Oh I’ve had lots of opportunity thanks 
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And then the answer will be Hecos 
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Which model 1200 is that?
Not sure how having two massive gold coloured monoblocs on the floor is very aesthetic.
Audio Note J or E would give a similar aesthetic to your Harbeths with much better sound and far easier to drive so you can save a fortune on amplification.
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My impression is that the AN’s don’t go particularly loud or deep? Not sure how much they’d serve the broad range of music I listen to. But I have often looked at them fondly from a looks perspective
Of course it’s subjective but I know this style of flat well and it would totally work for me 
I had the back bedroom of a main door as a listening room. All Cyrus rig 
Are you listening to both digital and analogue in your assessments? Asking as a few attributes noted could easily fit in discussion about the Vida.
Rescued UPS from trying to deliver a package from Japan to a confused 94 year old -
Looks untouched!
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Useful instructions…
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What they do say if you look carefully is to set tracking force between 2-3g so err plenty of wriggle room and experimentation then.
Meant for a heavier arm than mine (their own presumably) but first listen is very promising.
Sounds adequate plugged into matching FR SUT.
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Any idea what year these came out?
FR had such an interesting product range
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1980 or possibly ‘79. I don’t think that 7fz were ever offered outside of Japan.
Mine came from Japan for the princely sum of £461 including all fees and charges 
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I imagine the British hifi press dismissed it all as more ‘Jap-crap’, but the quality of their arms, carts and step ups is right up there including what’s on the market right now.
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There was some fr stuff in the uk in the 80s
I had the 64s in the early 80s,and I knew of a few people who had the 24 on the lp12
No idea who or where they were getting them from
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My latest downsizing has resulted in buying a Pair of Martin Logan speakers and a John Wood Audio KT88 Fu-king heavy intergrated monster, I may need to revise this plan. 
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Those John wood amps have Mooosive transformers
Indeed they do , My back wrists and elbows did not like me for this , I was almost at the point of deploying my wheelbarrow, 
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Foo sack trolley required. Only £2499 with earthing box and cryogenic wheel bearings.
A second pair of Townshend Speaker Podiums - these ones are size 3 to go with my size 2 set. Now I have my Avantgarde Duos on the new size 3s and the custom build Wilmslow HSM and stands on the size 2s.
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