Have you DIY guys seen the BIX turntable?

[RGA]

I gotta say it looks sweet for reasonable money. My long term plan is the Audio Note Turntable 1 http://www.hifichoice.co.uk/review_read.asp?ID=399 Since only the lotto winners can get the TT3 http://www.audiolimits.com/html/body_analog.html

But the BIX looks quite neat...a little suspect on the warranty but still it's gorgeous to look at http://www.bottlehead.com/et/bix/bix.htm

[92135011]

I saw the same thing here:

http://www.diyhifisupply.com/diy_kits/bix.html

The TT does look very familiar...something about it...

[RGA]

The TT1 is ~$850.00US so the BIX looks reasonable...but then you have to factor in the shipping duties - and it's out of my price range...plus I'd have to build it...since turntables are kind of picky about build I'd have to pass. But it looks like a reasonable deal - and it looks like a mega buck unit.

[Sealed]

Origin Live also does kits.

http://www.turntable-kits.com/1-turntable.htm


Prices are good also.

[92135011]

125 bux for shipping? thats pretty steep considering its really not THAT heavy, and the box isnt very big. I think they are double dipping.

Does the TT1 come with an arm or is it just the table?

[gonefishin]

Hi guys,

The BIX does look to be one of the nicer DIY turntable kits out there, tho I have not heard it. Something to keep in mind regarding shipping from Doc Bottlehead. This is the same exact kit provided by Brian Cherry at DIYHiFiSupply. It's also priced the same as the BIX table is at DIYHiFiSupply. Considering DIYHiFiSupply is located in HongKong someone has got to pick up the shipping charges It's much like DIYCable carrying the DIYHiFiSupply tube amps, they are kind of the US distributer for the tube amps...but they still have to get the amps here, to the US, somehow.
Tho I haven't heard the BIX diy TT kit. I have heard a number of their tube amp kits and preamp kit. To make this short...the tube amps kits are well designed, look great, have GREAT support and sound amazing...especially for the money. Not to mention these things have a sort of cult following with several qualified people sharing their tweaks for these amps (that's circuit design tweaks).


Love to hear from someone who has tried the kit! But I just wanted you guys to know why the shipping charge was more than expected.


take care>>>>>>

[RGA]

125 bux for shipping? thats pretty steep considering its really not THAT heavy, and the box isnt very big. I think they are double dipping.

Does the TT1 come with an arm or is it just the table?

I think the TT1 comes complete with Audio Note Arm and Audio Note cartridge and of course Auddio Note cabling. LOL. They revamped the Snells, the table is based off of Systemdek II, the Arms are tweaked up re-cabled Rega's.

Here is the review - it won Turntable of the year in Britain 2 years in a row 2002 and 2003. http://www.audionote.co.uk/reviews/w...003_an_tt1.pdf need pdf

You said those AN J Spe speakers were $2500.00Cdn right? Man I found the US list is $2950US or $3875.00Cdn.

Man oh man the temptation.

[dbrahms]

looks very nice...however i am turned off by the $125 shipping cost. That is nuts