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[trevskoda]

I bought a Sondek (Nirvana/Valhalla, with Ittok and a Grace F9E MC cartridge) back in about 1983 from Sound Advice in Loughborough. It replaced a Rega Planar 3.
Sadly a few years later I had to sell it due to redundancy and needing to replace a boiler.
I replaced it with a secondhand Planar 3, and still have it (although I have replaced the arm with an RB300, and a belt or two, and a capacitor...).
Love that thing.

Good deck, the table is important for them mind you as no suspension.

 

[Robmac]

I bought a Sondek (Nirvana/Valhalla, with Ittok and a Grace F9E MC cartridge) back in about 1983 from Sound Advice in Loughborough. It replaced a Rega Planar 3.
Sadly a few years later I had to sell it due to redundancy and needing to replace a boiler.
I replaced it with a secondhand Planar 3, and still have it (although I have replaced the arm with an RB300, and a belt or two, and a capacitor...).
Love that thing.

I remember a place called the Sound Factory in Loughborough run by Derek Whittington but can't remember Sound Advice. Where abouts was it?

 

[coundonroad]

I remember a place called the Sound Factory in Loughborough run by Derek Whittington but can't remember Sound Advice. Where abouts was it?

Yes, now you mention it, I think it was changed to Sound Factory at a later date.
The first time we went there, for the LP12 demo, Derek was very late as apparently he was puking in the bath at home (that's how it was described anyway). Apparently he suffered very badly with migraines.
Anyway, I ordered the deck with a Basik arm, which was later changed for the 9in Ittok - a beautifully engineered thing. Quite fancied trying the 12in, but that was beyond my means.
(Edit: Duke Street rings a bell).

 

[Robmac]

Yes, now you mention it, I think it was changed to Sound Factory at a later date.
The first time we went there, for the LP12 demo, Derek was very late as apparently he was puking in the bath at home (that's how it was described anyway). Apparently he suffered very badly with migraines.
Anyway, I ordered the deck with a Basik arm, which was later changed for the 9in Ittok - a beautifully engineered thing. Quite fancied trying the 12in, but that was beyond my means.
(Edit: Duke Street rings a bell).

I can't remember the exact location but I think it was in the Sparrow Hill area which I think would include Duke Street?