Speaking of new toys...

[AndyD]

Bout time to replace?
Still works, but quite fancy a similarly compact SW radio + CD player (we have a separate vinyl player).

[taiwan_girl]

@AndyD If I may ask, what type of things do you listen to on shortwave?

[jon-nyc]

Radio Free Hong Kong?

[AndyD]

Lol.
None at the moment. But as a teenager I would listen to VOA and anything I could pick up.
Working abroad, the BBC World Service on my Toshiba saved me from being homesick(I still listen to it in the car).

Just fancy messing about hearing whats out there instead of Sky tv channels.

Maybe I'll get one of the Sony or Sangean portables.

[taiwan_girl]

I have had the Sony one for a number of years. Dont use it much now, but it is a good radio. Good memories of trying to access english (or other language) news stations.

(Used to find the DPRK english news just for fun)

[Doctor Phibes]

In the 1980's I used to listen to the Soviet English news service for the chess world championship match scores.

How freaking sad is that?

[mark]

Still have the Heco speakers but I replaced them with a very gently used pair of Sonus Faber IL Cremonese. They are made in Italy.

Had the opportunity to purchase these at a very good price. Hesitated a little but in the end, I caved and wrote the check.

They are freaking amazing. It was like getting a whole new system.

The system is still evolving. I might replace the DAC, amplifier and phono preamp with an all in one integrated from GoldNote, the IS1000. Also made in Italy. I have it here on trial.

[AndyD]

Wow.
Any of a chance of a photo of your turntable & arm, and how you have levelled it?

I have a friend who is well down this rabbit hole, also tends to buy lightly used; shows me gold cable connections, and needle parts costing astonishing amounts.

[mark]

I use a Clearaudio bubble level for the plinth and the tonearm has a built in bubble level that should be level when the stylus is on a record. The plinth has three height adjustable spike feet.

[Renauda]

Wonderful equipment Mark. The hifi store I worked carried Heco and Sonos speakers. Sounded great with the right system driving them. Usually used a MacIntosh for amplication although a Greek Zacharidis tube amp also sound good. Sonos and Harbeth speakers sounded best to me.