Luxman Alert

[nbourbaki]

This is not something that I'm looking for. It might interest one of you:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=9736853538

Someone might get a deal since he listed it as a Luman Quart DD. No affliation, etc, etc.

 

[soundoc03]

Thanks for the tip, I picked it up for $103 which is probably an OK but not great deal. Too bad that if it were not for just one other bidder I would have "stolen it" for around $40. Platter doesn't turn which is a well known problem with the DSS and hopefully an easy fix.

The cartridge is a mystery and I am praying for a pleasant surprise. It has a gold body and a black stylus with a large S on the front. Anyone know what it could be?

Any advice on how to get the platter to spin?

 

[ZebraBlvd]

My first guess would be a Signet. Which model, I don't know.

 

[dickard]

It looks to me like that stylus says Sonus on it. Sonus Faber perhaps? I'm not sure that they make/made cartridges, but if they do/did, I imagine they are very nice.

Good luck getting the platter spinning. I'm hoping, for your sake, that it's just a bad connection or switch.

Rich

 

[Nat]

That's a Sonic Research/Sonus cartridge. Sonic Research was the company founded by Peter Pritchard after he sold ADC. Their cartridges were rather like ADC -- high compliance moving irons -- and sounded good, though they needed low mass arms to work well.

 

[Holst]

They had a problem with the vac-u-suck system that would stop the turntable. From what I understand, it's not a big problem to fix. A very nice table, when in full working order they are awesome.. I went 0 for 2 Luxman shopping this weekend myslef. You did very well.

 

[soundoc03]

Thanks all for the comments, I hope the stylus is in good shape as finding a replacement might be a challenge. Now I am wating for the seller to come through by getting it to me whole. I am hoping he packs better than he spells!