30-Jul-2016, 19:00
A few years back I dug out my retired AR Legend/Rega RB300 and gave it some TLC and servicing and treated it to a new Denon DL-110. I picked up an iFi iPhono sat back and fell back in love with all of my old vinyl. 
Next came the buying of new vinyl (have you seen the prices...). Uh oh, it's starting again...
Then came the eBay browsing with searches for 'Garrard', '301' and '401'. My bank balance is lighter now but I've got a 1973 Garrard 401 in a Peak HiFi AMD plinth. It doesn't get much better.
Oh yes it can... I contacted a nice bloke in New Zealand called Simon; he makes 12" tonearms called 'The Wand'. So I support the New Zealand economy and buy one.
So, I'm done now, right? Nice cartridge the 110 but on a TT this good? We'll see. And as for the 401, well, it's a classic and like a lot of classic British hardware it leaks oil. Just like a 1970s Norton in fact. There's this bloke nearby that fettles Garrards...
The warning? For Devialet owners that have found that their tweaking passion has been severely curtailed then the call to vinyl is tweaker's heaven. But at a cost!
Next came the buying of new vinyl (have you seen the prices...). Uh oh, it's starting again...
Then came the eBay browsing with searches for 'Garrard', '301' and '401'. My bank balance is lighter now but I've got a 1973 Garrard 401 in a Peak HiFi AMD plinth. It doesn't get much better.
Oh yes it can... I contacted a nice bloke in New Zealand called Simon; he makes 12" tonearms called 'The Wand'. So I support the New Zealand economy and buy one.
So, I'm done now, right? Nice cartridge the 110 but on a TT this good? We'll see. And as for the 401, well, it's a classic and like a lot of classic British hardware it leaks oil. Just like a 1970s Norton in fact. There's this bloke nearby that fettles Garrards...
The warning? For Devialet owners that have found that their tweaking passion has been severely curtailed then the call to vinyl is tweaker's heaven. But at a cost!