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Keith G wrote:
This is an example of where I have had to start a thread myself to post
a reply to a post because OE wouldn't let me append it to the thread!
(Third instance today!)
There are several decent free newsreaders. Mostly much better than OE.
Thanks, but I've tried one or two of them and I can't get on with them.
Assuming you were replying to me, I didn't get the reply showing up, Dave
Plowmans reply to you is the first I see in the thread.
I've no idea what's going on! Here is my reply again, cut and pasted from
the one you can't see:
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This is an example of where I have had to start a thread myself to post a
reply to a post because OE wouldn't let me append it to the thread! (Third
instance today!)
"David" wrote in message
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"Keith G" wrote
Of all the turntables I have had I remember two of them which 'sounded'
particularly nice: a 'pagoda style' Systemdek with very light springing
and a Pink Triangle - LPT1, I believe it was.
Do you mean a PT1 or an LPT?
An LPT.
The LPT (Little Pink Thing) was an unsuspended TT competing with the like
of a Linn Basic or Rega Planar 3.
The PT1 (which was never called a PT1 but just a Pink Triangle) was the
original light weight suspended subchassis competing with the Linn.
If you mean the PT1, then yes I agree and still have one as my reference
deck, never heard a TT to match it. 
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The PT2 was almost the same but with an outboard AC motor that some people
"upgraded" theirs too but a lot of people are now reverting to the
original DC motor.
I never thought much of the Systemdek that you are talking about (or the
LPT for that matter), I thought the IX was far better.
I never heard an IX so I can't comment. Here's snaps of my decks:
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/shown...ngle%20LPT.JPG
http://www.moirac.adsl24.co.uk/showntell/Systemdek.jpg
Long gone now in my 'hifi kit comparisons' quest.
The LPT had a stupid Roksan Tabriz tonearm which acted strangely (waggled
its head) but sounded OK and the Systemdek had a long Hadcock tonearm which
I rather liked and which worked well with the very sensitive suspension.
Here's an interesting anecdote: the speed control board on the PT burned out
and I fettled it with a bit of soldering to the PCB but contacted Pink
Triangle to see if they had a new board. They had two versions and we
couldn't tell which one would be the right one (or one was an 'upgrade' - I
can't remember which now) and they sent both saying 'keep and pay for what
you
want and return anything you don't want'!
Don't get that sort of service every day of the week, do you?
I believe they've gone bust now and disappeared - sunk a lot of money into a
'high end' CD player...??
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