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Wether you own a single Dust Buster or a full loom of Missing Link cables this is your opportunity to tell the world about our quality hand made bespoke products we work very hard and have spent many years in specialised research projects to produce the worlds finest hand made Accessories made from the finest materials available... We will be running a You Tube Review competition over the next 12 months drawn every 3 months. Every review of a Missing Link Product that you inform us has been posted on You Tube will be entered into the prize draw the winners will be randomly selected every 3 months and an email will be sent to the winners. this is a competition you have a high chance of winning.. it need not be professional just an honest opinion on our products or services from real everyday enthusiasts you can enter as many times as you like every uploaded video will receive one raffle ticket in the draw

The winners will be published on our website each quarter feel free to supply a picture

Dust buster you tube video how to mount your stylus cleaner on your turntable inexpensively

- we will be attending our usual stand and are looking forward to meeting customers old and new with some great show specials on ex dem cables and equipment -

Missing Link Pure Silver Reference Cables Personally Requested For The Hi Fi Choice Demonstration Room at

Pictured above: David Price - New Editor for Hi Fi Choice Magazine & Mark Sears - Designer & Cable Craftsman for The Missing Link

David Price the new editor for Hi Fi Choice magazine carried out a series of demonstrations in the Hi Fi Choice room at the Bristol Show. At his personal request our pure Silver Link Cryo Reference Cables were used throughout. We are very proud to be associated & involved. Many thanks to all who attended the demos & expressed interest in our products & a special thanks to David for a superb demonstration ... his dedication and passion are to be highly commended

Hi Fi Choice can only go from strength to strength with such a dedicated enthusiast at the helm.

Hi Jan, after all the calls last week I was actually away when the cable and plug arrived (mother –in –law not well). But I collected it this morning from the P.O.

Many thanks to you and Mark for prompt delivery.

If you could hear some very loud swearing coming from the direction of London it was me trying to fit the mains plug!! This cable needs bigger plugs! Mark must have the patience of a saint fitting the plugs.

I was feeling quite pleased with myself last night listening to some Vivaldi and thinking how well my recent purchases (an extra Clarity Mains plug from Russ Andrews and a new plug from Brent of Fidelity – high frequency mains reduction) were coming along and thinking I wonder if the new mains cable will be as good as hoped.

After the big trauma of getting the mains plug on and the IEC into position (I had to trim away most of the plastic sheathing with the HX reference logo on to make it more flexible) . I was ready to go.

BLOOMIN ECK , what a cable!! even in the first few hours the HCX reference was soooo vastly superior to the poor old Nordost Vishnu mains cable in all areas right away. The pace and rhythm especially; in fact much to my surprise more so than when I fitted the same cable to the amp.

Why Mark has only sold 9 of these (including the 2 to me!) and not 900 just amazes me .

Will more feedback in due course.

Best regards Brian Daw...

Cheers Brian... and Thanks for taking the time to let us know... our customers feedback means far more than any magazine review and whats more its genuine feedback from a music lover which is more than can be said for the Hi Fi Press who still support those who spend the most on advertising and have little or no interest in supporting the genuine British companies who research and design their own products....

3 New products being unveiled from the eagerly anticipated passion signature range

Simply the best cable available specifically designed for one of the worlds finest amplifiers

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The Missing Link VP Stylus Cleaner works. Missing Link proprietor Mark Sears says of the VP DustBuster, "I consider it my gift to the vinyl music lover and a major contribution in the preservation of rare and cherished vinyl".

It works thoroughly and does not seem to have any drawbacks. It's amazing that 20 years after all the major record companies pulled out all the stops to kill off unprofitable vinyl, that sales of vinyl records are increasing and enthusiasts are still coming up with ingenious cost effective ways of making vinyl replay even better.

Dust Buster stylus cleaner & Master series record sleeves reviewed in January Record collector

The Missing Link team had a great evening in Buxton listening to the wonderful new work from Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman's new studio recording ...The Tree of Life... If Rick is Laughter then Jon is Love... an evening of love and laughter what more could one ask !

Happy Birthday Jon... if anybody knows how to contact Jon we would like to buy one of his paintings for the Vinyl Passion Music Room

A gentle family man, revered and respected for his wonderful design work within the Hi Fi Industry.

An inspiration to designers and music lovers alike, he will be missed by friends and admirers all over the world.

Vincent's top of the range PHO-8 MM/MC The ultimate in value as with all Vincent equipment £299... Now on demo

We are proud to announce two Vinyl Passion systems now available from our systems page

NATIONAL AUDIO SHOW '...We would like to say Thankyou to all of our customers old and new who helped make this show so successful and enjoyable of all conserned.. We hope to be attending London Heathrow early 2011

The Hi Fi world staff just keep getting younger.. Rumor is from this chap the next review will be the X box 360

Vincent Audio shear musicality with class A & Valve in one box.... now available in our demonstration room

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..

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

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

A featured customer system to make any audiophile drool - click on the picture to read the full story.

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 !

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...

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.

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 .