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I bought a set of brand new AR 11's for R2000 when my monthly salary was R800per month. I had to approach the bank manager to authorise the amount as a personal loan . I still have them refoamed and sounding sweet. The most expensive used piece of kit was a Graaf GM 20 OTL for which I paid R7000...

@ thenoiseguy, I don't think they have these belts on their website because they are itemized in their lengths and not by turntable.call Ferana at Communica in Pretoria she will explain what she has. Best is still to go into the shop and see what they have in stock. They are selling little...

I found a belt for a Townshend Rock TT today at Communica in Pretoria. I noticed that they also had some long flat drive belts too. They charged me R1.00 per belt so I bought a packet full. They even have inside parking.

Thank you all forum members who answered my question in the most unabridged way .Thank you Naughty for the very long and explicit explanation. I am now "internet" literate @ Naughty, if you read my original comment, I was not complaining about any one but merely enquiring as to how a newbie...

I apologise for misspelling "veteran" in the heading to this post , but now that you mention it , my laces do need some attention. Seriously though is it the amount of posts that make an AVForums veteran or is it someone who has experience in things technical,electronic and audio ? My praise and...

I have seen a certain "noobie" exalted to AV Veteran status with very few "good" posts that are informative or educational in any way. Then there are people like Ampdog Hi_phibian Audiomuse ,even BWS not to forget Gearslave,Geko et al who constantly inform and educate us in the finer things of...

I have often asked my friends the question "what sort of person sits down and writes a 'Virus' program?" What does he get out of it and does he achieve any good thing? After reading this post I am a little bit enlightened as to what type of person does this but I still can't figure out why would...

If I may throw in my two cents worth of experience with transistor amps, the best warm sounding and rock power grunt is a Krell , even a small one, then a Harmon Kardan. And after that an older generation Marantz like a 1070 . Ask B_Unit about Marantz and then of course you can try and get a...

Are you telling us that Mahindra is the most reliable vehicle in Avis' fleet, or the one which leaves their clients in the lurch?

Bullet gp... You and I both. When schumi was getting Ferrari to build a decent racig car, that was when talent was shown by every driver to try and beat the best. I was a F1 fanatic but today I find Moto GP somewhat more exciting.

AR 11 "bookshelf" still have them. Even Francois ,of Tannoy Kingdom 18 fame, likes them.

I have always wanted a big Krell but I had to settle for a Graaf GM 20

If she is looking at a Zeppelin then also have a listen to the Harmon Kardon "Go+Play" In my opionion it is easier to carry and has a good bass which would work better with all the hard reflective surfaces and can be used as a seperate amp and with batteries can even be used outside at a picnic...

I don't think there will be many takers on this request especially when they realise what they cost, the speakers I mean. I would like to join you if an offer does materialise but that might then be considered an entourage. Good luck in your quest buy I also fear that a "hornish" sound might be...

Francois, I was thinking that we could audition those Maggies in my TV room with the maggies along the longest wall. They will fit nicely and I am sure that we will get a good idea of how good they sound. We can even couple the two Wharfedale 15 " subs to really pig out on the bass. As for not...

I have bought and built a Velleman valve pre amp which , according to my hifi friend,sounds very good. I found the kit to be well made and easy to build. Provided you can solder and do basic screwing together of all the easy to assemble cabinet parts. I also looked at that specific amp as well...

I can still remember when MTV played the current european and American hits. There was also a "Country Music" channel and even BET"Black american music. Sort of Motown sounding stuff. Hooray for Dstv for taking all the music channels and giving us channels like Soweto tv and other world renown...

I bought my AR11 speakers and an SAE amplifier from them when they were in Sunnypark in Sunnyside Pretoria. I was about 30 years old then. Aahh ... Those were the days . SAE still made good amps and no-one had heard or heard about "Bowers and Wilkens" loudspeakers.

I go to the Boksburg flea market and buy the thick wire used for powering those heavy car amps. I then take two lengths of this and twist them around each other to form a speaker cable. Everyone who has heard my system has been suitably impressed. The cost is more than speaker cable , but then...

After such an agonizing struggle which I think many forum members have been through with you. I can now relax, knowing that at last all is well with the turntable. Now we can get to hear how it sounds. Well done.