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.. New from The Missing Link .. 'Link Cryo Reference HCX' High Current Power Cable
See our Power cable page for more info
Vinyl Passion Thorens TD-150 mkII rebuild
You can pick a donor unit up for as little as £50 on E-bay, its a great way to get back into vinyl and we now offer a range of upgrades for this classic turntable including custom walnut plinths from as little as £150 fitted to bring this original 3 point suspended turntable up to date. This will embarrass most modern designs at many times the cost and is a beautiful piece of craftsmanship..
Coming soon... The New Reference AG high current Power cable the ultimate in low noise power delivery
Vinyl Passion Dust Buster Stylus cleaner Now In Stock £15
All record collectors will know the importance of keeping the vinyl clean to preserve the recording but even more important is the cleaning of the stylus... we inspect stylus and cantilever assemblies regularly and over the years admit to having had accidents whilst cleaning expensive and intricate styli .... Thankfully they were all personally owned ! We have tried many ways of cleaning the stlyus but all have there perils and put undue stress on the cartridge .... That is until we discovered a new method utilising a specially formulated polymer-gel-hybrid that you simply place under the stylus - lowering it onto the gel and then lifting straght off and hey presto the stylus is spotless! we have checked with our inspection microscopes on numerous stylus types and the results are amazing - every time after a few dozen cleans you simply wash it under a tap and its as good as new.. This makes it painless to clean your stylus after every recording with no risk of damage ...amazing ! our first production run of 100 units are now ready 17th of March ..this will retails for only £15 and will increase the life of your stylus by upto 1000 hours and offer the ultimate protection to your vinyl recordings if you clean after each use. This really is a wonder product and a must have for all vinyl fans you would be surprised the amount of debris you stylus pics up from just one side of a clean LP.....
Scalford Hall a great day out it was good to meet so many Missing Link customers Our next show will be in September at Wittlebury hall Northampton
The ones we managed to capture
SME Owner.. note the grin !
Rupert our Quality Control Cat gives the new Missing Link show stand one last check before being taken to Scalford Hall Rupert apologises to the customers for not being at this years show but he has important cat business to attend to He hopes you all enjoy the show and will try to appear next year.
News letter competition winners update march 2010
HI There....
Apologies for delay with the competition
results !
We did make the draw at the end of January
as promised and we are very pleased to announce the Competition Winners...(and
we also want to thank all of you who took part ....loads of entries this
time ... Maybe it had something to do with the cute little nymphs !! ) ...
Look out for our next competition .... Around Easter...
So.............News letter competition
winners January/February 2010
Congratulations go to John Maw first prize £100 gift certificate Paul Edwards Second Prize £50 gift certificate Tony Hayes Third Prize £25 gift certificate Hope you can find something interesting to use your Certificates on... Don't forget you can use them in our Ebay shop too ... And if you visit the Melton Bake Off .. There as well... __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We hope you all had a really good break and enjoyed a fun time over Christmas and survived the New Year celebrations ... And are now looking forward to a good New Year with hope for a prosperous & healthy time (tho a chilly start) ..We wish everyone well in this time of continuing uncertainty... We took the holiday break as an overdue opportunity to work on the website and you will see there have been major updates over the last couple of months ...we have improved many sections, updated pictures and information .. Didn't realise there was so much to catch up on...who knows where the time goes ...(great Sandy Denny Track .. If you're not familiar check it out ) .. Your feedback on this will be greatly appreciated as we are currently looking at cost effective ways of including an online shop for items that can be despatched reasonably quickly ... Please let us know if this is of interest to you... You will notice from the home page that we now have an ex-demo section (by popular demand) and this also has our last selection of Cable Talk cables - as soon as we get a chance to clear the stock room there should be quite a few ex-demo cables and a few pieces of audio equipment that have arrived in our demo room for sale at bargain prices ...and should you wish to part-ex or offer for sale privately we would like to try to assist in this...any comments always welcome... We also have a new web page for our specialist isolation shelves ... Showing our new wares which include our Sorbothane pods (from only £5.79) These really do improve all equipment ... You simply place them under your equipment and/or shelves and experience the considerable improvements ..... ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We have recently developed two new cables...... The Passion Signature Tonearm Interconnect and The Evolution Slingshot Loudspeaker cables ... These are proving to be very popular and we do have loan cables available but there is - as usual - a waiting list..... Whist we apologise for the wait for loan cables we are pleased to say that we now offer a minimum of fourteen days approval on all of our cables ... So that you can buy with total confidence.....if you are not impressed with your purchase simply return for a full refund ! .. These are individually hand built to order cables...We can't say better than that !! Cable Upgrades... The Silver Surfer is one of our most popular cables and it has remained a firm favorite over a good 8 years now ... So for 2010 we have given it a makeover both in the performance and cosmetic department .... With no price increase... The Silver Surfer MK-2 is now out and pictured in our interconnect section - we have upgraded the insulator and added new improved reference series connectors with adjustable center pin and all for the same price as the original model making this even better value @ only £59 .. As the saying goes - don't judge a book by its cover - this is a very special product and a real giant slayer and out-performs many mass marketed cables at over 10 times the cost ! Sound a little far fetched ? Try one today and you may well find yourself selling your cables and pocketing the change.. You wont be the first - just read our testimonials page.. Vinyl Passion - VP Range Many of you will know that we have been busy with our analogue section and have been working on our own range of record care accessories ... We
now have our own VP Cleaning Fluid mixed from the purest
chemicals available... Our own high quality Master Series Record
Sleeves perfect for protecting your freshly cleaned records, they are
made in the same factory as the well known ex-static brand but at a more
favourable price ... We have decided to stock the superior HDPE lined acid
free paper sleeves after finding the Nagaoka can be occasionally
frustrating to handle... but we will still supply the Nagaoka for those
with this preference. We also now have available a new VP-1 Arm Board manufactured from engineering grade high carbon cast acrylic suitable for all Linn Sondek Turntables .. This is a huge upgrade for only £69 and comes in 4 versions - standard Linn,SME,Rega, and blank @ £50 We are now stocking the Rega manufactured tone arms (altho these have sold out extremely fast in our E-Bay shop and this has taken us somewhat by surprise as we are now out of stock until mid March) .... We will have the RB100,251,301,700,1000 and our own upgraded 251 alongside our own modified Project Turntables which are also available built to special order. For you who wish to have Ultra Clean LP's we can supply the Moth Record Cleaning Machines ... Or we can clean your records for you ... We have been cleaning records for ourselves for many years and have come to the conclusion that holding the brush with your hands is frustrating, boring and inaccurate .... This in mind we have developed a precision cleaning arm for mounting on the plinth of the Moth RCM that greatly improves the cleaning by holding the brush at the perfect angle with equal pressure .... We are currently negotiating production and we are hoping that the retail price will be around £29 (this also enables the drinking of beer while in the clean room... Not that we would have designed it for this purpose .. Honest !) Stylus Cleaning We are so impressed at the thought .. this has to be worth its own section ! All record collectors will know the importance of keeping the vinyl clean to preserve the recording but even more important is the cleaning of the stylus... we inspect stylus and cantilever assemblies regularly and over the years admit to having had accidents whilst cleaning expensive and intricate styli .... Thankfully they were all personally owned ! We have tried many ways of cleaning the stlyus but all have there perils and put undue stress on the cartridge .... That is until we discovered a new method utilising a specially formulated polymer-gel-hybrid that you simply place under the stylus - lowering it onto the gel and leaving for 5 seconds then lifting off and hey presto the stylus is spotless! we have checked with our inspection microscopes and the results are amazing - every time after a few dozen cleans you simply wash it under a tap and its as good as new.. This makes it painless to clean your stylus after every recording with no risk of damage ...amazing ! We already have the prototypes finished and hope to have a production run of 100 units ready for the Melton Show on the 7th of March ..this will retail for £15 and will increase the life of your stylus by upto 1000 hours and offer the ultimate protection to your vinyl recordings if you clean after each use. I will publish the pictures of our findings on the news page shortly as a picture is worth a thousand words... This really is a wonder product and a must have for all vinyl fans you would be surprised the amount of debris you stylus pics up from just one side of a clean LP.....
Amplifiers We would like to welcome Icon Audio on board providing an affordable entry level path into valve amplification .... We should have their full range available for demo for the second half of this year... this was the obvious choice in our opinion for some of the finest British audio equipment at a fair price . The new LA-4 will be taking its place in our demo room this week soon to be followed by the PS range of phono amplifiers - simply awesome value genuine high end at an affordable price and the obvious upgrade path from the also excellent Edwards Audio currently on demo.. We now have a range of what we consider to be the finest phono stages at their given prices from £75- £4500 with some great deals on start-up vinyl packages Hi Fi Shows We have decided to attend two Hi Fi shows this year with the kind help and support of Justin from the Cheshire group .... We are new to this and hope to make a good impression. We have chosen a small and intimate show for our first and one we enjoyed visiting very much last year .. The Hi Fi Bake Off in Melton Mowbray ...as you may well know this is run by genuine hi-fi enthusiasts simply for the love of music ( although we have heard curry and beer also plays its part the evening before so our advice is leave the demo room door open ! ) Sunday the 7th of March is the date ... See below & our web news page for details ... We'll be there with a small stand showing a few of our cables, isolation shelves and a small selection of products for sale to the public ...if you are not lucky enough to make Melton we will also be attending the National Audio Show at Whittlebury Hall in Northampton 25-26 September - for more information see The Chester group website. Looking forward to meeting you there...................... Please feel free to write with thoughts and comments.....We always enjoy hearing from you.... Best Wishes... Mark..Jan..Jon and the Missing Link Team ... And of course - our catzzzzzzzzz _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ There’s
a listen live link on the HOME PAGE.
18-2-10 VP-1 Arm-board was developed due to the poor quality MDF board fitted to the Linn as standard, this mod is a substantial Structural upgrade kit for Linn-Sondek turntable also improving chassis damping & bringing huge improvement in rigidity between tone arm and sub-chassis thus allowing you to get the very best from your tone arm, the standard MDF is surprisingly poor considering the quality of the rest of the chain and this improvement offers far more detail from the cartridge and superior bass control.. When we first heard the difference this could make to any Linn for such a small outlay we were simply stunned... Now in stock for All Sondek LP-12 turntables fitted with Linn mount tone arms unleash the potential of your Linn for only £69 for DIY kit or Fitted for £135.... Rega, SME & Blank boards coming soon...
Scalford Hall March 7th We will be attending this years Scalford Hall Enthusiasts Hi Fi Show... For those who went last year you will know what a wonderful relaxed atmosphere this show has, genuine enthusiasts displaying their personal systems simply for the love of music ! We will have special offers available at the show a chance to have a look at our range of hand built cables including the new Passion signature phono cable and Evolution loudspeaker cable's.. With a little luck there will also be the first of our new isolation shelves and a sneak peek @ our Vinyl Passion special edition modified Carbon fibre Tone arm Linn turntable.. assuming we can prise it out of the demo room... If you are not lucky enough to be able to make this event we will also be attending the National Audio Show at Whittlebury Hall in Northampton 25-26 September for more information see The Chester group website. see you there. After 5 years of research we have a new cable The New Passion signature phono cable is now available for purchase see our Interconnects section for more information on this exciting new development
Available for Demonstration from February Amasing value starting from only £495 Coming soon the ultimate Rega... Each unit is hand crafted by the talented Jeff Spall and each Tone Arm is a work of art in its own right. We have spoken with Jeff recently and intend to collaborate on a special Vinyl Passion Ltd edition... This has to be one of the most exciting tone arms available today and demonstrates a passion for engineering perfection beyond reason, built to special order only this is sure to become a Hi Fi legend and a priceless collectors piece.. Yes if you want one you will have to go on the waiting list and its not short..... As the saying goes all good things are worth waiting for.
Vinyl Passion section updated 21-1-10 much more to come Why not join our face book page and chat with other Missing Link Customers Just type "The Missing Link Hi Fi Cables " into the face book search and become a fan
News letter will be out in the next few days for the holidays, also major website update currently under way we hope you approve please feel free to give us your feedback.. kindest regards to you and your family for Christmas and the new year from Mark Janet Jonathan and Amber.. The Missing Link Team.. Vinyl passion The Vinyl passion demonstration room is now open and taking bookings offering the very finest British turntables, Record cleaning machines accessories and also a very high quality record cleaning service, tone arms, phono stages, Pickups, Support systems, Valve & solid state amplifiers,the very finest Audio cables and so much more on offer with a local installation service the level of customer service you have come to expect from The Missing Link staff turntable rebuilds and modification work including setup excellent parking and disabled access and a free cleaning service for any records you bring with you. 2 new phono cables are to be added to the Missing Link family The entry level Revelation AG 1.2m with custom lengths available to order not to be under estimated by its price this is a world class cable offering a wonderful new level of insight into your music over the majority of aftermarket arm cables on sale fitted with Cardas & Eichmann bullets as standard with optional WBT’s and a price of £175 this has to represent outstanding value in sound for pound this will also be available in our popular kit form from £110 … Most of our customers will be familiar with our Log Rhythm and our newest statement cable is a further development of this very successful design the new Passion Signature is very special indeed for those demanding the ultimate in reproduction this statement cable really does require excellent partnering equipment to fulfil its full potential if you are in this fortunate position and a serious vinyl enthusiast it will represent great value at £795 this is a big jump in price over the Log Rhythm but it has taken a lot of work and research over the last 3 years to improve on our existing design and the other extremely high priced alternatives it has been designed to better it is simply the finest tone arm cable available at any price as you would expect of a missing link product both of our new cables have been developed over a long period with extensive independent listening tests prior to their announcement… you will know by now it’s rare we announce a new cable to our family yet alone 2 so we are quite exited and both now available purchase or demo and as with all of our designs if you’re not impressed we offer a full refund
Hi Fi World Reveiw Link Cryo Reference 2010 Now Awarded Hi Fi World " World Standards our favorite hi end interconnect out performing designs at over 3 time the price" David Price
Hi Fi World Reveiw Link Cryo Reference Power cable v Black Rhodium Reference Power
The Howard Project A featured customer system to make any audiophile drool - click on the picture to read the full story.
An evening with Singer Song writer Ragz We were lucky enough to meet Ragz recently... If you have not had the privelige to hear her wonderfully organic vocal work we strongly suggest you do ! She has a voice of rare expressive quality and there is true insight into her personality woven into her lyrics.. listening to her music is a very intimate and rewarding experience and for us a wonderful find... Her new CD is now available and we will be giving away a signed copy in our Christmas competition and newsletter Click on the picture to see Ragz' myspace site you will be glad you did
15 /9 /08 A sad day indeed !
PINK FLOYD FOUNDER RICHARD WRIGHT 1943-2008 Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Richard Wright has died, aged 65, from cancer. Wright appeared on the group's first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967 alongside lead guitarist Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason. Dave Gilmour joined the band at the start of 1968 while Barrett left the group shortly afterwards. "No-one can replace Richard Wright - he was my musical partner and my friend." Dave Gilmour
Relax and listen to The Very Best of British audio equipment in our relaxing demonstration room Transcriptors, Quad, SME, Art Audio, Sugden, Kudos & Appolo support equipment & Missing Link Cables. The New Quad 2805 Transcriptor's T-6 & Art Audio Amplifiers on permanent demonstration call for demo & pricing
Book for informal appointment in a no obligation relaxed friendly atmosphere with genuine hospitality that only a small family company can offer good wine coffee & occassionaly food ! close to both the M1 & A1 motorways
The New Missing Link Ultrapure system The World's Quietest Mains connectors
Pictured above The Missing Link EPS-100 Ultrapure Silver plated wall socket v high quality MK wall socket.. Generated contact noise caused by contact resistance causes distortion to the 50 cycle waveform degrading the quality of the mains - this is a fact.. that's why we were the first company to introduce Silver plated mains connectors to the market over 7 years ago and we have continually improved this process using our own chemist to produce the highest purity plating possible known as the Ultrapure system as used in our full range of Missing link power cables and connectors as standard.. the test equipment we use for development can measure contact resistance down to 1-10,000 of an Ohm + - 2% On the left is the contact resistance of a Missing Link EPS-100 wall socket with EPS-500 Silver mains plug pin utilising our newly formulated Ultrpure coating measuring 1.23 milli Ohm - on the right is a high quality MK wall socket with an MK brass mains plug pin measuring 5.11 milli Ohm.. The EPS range of mains connectors offer the lowest measurable contact noise in the world... Fact !
Mark & Jan will be attending KENT AUDIOJUMBLEWe will have a selection of our DIY range, cable kits, Silver plugs, connectors and many of the Cable talk range of interconnect cables and loudspeaker cables available of the roll at huge savings with special show discount. There will also be a small selection of Missing Link ex-demo and off the roll cables but they wont last long The largest UK event dedicated solely to the buying and selling of second-hand DIY and vintage hi-fi.THE ANGEL LEISURE CENTRE, TONBRIDGE, KENTClick this link for directions To quote Ken Kessler, Hi-fi News "It all came flooding back, I was like a kid in a candy store... the place was bursting with top-flight dealers in vintage audio gear, components, valves, vinyl, open reel tapes - you name it. What staggered me most were the true rarities."
The Park Inn Hi Fi Show
Mark & the beguiling Janine Elliot of Hi Fi News, Discussing the finer points of cable design ?
Link Cryo interconnect now available in Kit form from our DIY Section
NEW PRODUCTS
The EPS-50 - utilises our specially formulated direct high current acid etched triple plated pure Silver coating. All genuine Missing Link plugs depict our logo, your guarantee of quality...
Another Missing Link world First The Silver plated Euro plug - utilising our specially formulated direct high current acid etched triple plated pure Silver coating. All genuine Missing Link plugs depict our logo, your guarantee of quality...
The Perfect Partner for the Ultimate Sky HD Experience
At last development work is finished on our new HDMI Link Cryo Interconnect Cables for those who demand the very best from the latest medium of Hi Definition AV equipment but at a fair price... During the last two years of development many lessons have been learned about this exciting new digital transmission medium.. This cable supports full version 2 and exceeds all current industry standards and will be available for purchase in early June. It will be available in standard lengths of 0.5 -1 -2 -3 -5 -7 & 10 metres Prices will start from £30.
Why should I use HDMI ?
Read Hi Fi World Review of the Orbit Power Cable
By David Price
Article on Cryogenics published in 'Electronics Talk' ... see link.
Optical cable sale in our E-Bay Shop * Amazing prices *
Announcing! The CablePod™ – breakthrough in Binding Post technology. Click on the picture for detailed information
Available In Copper & 4n pure Silver At last a binding post to match the quality of the bayonet
We are delighted to tell you that Ferguson Hill with their exquisitely designed Acrylic Horn Speakers have chosen to use the Missing Link Cryo Reference Range of Cables at their Demonstration Studio in Camden. They will also use our full Reference Range of cables at the numerous exhibitions and shows they will be attending in the coming year.
We are currently holding talks with an exciting new Cryogenics company Cryogenic Treatment Services LTD who are working with us to develop a specially formulated process for the treatment of pure Silver that will produce a superior crystal structure. offering the finest Cryogenically treated Silver conductors available we will also be able to offer an extremely competitive cryogenic treatment service for all existing cables & connectors.. More on this exciting work as it develops. State of the Art computer controlled Cryogenic chamber complete with 3000 litre liquid nitrogen tank .
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