Ive a Cobalt SE which Ive had now for almost 2 years and really rate it. By all accounts the Bordeaux is the one to have but for me it was a stretch too much.
I have to stamp on thoughts of the master gold
I have a Bordeaux but did borrow the Gold for a show & it was a cut above. Sadly much spendy.
£11k above guy? It’s quite a leap from the blue to gold
No idea of the Gold’s price or indeed which one it was. It was borrowed from Mik so I guess the SE.
Very spendy. Retails at £14.5k for the standard version and an additional £4k for Mik’s version
I was talking with the guys from Solid Sounds at the Maverick show who are doing both versions now.
The Master Gold (Only from Mik) was £22K+ last time I depressed myself. (There is a Gold, Gold SE then Master gold II)
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How much is the Master Gold Ultimate Reference Limited Edition version?
Mk1 or 2?
Can he not afford the Master Gold Signature Ultimate Reference Limited Edition?
Disappointing.
If Sir has to ask the price…
To quote the late Dennis Brown: “Money in my pocket but I just can’t get no love…”
I think the reissue is better.
So, as part of my downsizing, i’ll only have MM phono stage for a while, so did a bit of research suggesting this is a pretty good bet for midrange MM. Quite expensive new in the UK at around £400-450. But one guy on ebay had one that he said had been used once.
i asked for lots of photos and information, and he said, 4 hours use max, then back in box and stylus looked perfect.
i can confirm, its in perfect condition, and even if it needs a new stylus, i paid so little for it, that it would still be cheaper than buying a new one!
Great MM carts the 200s.
Agree, just shocked by how the price of them in the UK has inflated to the point where there’s a lot more choice than there used to be, including some very decent MCs.
Got FoLs Nag 200 from Jpn for about £175 IIRC including headshell.
Yes, I must confess that I paid around £240 when I bought one, which ages the purchase somewhat.
Still one of my favourite looking pre amps.