Possibly look the same but mine are home made…
Do note that the body and engine of the blue and bronze are different. I’m sure what you have sounds great (I suspect the stylus would make the biggest difference), and it’s a really good choice you made for an upgrade, but it’s not the same as a “full” bronze.
While all styli are interchangeable, the red and blue share one body, the bronze and black the other.
Plus, it’s nice to see a few more Technics decks here lately.
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Hi, thanks for the comments and yes, my father was aware of the differences and the possibilities to mix and match. But as you mentioned, the upgrade is certainly apparent and he has achieved far more than he expected. Goodness knows how the bronze cartridge performs?
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These sound really good. Modest looks, detailed, spacious sound.
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Thank you Nigel, will sort something out. I am now going through the same process as you did in November with my new (to me) NAP500DR. It was DR’d in 2017 and just serviced. I have the standard cables but I am already smiling after 3 days and 30 hours use. Looking forward to hearing things develop in the coming days and weeks.
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Hi John, I have asked Andy to pass my contact details to you, hope this is OK?
Thanks, I’ll contact you when I receive it.
Evaluating still but find it improving the sound when in my power strip but not as much directly into the wall. I have a DC blocker before my power strip and read that if you have some sort of power management you should place it after it. It seems to bring more definition in the bass in my system and greater separation/width/depth. Will make my final call this weekend. I normally let optimization products sit for a week or two before pulling them out.
Very impressed with your handiwork, looks fantastic. I got my HiFi Racks gear back in 2011, I found my receipt from AudioT today and it looks like they may have gone up in price quite a bit in the intervening years 
of course, things are a little more bearable pricewise if you buy 2-3 shelves and then add further as your system expands, which I have done, but regardless your 550GBP outlay is fantastic value and looks amazing.
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Looks very similar to the English Electric that lots of people have but slightly cheaper. Do you know if they are effectively the same switch with a different badge?
Thought I’d treat new P8 and Qutest to some new RCA / DIN cables. It might be the placebo effect but there’s defo more bass.
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I own it, and think it’s a truly great cartridge. Many prefer it to the black. But I have not been able to compare it to that stylus with a red/black body. So who knows how big and audible that difference is.
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That I am not sure of
No worries
I thought they were the same with the exception of the CHORD case. A search on here will no doubt answer.
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So how are you finding the Weiss DAC 501?
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Sorry, just spotted this. In the context of my system & network I’m enjoying the EE8 SA F1 combination very much. Open, transparent and musical with nicely balanced presentation and great width/depth soundstage. Timbres sound spot on and I’m very keen now to get my 300DR as the icing on what is a very nice cake.
A general all-round uptick in ‘presence’ was immediately noticeable to me in adding the SA F1 power supply. Note I’m using 3 Chord C-Streams as I prefer that too to the ‘mix and match’ BJC 6a Chord Epic I used previously.
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Not according to the SA UK distributor whom I now know. Chord have ‘done something’ to the SA he told me, but couldn’t elaborate.
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It was hard to find anything definitive online so if you have heard it directly from your trusted dealer, I will take that as confirmation they are not quite the same. Thanks.