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Vintage Audio (record players, hi-fi etc) Amplifiers, speakers, gramophones and other audio equipment. |
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23rd May 2020, 7:39 pm | #21 | |
Dekatron
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Lincolnshire, UK.
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Re: TC8S alternatives
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Features: 1.The moving magnetic pickup is high output, and the booster is not required. 2.The magnetic head is more accurate and the sound is more pure. Playing rock, popular, jazz and other types of music can make the sound more delicate. 3.The life of the magnetic head is generally 4 times that of ordinary piezoelectric cartridges, better durability. 4.The magnetic head can better control the tone color, make the medium frequency warm and wide, the low frequency is full and flexible, and the high frequency is bright and dry. 5.Wonderful accessory for phonograph, vinyl record player. Specifications: Model: needle Species; Magnetic head, phonograph head (pickup) Drive mode; electromagnetic Track number; Dual channel (stereo) Link to the actual advert - there may be others available:- https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Gramophon....c100005.m1851 |
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23rd May 2020, 7:43 pm | #22 |
Dekatron
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Re: TC8S alternatives
Yes, I thought that may have been the case. These cartridges are very good and work well with a two stage amplifier such as the ECL82 etc. type - not so good with a single stage amplifier.
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23rd May 2020, 10:14 pm | #23 |
Dekatron
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Location: Seaford, East Sussex, UK.
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Re: TC8S alternatives
After 2 months I just received the LM386 modules I ordered from from china. At the time they cost 0.97p each but the price has more than doubled at the moment. They use just a few mA, work from 5-12V, include a pot to adjust the gain, and have an AC coupled output. A diode and capacitor is all that should be required to 'steal' some volts to power it.
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30th May 2020, 10:27 am | #24 |
Heptode
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Folkestone, Kent, UK.
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Re: TC8S alternatives
so the cheap chinese cartridge arrived today ,it has the half inch holder which i found fits the tc8 holder,so once fitted it looks period ,(will post pics if anyone wants)volume levels are relly impressive on the SRP31,coupled this with the replacment rectifier all in all a great result
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31st May 2020, 12:33 pm | #25 |
Nonode
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Aberaeron, Ceredigion, Wales, UK.
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Re: TC8S alternatives
There is another post on these Chinese Cartridges in the “Wanted” section which may prove interesting.
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31st May 2020, 3:30 pm | #26 | |
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Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK.
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1st Jun 2020, 7:53 am | #27 |
Heptode
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Folkestone, Kent, UK.
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Re: TC8S alternatives
i was trying to find a way of fitting the cartridge to the head shell,because the mount has 2 mounting holes so fitting it to the original tc8s mount seemed the best idea,it fits perfectly and looks great,weightwise there is no difference between the weight of thr chinese cart(with mount)and the tc8 cart when both are fitted to the cast unit,as far as the tc8s is concerned it was fitted when i bought the player ,photos to follow
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1st Jun 2020, 8:29 am | #28 |
Heptode
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Folkestone, Kent, UK.
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Re: TC8S alternatives
just checked the weight of both units complete with mounts etc and the chinese one one is actually lighter than the tc8 version,just over 1 gram is the difference,just about to head out now will post pics later
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