Yard-sale 2020

I’m selling some gears which I’ve not been using for awhile...

Tango LCR EQ600 pair, with boxes and papers and stickers 

RCA MI-9584 diaphragm 

Hiraga Le Classe A 20W

RCA MI-9584 pair

TacT RCS 2.2 XP Silver 220V NIB

Plexiglas cartridges holder

Altec 803B in mint conditions, in original box (1958 vintage)

Mayer's Line Stage and Phono LCR Stage (PSU out of sight, but included)

SOLD! Ortofon RMG309i with box/papers and TSW1000 8N phono cable, new old stock!

SOLD! Fidelity Research B-60 handmade replica, the classic VTA base/arm mount with 25mm hole, stainless-steel adapters available for Ortofon RMG/RMA 20mm, Schick 19,5mm, The Peak 23mm, Denon DA302 11mm

Garrard 301 Schedule 1 (detail) - original finish, motor rebuilt and measured for minimum vibes by Jaap Pees in The Netherlands, Garrardzilla's grease heavy-duty bearing 

Garrard 301 Schedule 1 in beech plywood massive 30kg plinth... the arm will be decided by buyer, so still with no arm-mount.

Sold! Tandberg TD20A (VU-meter)

Garrard 301's plinth (underside, with Rollingpods and bespoke fixing system) 

SOLD! The Peak 12" arm, Litz cable and Panzerholz/bronze counterweight, for high mass/low compliance cartridges, only (brand new and the very last available, as the artisan-maker retired!)

Sold! Tandberg TD20A High Speed 19/38 cm/s 2 tracks (here shown without wooden case, included)

Sold - Jean Hiraga's Le Solstice/Kaneda preamp by La Maison de l'Audiophile in pristine conditions (Studer A730 CD-player isn't for sale)

Thomas Mayer 4-chassis line & phono LCR stages, with dedicated PSU (Garrardzilla 301 and 4-ways Mayer's crossover not for sale)

Tandberg 114/116-8 (detail)

Lenco/Goldrig G-88 in perfect conditions, checked by Peter Reinders in The Netherlands, ultra-silent and smooth running in slate plinth, with bronze/slate arm base and Siggwan Cocobolo 12" uniopivot arm, w/box/papers.

Marantz 10B with wooden cabinet, new scope bulb, original papers/user's manual 117V, simply perfect.

Radford HD-250 50W integrated-amp/preamp (a classic, serviced, great sound)

Please address your best offers to:

stefanocello-at-gmail-dot-com

Every reasonable offer will be welcome and considered.

Thanks for stopping-by and watching.

Disc of the Month - Chris McGregor’s Brotherhood of Breath (RCA Neon 1971)

How I’d wish to share the ecstasy, yes! the ecstasy I felt when I found this disc... 

... and even more, when I listened to it!

For yours truly, a personal Holy Grail: produced by Joe Boyd and his Witchseason, this supergroup counts the best of best musicians, ever: have a look at the band components!

The music is of ultra-terrestrial quality!

I just wish you to feel as I felt while listening to a disc I chased for 40 years... ‘til today.

Pandit Ravi Shankar’s voice

This is the nugget, the find which makes the difference between browsing DiscoGS for a specific item and handling bins and boxes... the surprise and the joy for any interesting find is... priceless!

... and listening to Ravi Shankar’s voice, introducing the ragas is such a joy!

Flea-market ephemeral joys

Martin 00-45

... not only a gorgeous instrument, also a perfect screensaver!

The Mystery

Am I sick?  Is it possible to experience a sweet disturbance, a sensual and sexual attraction for the mystery expressed so well by the artist?

Thanking Antonio Canova...

Yes!

Schedule 1

 

A Garrard 301 Schedule 1, soon ready...

Still mumbling about which arm to install, but will possibly be Gray 108 broadcast arm and DaVa field coil cartridge.

The End?

Hell, hopefully not!

... but sure will disappear for awhile! 

Stay healthy.

Listz and time machine picture

Anna Loretta Arkness (Arma Senkrah) was 21 years old, and Franz Liszt 75, when they played in duo the Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata for an chosen audience at Liszt's house, on July 20, 1885. She played her 1750 Giovanni Battista Guadagnini, explendide violin, that after belonged to Isaac Stern.