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ANALOG PRODUCTS
REGA FONO
We can’t
get over
how good it
is…and how
affordable.
The Rega
Fono is a
superb way
to add vinyl to your system. MM version and high sensitivity MC
version for cartridges with low output. While stocks last.
ORDER: RF-MM Phono preamp, $395
ORDER: RF-MC high sensitivity phono preamp, $565
LEHMANN BLACK CUBE
The SE version,
complete with its PWX
premium upgraded
power supply, even
more affordable.
Switchable for MM/
MC, with selectable
loads.
ORDER: PBC Black
Cube SE, $875
GOLDRING
PHONO
Basic MM phono,
amazingly good, and
especially not shrill.
Besides, it’s very affordable.
ORDER: PA-100, $225
LP RECORD CLEANER
Concentrated cleaner for LP vacuum cleaning machines.
Much safer than some formulas we’ve seen! Half litre, mix with
demineralized or distilled water to make 4 litres.
ORDER: LPC, $19.95
J. A. MICHELL RECORD CLAMP
Clamp your LP to the
turntable platter.
We use the J. A.
Michell clamp,
machined from
nearly weightless
aluminum. Drop
it on, press down,
tighten the knob.
ORDER: MRC Michell
record clamp, $75
TITAN STYLUS LUBRICANT
Amazing, but true: dabbing
a bit of this stuff on your
stylus every 2 or 3 LPs makes
it glide through the groove
instead of scraping. Fine artist’s brush not included, but readily
available in many stores.
ORDER: TSO-1 Titan stylus oil, $39.95
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MORE ANALOG…
EXSTATIC RECORD BRUSH
the Goldring
Super eXstatic. It
includes a hard
velvet pad to get
into the grooves,
plus two sets of
carbon fibre tufts. We’ve worn one out already, because we use it
every time!
ORDER: GSX record brush, $36
ELECTRONIC STYLUS GAUGE
When we got our
sample of this
new gauge, we
discovered that
our (discontinued)
plastic pressure
gauge had been
lying to us. Glad
we checked!
ORDER: ALM, electronic stylus gauge, $185
ZEROSTAT ANTISTATIC PISTOL
A classic
adjunct to
the brush is
the Zerostat
anti-static
gun. Squeeze
the trigger
and release: it
ionizes the air,
which becomes
conductive and drains off the static charge. By the way, it works
for a lot more than LP’s. No batteries needed.
ORDER: Z-1 Zerostat antistatic pistol, $94..95
LP SLEEVES
Keep your records clean and
scratch free. Replace dirty,
torn or missing inner sleeves
with soft-plastic-in-paper Nitty
Gritty sleeves.
ORDER: PDI, package of 30
sleeves, $30
TURNTABLE BELT TREATMENT
What this is not
is a sticky goo for
belts on their last
legs. Rubber Renue
removes oxidation
from rubber belts,
giving them a new
lease on life. But what astonished us is what it does to even a brand
new belt. Wipe down your belt every 3 months, and make analog
sound better than ever.
ORDER: RRU-100 drive belt treatment, $14.95
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CONNECTORS
J. A. MICHELL BANANAS
Michell was a
machinist, and
his connectors
are made to
work right. Cheap knockoffs don’t. No tools needed. Put the wire
into the hole, tighten the back button, and the wire is clamped
securely. A hole in the button lets you plug one banana into the
other. You can also slide a spade lug behind the button and use it
as an adapter. Gold-plated, 24K.
ORDER: GBO kit 4 gold bananas, $30
EICHMANN BAYONET BANANAS
The Eichmann Bayonet
Banana uses a minimum
of metal, and tellurium
copper at that, but clicks
MICHELL BINDING POSTS
tightly into any binding
post with spring action.
For soldering or crimping,
or both.
ORDER: EBB kit 4
bayonet bananas, $57.95
EICHMANN BULLET PLUGS
The first phono plug to maintain the
impedance of the cable itself, by using
metal only as an extension of the
wire. Hollow tube centre pin and tiny
spring contact for ground. Two easily
accessible contacts for soldering,
two-screw strain relief. Gold over pure
copper. Got silver cable? Get the unique Silver Bullets!
ORDER: EBP kit 4 Bullet Plugs, $54.95
ORDER: EBPA kit 4 Silver Bullets, $139.95
EICHMANN CABLE PODS
Minimum metal, gold over tellurium
copper. Unique clamp system: the back
button turns but the clamp doesn’t.
Solder to it, or plug an Eichmann
banana into it, even from inside!
ORDER: ECP, set of four posts, $54.95
Michell’s Big Mother posts (at left) are machined to stay tight.
They are used on top speakers, such as ProAc. Gold or rhodium
plated. Want to upgrade the binding posts on your amplifier? The
Michell MAO (at right)is what you need.
ORDER: Big Mother, 4 gold posts for speakers $55
ORDER: Big Mother-R, 4 rhodium posts for speakers $69
ORDER: MAO, 4 binding posts for amplifiers $40
POSTMAN
WRENCH
Think you can tighten
your speaker and amp
binding posts with
your fingers? Try the
Dynaclear Postman
wrench (for 1/2” or 7/16” hexagonal posts) and find that yours
weren’t tight after all. Our advice: retighten every three months.
ORDER: Dynaclear Postman, $13