will be required

DerSUPEX SD-900/SUPER ist ein Moving-Coil-Phono-Tonabnehmer, der einehochauflösende Wiedergabe aller Arten von Microgroove-Schallplatten ermöglicht. DieserSUPEX SD-900/SUPER verfügt über einen speziell angefertigten Magneten ausCer-Kobalt, der für geringes Gewicht sorgt, und die Patrone wiegt nur 9 Gramm.Der SD-900/SUPER gibt Mono-, Stereo- und CD-4-Schallplatten problemlos wiederund bietet dabei ein Höchstmaß an gleichmäßigem Frequenzgang und geringerVerzerrung. Der SD-900/SUPER muss mit einem geeigneten Aufwärtstransformatoroder einem Vorverstärker verwendet werden; allerdings ist die Ausgangsspannungdes SD-900/SUPER mindestens dreimal höher als bei anderen üblichen Moving-Coil-Tonabnehmernund daher weniger anfällig für Brumm- und Rauschprobleme. In Japan stand der Name SUPEX seinerzeit für die bestenSchallplattenpflegeprodukte und Tonabnehmertechnologie. SUPEX widmete vieleJahre der Forschung den Problemen, den gesamten auf der Schallplattevorhandenen Ton mit einem Minimum an Verzerrungen und Rauschenwiederherzustellen. Der SUPEXSD-900/SUPER wurde in der Hochzeit der Vinyl-Schallplatten als einer der bestenMoving-Coil-Tonabnehmer beschrieben und scheint mittlerweile eine von Kennern gesuchte Rarität geworden zu sein. SPECIFICATIONSSD-900 / SUPER FREQUENCY RANGE 15~50,000Hz, +/- 3 dBOUTPUT VOLTAGE 0.2mVCHANNEL BALANCE +/-0.5 dBCHANNEL SEPARATION betterthan 27 dBIMPEDANCE 3.5OhmsCOMPLIANCE 12x 10-6 cm/dyneTRACKING ANGLE 20degreesSTYLUS FORCE 1.5~2,0gramsSTYLUS 0.3x 0.8 mil elliptical diamondWEIGHT 9gramsINSTALLATION 1/2standard for top mount headshells Das hier angebotene System aus damaligen Tagen wurde von mir nur wenig verwendet. Esbefindet sich – soweit ich das beurteilen kann – in einem guten bis sehr gutenZustand. Der Tonabnehmer überzeugt nach wie vor durch seinen tollen Klang. Leiderkann der Tonabnehmer in meinem leichten SME-Tonarm aber nur grenzwertig betrieben werden (mitmax. 1,5 g Auflagekraft), weshalb ich mich jetzt entschlossen habe, dieses guteTeil zu verkaufen (ohne die abgebildete Headshell, in die der Tonabnehmer eingebaut war). Da dies ein Privatverkauf ist, und ich – außer meinen Ohren –über keine weitergehenden Prüfmittel für den Tonabnehmer verfüge, übernehme ichdafür keine Gewährleistungsverpflichtung. Am 28.02.24 hat der Verkäufer die folgenden Angaben hinzugefügt: Nachtrag: Die Schmutzpartikel, die sich hinter dem Saphir angesammelt haben und die der eine oder andere auf den Bildern möglicherweise entdeckt hat, habe ich zwischenzeitlich entfernt. Der Saphir steht jetzt wieder sauber und scharf - soweit ich das mit meiner Lupe sehen kann - auf dem Nadelträger (cantilever). Der Nadelträger ist - wie man sieht - vollkommen gerade, frei beweglich und hält problemlos das Auflagegewicht, so wie es sein muss. Am 01.03.24 hat der Verkäufer die folgenden Angaben hinzugefügt: Zur besseren Beurteilung habe ich von dem Abtastsaphir noch ein paar Macroaufnahmen gemacht und den Bildern hinzugefügt.

Worked well on SME 3009 tonearm and headshell. Stylus finally gave out and decided to sell cartridge rather than buy a new stylus.

This is the second iteration of the Super 900, the E+. This is a Sugano design prior to his involvement with Koetsu. This is one of the highest reviewed MC carts from the golden age of 70s audio. I am the second owner. It came with a Demon DP 1000, with a Black Widow tonearm. It had a broke tonearm wire, I had it replaced with Cardas wire, and cable. I prefer the synergy of my Signet 150 MLX. I really never used a proper SUT. This is a high compliance cart with a low stylus mass. An excellent tracker. Flat high frequency response, flat between 20 Hz to 20 KHz. These have sold a bit higher on other sites. Do some research! I have several other systems, if she cant find a new home here, Ill take it as a sign its time to upgrade another TT in the que, and continue the Cardas route, and get a proper SUT. Happy bidding! T

This is the second iteration of the Super 900, the E+. This is a Sugano design prior to his involvement with Koetsu. This is one of the highest reviewed MC carts from the golden age of 70s audio. I am the second owner. It came with a Demon DP 1000, with a Black Widow tonearm. It had a broke tonearm wire, I had it replaced with Cardas wire, and cable. I prefer the synergy of my Signet 150 MLX. I really never used a proper SUT. This is a high compliance cart with a low stylus mass. An excellent tracker. Flat high frequency response, flat between 20 Hz to 20 KHz. These have sold a bit higher on other sites. Do some research! I have several other systems, if she cant find a new home here, Ill take it as a sign its time to upgrade another TT in the que, and continue the Cardas route, and get a proper SUT. Happy bidding! T

For sale a very rare to find NEW SUPEX model SD-900 Super MC cartridge. Check my other ads for more high quality vintage electronics.

This is the second iteration of the Super 900, the E+. This is a Sugano design prior to his involvement with Koetsu. This is one of the highest reviewed MC carts from the golden age of 70s audio. I am the second owner. It came with a Demon DP 1000, with a Black Widow tonearm. It had a broke tonearm wire, I had it replaced with Cardas wire, and cable. I prefer the synergy of my Signet 150 MLX. I really never used a proper SUT. This is a high compliance cart with a low stylus mass. An excellent tracker. Flat high frequency response, flat between 20 Hz to 20 KHz. These have sold a bit higher on other sites. Do some research! I have several other systems, if she cant find a new home here, Ill take it as a sign its time to upgrade another TT in the que, and continue the Cardas route, and get a proper SUT. Happy bidding! T

Worked well on SME 3009 tonearm and headshell. Stylus finally gave out and decided to sell cartridge rather than buy a new stylus.

This is the second iteration of the Super 900, the E+. This is a Sugano design prior to his involvement with Koetsu. This is one of the highest reviewed MC carts from the golden age of 70s audio. I am the second owner. It came with a Demon DP 1000, with a Black Widow tonearm. It had a broke tonearm wire, I had it replaced with Cardas wire, and cable. I prefer the synergy of my Signet 150 MLX. I really never used a proper SUT. This is a high compliance cart with a low stylus mass. An excellent tracker. Flat high frequency response, flat between 20 Hz to 20 KHz. These have sold a bit higher on other sites. Do some research! I have several other systems, if she cant find a new home here, Ill take it as a sign its time to upgrade another TT in the que, and continue the Cardas route, and get a proper SUT. Happy bidding! T

This is the second iteration of the Super 900, the E+. This is a Sugano design prior to his involvement with Koetsu. This is one of the highest reviewed MC carts from the golden age of 70s audio. I am the second owner. It came with a Demon DP 1000, with a Black Widow tonearm. It had a broke tonearm wire, I had it replaced with Cardas wire, and cable. I prefer the synergy of my Signet 150 MLX. I really never used a proper SUT. This is a high compliance cart with a low stylus mass. An excellent tracker. Flat high frequency response, flat between 20 Hz to 20 KHz. These have sold a bit higher on other sites. Do some research! I have several other systems, if she cant find a new home here, Ill take it as a sign its time to upgrade another TT in the que, and continue the Cardas route, and get a proper SUT. Happy bidding! T

This is the second iteration of the Super 900, the E+. This is a Sugano design prior to his involvement with Koetsu. This is one of the highest reviewed MC carts from the golden age of 70s audio. I am the second owner. It came with a Demon DP 1000, with a Black Widow tonearm. It had a broke tonearm wire, I had it replaced with Cardas wire, and cable. I prefer the synergy of my Signet 150 MLX. I really never used a proper SUT. This is a high compliance cart with a low stylus mass. An excellent tracker. Flat high frequency response, flat between 20 Hz to 20 KHz. These have sold a bit higher on other sites. Do some research! I have several other systems, if she cant find a new home here, Ill take it as a sign its time to upgrade another TT in the que, and continue the Cardas route, and get a proper SUT. Happy bidding! T

VINTAGE Japan SUPEX SUPER 900 MC TURNTABLE PHONO CARTRIDGE RARE! Also, SME S2R Black Headshell.Please ask all questions prior to purchase. Please examine our feedback rating. Thanks!

Supex SD-900 Super phono cartridge for tonearm turntable Koetsu. Supex SD-900 Super phono cartridge for sale. This earlyproduction was made by Koetsu Japan and consider to be one of the finestcartridges made. The cartridge has 200hours of play time and is in very good cosmetic and operational condition. Sell: $450 Shippinginside USA is $5. International shipping is $18

SUPEX SD-900 PRE KOETSU-MOVING COIL PHONO CARTRIDGE HANDMADE BY MASTER JAPANESE CARTRIDGE MAKER YOSAKI SUGANO san IN EXCELLENT WORKING CONDITION AS TESTED. This is a rare original model SUPEX SD-900 E+ moving coil cartridge which is noted for its high-quality sound. This cartridge was handmade by master Japanese cartridge maker Yosaki Sugano. He went on to make the high end Koetsu phono cartridges. Original (non-re-tipped) Cartridge in fantastic condition. This is a hard-to-find model right here with low output so you will need a transformer to hear the full bloom of this cartridge. Has the lush Koetsu sound. Specifications: Output Voltage: 0.2MvFrequency Response: 5Hz - 40KHzTracking Force: 1.0 - 1.5gMass: 10gDynamic Compliance: 13 x 10.6cm/DyneStylus Tip: 0.2 x 0.8mil EllipticalLoad Impedance: 3.5 OhmsL/R Separation: 1KHz = >27db Other fine items up to save on shipping as this will be sent SIGNATURE CONFIRMED INSURED.

Turntable Linn Sondek LP12 kit Valhalla + Lurne arm 2 + Moving coil cartridge Supex 900 super + Supex SDT 1000 pre-preamplifier. This turntable (pictures1-5), his tone arm and Supex 900 super (picture 6) and Supex SDT 1000 step transformer (pictures 7 and 8) are in perfect working conditions and come with several accessories including a spare belt, the oil for the tone arm in a syringe, a Decca brush for cleaning LPs and a Supex liquid for cleaning the stylus (pictures 9 and 10), the written instructions of Mr. Lurne himself (the conceptor of the famous Goldmund turntable) to adjust any cartridge (in French, but that I will be very pleased to translate, being fully bilingual, picture 11) and all original packages (pictures 12 and 13). The stylus of the Supex 900 super cartridge is in excellent condition as my Linn Sondek was only used to read brand new LPs (see last paragraph below) and has been reading only about 50 LPs. Most of my recording were made with a Thorens 160 with a SME serie 2 tone arm and a cartridge Shure V15 IV resold decades ago. I am a stereo maniac, with a McIntosh amplifier 7270, McIntosh preamplifier C31V, McIntosh CD player MCD 7007, McIntosh FM tuner MR 7082 connected to an external antenna, Quad ESL 63 Pro electrostatic speakers, Revox B77 reel to reel tape recorder, and Nakamichi 1000 ZXL K7 deck, both tape recorders connected to a DBX 124 noise reduction unit (see pictures 14 and 15). Connectic is by Monster cables, except for the Quads, which are connected to the amplifier by Leedh cables. My listening room is almost perfect with a height of 6.5 m in inverse V (see pictures 16 and 17), and thus with a huge volume. The Quads ESL 63 Pro are perfectly placed at 1.2 m of the back and lateralwalls in stone (0.7 m thick) and distant of 4.5 m. The insulation of the walls on the back of the Quads has been rigidified to avoid any parasite vibration as the Quads function in doublet. There is a specific electric line for the stereo directly from the electric counter. You may notice 1) that the amplifier at the bottom of my rack is sufficiently far away of the other components to avoid any radiation of the monstrous output transformers of the McIntosh amplifier 7270, and 2) that the Quads are on home-made metallic stands. They are filled with sand with cork supports on both the metallic plate bottom of the Quads and on the wooden floor. In my personal opinion the Quad stands are not high enough to get a perfect stereo image for a seated listener. I have plenty of test CDs including the Chesky volumes 1 to 3, plenty of friends who are musicians, and I regularly assist to live concerts of mostly Baroque music, blues and jazz... I had two turntables: This Linn Sondek LP12 operating in my main listening room with an AGI 511 A preamplifier (much better than my present McIntosh preamp for its phono section, already sold recently on eBay). Another secondary stereo system with a turntable Thorens TD 160 (also recently sold on eBay, not the one with the SME tone arm) was in use in my office comprising a Marantz 2225 receiver connected to the external FM antenna, a basic Sony CD player CDP-690, and a pair of French 3A Apogée Monitor speakers (see pictures 18 and 19).

Turntable Linn Sondek LP12 kit Valhalla + Lurne arm 2 + Moving coil cartridge Supex 900 super + Supex SDT 1000 pre-preamplifier. This turntable (pictures1-5), his tone arm and Supex 900 super (picture 6) and Supex SDT 1000 step transformer (pictures 7 and 8) are in perfect working conditions and come with several accessories including a spare belt, the oil for the tone arm in a syringe, a Decca brush for cleaning LPs and a Supex liquid for cleaning the stylus (pictures 9 and 10), the written instructions of Mr. Lurne himself (the conceptor of the famous Goldmund turntable) to adjust any cartridge (in French, but that I will be very pleased to translate, being fully bilingual, picture 11) and all original packages (pictures 12 and 13). The stylus of the Supex 900 super cartridge is in excellent condition as my Linn Sondek was only used to read brand new LPs (see last paragraph below). I am a stereo maniac, with a McIntosh amplifier 7270, McIntosh preamplifier C31V, McIntosh CD player MCD 7007, McIntosh FM tuner MR 7082 connected to an external antenna, Quad ESL 63 Pro electrostatic speakers, Revox B77 reel to reel tape recorder, and Nakamichi 1000 ZXL K7 deck, both tape recorders connected to a DBX 124 noise reduction unit (see pictures 14 and 15). Connectic is by Monster cables, except for the Quads, which are connected to the amplifier by Leedh cables. My listening room is almost perfect with a height of 6.5 m in inverse V (see pictures 16 and 17), and thus with a huge volume. The Quads ESL 63 Pro are perfectly placed at 1.2 m of the back and lateralwalls in stone (0.7 m thick) and distant of 4.5 m. The insulation of the walls on the back of the Quads has been rigidified to avoid any parasite vibration as the Quads function in doublet. There is a specific electric line for the stereo directly from the electric counter. You may notice 1) that the amplifier at the bottom of my rack is sufficiently far away of the other components to avoid any radiation of the monstrous output transformers of the McIntosh amplifier 7270, and 2) that the Quads are on home-made metallic stands. They are filled with sand with cork supports on both the metallic plate bottom of the Quads and on the wooden floor. In my personal opinion the Quad stands are not high enough to get a perfect stereo image for a seated listener. I have plenty of test CDs including the Chesky volumes 1 to 3, plenty of friends who are musicians, and I regularly assist to live concerts of mostly Baroque music, blues and jazz... I had two turntables: This Linn Sondek LP12 operating in my main listening room with an AGI 511 A preamplifier (much better than my present McIntosh preamp for its phono section, already sold recently on eBay). Another secondary stereo system with a turntable Thorens TD 160 (also recently sold on eBay) was in use in my office comprising a Marantz 2225 receiver connected to the external FM antenna, a basic Sony CD player CDP-690, and a pair of French 3A Apogée Monitor speakers (see pictures 18 and 19).

Turntable Linn Sondek LP12 kit Valhalla + Lurne arm 2 + Moving coil cartridge Supex 900 super + Supex SDT 1000 pre-preamplifier. This turntable (pictures1-5), his tone arm and Supex 900 super (picture 6) and Supex SDT 1000 step transformer (pictures 7 and 8) are in perfect working conditions and come with several accessories including a spare belt, the oil for the tone arm in a syringe, a Decca brush for cleaning LPs and a Supex liquid for cleaning the stylus (pictures 9 and 10), the written instructions of Mr. Lurne himself (the conceptor of the famous Goldmund turntable) to adjust any cartridge (in French, but that I will be very pleased to translate, being fully bilingual, picture 11) and all original packages (pictures 12 and 13). The stylus of the Supex 900 super cartridge is in excellent condition as my Linn Sondek was only used to read brand new LPs (see last paragraph below). I am a stereo maniac, with a McIntosh amplifier 7270, McIntosh preamplifier C31V, McIntosh CD player MCD 7007, McIntosh FM tuner MR 7082 connected to an external antenna, Quad ESL 63 Pro electrostatic speakers, Revox B77 reel to reel tape recorder, and Nakamichi 1000 ZXL K7 deck, both tape recorders connected to a DBX 124 noise reduction unit (see pictures 14 and 15). Connectic is by Monster cables, except for the Quads, which are connected to the amplifier by Leedh cables. My listening room is almost perfect with a height of 6.5 m in inverse V (see pictures 16 and 17), and thus with a huge volume. The Quads ESL 63 Pro are perfectly placed at 1.2 m of the back and lateralwalls in stone (0.7 m thick) and distant of 4.5 m. The insulation of the walls on the back of the Quads has been rigidified to avoid any parasite vibration as the Quads function in doublet. There is a specific electric line for the stereo directly from the electric counter. You may notice 1) that the amplifier at the bottom of my rack is sufficiently far away of the other components to avoid any radiation of the monstrous output transformers of the McIntosh amplifier 7270, and 2) that the Quads are on home-made metallic stands. They are filled with sand with cork supports on both the metallic plate bottom of the Quads and on the wooden floor. In my personal opinion the Quad stands are not high enough to get a perfect stereo image for a seated listener. I have plenty of test CDs including the Chesky volumes 1 to 3, plenty of friends who are musicians, and I regularly assist to live concerts of mostly Baroque music, blues and jazz... I had two turntables: This Linn Sondek LP12 operating in my main listening room with an AGI 511 A preamplifier (much better than my present McIntosh preamp for its phono section, already sold recently on eBay). Another secondary stereo system with a turntable Thorens TD 160 (also recently sold on eBay) was in use in my office comprising a Marantz 2225 receiver connected to the external FM antenna, a basic Sony CD player CDP-690, and a pair of French 3A Apogée Monitor speakers (see pictures 18 and 19).

Turntable Linn Sondek LP12 kit Valhalla + Lurne arm 2 + Moving coil cartridge Supex 900 super + Supex SDT 1000 pre-preamplifier. This turntable (pictures1-5), his tone arm and Supex 900 super (picture 6) and Supex SDT 1000 step transformer (pictures 7 and 8) are in perfect working conditions and come with several accessories including a spare belt, the oil for the tone arm in a syringe, a Decca brush for cleaning LPs and a Supex liquid for cleaning the stylus (pictures 9 and 10), the written instructions of Mr. Lurne himself (the conceptor of the famous Goldmund turntable) to adjust any cartridge (in French, but that I will be very pleased to translate, being fully bilingual, picture 11) and all original packages (pictures 12 and 13). The stylus of the Supex 900 super cartridge is in excellent condition as my Linn Sondek was only used to read brand new LPs (see last paragraph below). I am a stereo maniac, with a McIntosh amplifier 7270, McIntosh preamplifier C31V, McIntosh CD player MCD 7007, McIntosh FM tuner MR 7082 connected to an external antenna, Quad ESL 63 Pro electrostatic speakers, Revox B77 reel to reel tape recorder, and Nakamichi 1000 ZXL K7 deck, both tape recorders connected to a DBX 124 noise reduction unit (see pictures 14 and 15). Connectic is by Monster cables, except for the Quads, which are connected to the amplifier by Leedh cables. My listening room is almost perfect with a height of 6.5 m in inverse V (see pictures 16 and 17), and thus with a huge volume. The Quads ESL 63 Pro are perfectly placed at 1.2 m of the back and lateralwalls in stone (0.7 m thick) and distant of 4.5 m. The insulation of the walls on the back of the Quads has been rigidified to avoid any parasite vibration as the Quads function in doublet. There is a specific electric line for the stereo directly from the electric counter. You may notice 1) that the amplifier at the bottom of my rack is sufficiently far away of the other components to avoid any radiation of the monstrous output transformers of the McIntosh amplifier 7270, and 2) that the Quads are on home-made metallic stands. They are filled with sand with cork supports on both the metallic plate bottom of the Quads and on the wooden floor. In my personal opinion the Quad stands are not high enough to get a perfect stereo image for a seated listener. I have plenty of test CDs including the Chesky volumes 1 to 3, plenty of friends who are musicians, and I regularly assist to live concerts of mostly Baroque music, blues and jazz... I had two turntables: This Linn Sondek LP12 operating in my main listening room with an AGI 511 A preamplifier (much better than my present McIntosh preamp for its phono section, already sold recently on eBay). Another secondary stereo system with a turntable Thorens TD 160 (also recently sold on eBay) was in use in my office comprising a Marantz 2225 receiver connected to the external FM antenna, a basic Sony CD player CDP-690, and a pair of French 3A Apogée Monitor speakers (see pictures 18 and 19).

Turntable Linn Sondek LP12 kit Valhalla + Lurne arm 2 + Moving coil cartridge Supex 900 super + Supex SDT 1000 pre-preamplifier. This turntable (pictures1-5), his tone arm and Supex 900 super (picture 6) and Supex SDT 1000 step transformer (pictures 7 and 8) are in perfect working conditions and come with several accessories including a spare belt, the oil for the tone arm in a syringe, a Decca brush for cleaning LPs and a Supex liquid for cleaning the stylus (pictures 9 and 10), the written instructions of Mr. Lurne himself (the conceptor of the famous Goldmund turntable) to adjust any cartridge (in French, but that I will be very pleased to translate, being fully bilingual, picture 11) and all original packages (pictures 12 and 13). The stylus of the Supex 900 super cartridge is in excellent condition as my Linn Sondek was only used to read brand new LPs (see last paragraph below). I am a stereo maniac, with a McIntosh amplifier 7270, McIntosh preamplifier C31V, McIntosh CD player MCD 7007, McIntosh FM tuner MR 7082 connected to an external antenna, Quad ESL 63 Pro electrostatic speakers, Revox B77 reel to reel tape recorder, and Nakamichi 1000 ZXL K7 deck, both tape recorders connected to a DBX 124 noise reduction unit (see pictures 14 and 15). Connectic is by Monster cables, except for the Quads, which are connected to the amplifier by Leedh cables. My listening room is almost perfect with a height of 6.5 m in inverse V (see pictures 16 and 17), and thus with a huge volume. The Quads ESL 63 Pro are perfectly placed at 1.2 m of the back and lateralwalls in stone (0.7 m thick) and distant of 4.5 m. The insulation of the walls on the back of the Quads has been rigidified to avoid any parasite vibration as the Quads function in doublet. There is a specific electric line for the stereo directly from the electric counter. You may notice 1) that the amplifier at the bottom of my rack is sufficiently far away of the other components to avoid any radiation of the monstrous output transformers of the McIntosh amplifier 7270, and 2) that the Quads are on home-made metallic stands. They are filled with sand with cork supports on both the metallic plate bottom of the Quads and on the wooden floor. In my personal opinion the Quad stands are not high enough to get a perfect stereo image for a seated listener. I have plenty of test CDs including the Chesky volumes 1 to 3, plenty of friends who are musicians, and I regularly assist to live concerts of mostly Baroque music, blues and jazz... I had two turntables: This Linn Sondek LP12 operating in my main listening room with an AGI 511 A preamplifier (much better than my present McIntosh preamp for its phono section, already sold recently on eBay). Another secondary stereo system with a turntable Thorens TD 160 (also recently sold on eBay) was in use in my office comprising a Marantz 2225 receiver connected to the external FM antenna, a basic Sony CD player CDP-690, and a pair of French 3A Apogée Monitor speakers (see pictures 18 and 19).

Turntable Linn Sondek LP12 kit Valhalla + Lurne arm 2 + Moving coil cartridge Supex 900 super + Supex SDT 1000 pre-preamplifier. This turntable (pictures1-5), his tone arm and Supex 900 super (picture 6) and Supex SDT 1000 step transformer (pictures 7 and 8) are in perfect working conditions and come with several accessories including a spare belt, the oil for the tone arm in a syringe, a Decca brush for cleaning LPs and a Supex liquid for cleaning the stylus (pictures 9 and 10), the written instructions of Mr. Lurne himself (the conceptor of the famous Goldmund turntable) to adjust any cartridge (in French, but that I will be very pleased to translate, being fully bilingual, picture 11) and all original packages (pictures 12 and 13). The stylus of the Supex 900 super cartridge is in excellent condition as my Linn Sondek was only used to read brand new LPs (see last paragraph below). I am a stereo maniac, with a McIntosh amplifier 7270, McIntosh preamplifier C31V, McIntosh CD player MCD 7007, McIntosh FM tuner MR 7082 connected to an external antenna, Quad ESL 63 Pro electrostatic speakers, Revox B77 reel to reel tape recorder, and Nakamichi 1000 ZXL K7 deck, both tape recorders connected to a DBX 124 noise reduction unit (see pictures 14 and 15). Connectic is by Monster cables, except for the Quads, which are connected to the amplifier by Leedh cables. My listening room is almost perfect with a height of 6.5 m in inverse V (see pictures 16 and 17), and thus with a huge volume. The Quads ESL 63 Pro are perfectly placed at 1.2 m of the back and lateralwalls in stone (0.7 m thick) and distant of 4.5 m. The insulation of the walls on the back of the Quads has been rigidified to avoid any parasite vibration as the Quads function in doublet. There is a specific electric line for the stereo directly from the electric counter. You may notice 1) that the amplifier at the bottom of my rack is sufficiently far away of the other components to avoid any radiation of the monstrous output transformers of the McIntosh amplifier 7270, and 2) that the Quads are on home-made metallic stands. They are filled with sand with cork supports on both the metallic plate bottom of the Quads and on the wooden floor. In my personal opinion the Quad stands are not high enough to get a perfect stereo image for a seated listener. I have plenty of test CDs including the Chesky volumes 1 to 3, plenty of friends who are musicians, and I regularly assist to live concerts of mostly Baroque music, blues and jazz... I had two turntables: This Linn Sondek LP12 operating in my main listening room with an AGI 511 A preamplifier (much better than my present McIntosh preamp for its phono section, already sold recently on eBay). Another secondary stereo system with a turntable Thorens TD 160 (also recently sold on eBay) was in use in my office comprising a Marantz 2225 receiver connected to the external FM antenna, a basic Sony CD player CDP-690, and a pair of French 3A Apogée Monitor speakers (see pictures 18 and 19).