Hello Mr. McCauley. What can you tell me about the Decca XMS please?
Well now – a blast from the past eh? Okay, here goes: Plug-in type head was available separately for either Standard or LP Records. Brown head was standard. Red was for microgroove. The seal plate colour identified the impedance as follows:
- Gold 30 ohm
- Red 170 ohm
- Silver 1,300 ohm
- Green 4,000 ohm
A special version of the XMS with Blue seal plate was made for Kloster
Replacement styli
- XMS Red – Standard sapphire
- XMS Green – Standard diamond
- XMS White – Microgroove sapphire
- XMS Brown – Microgroove diamond
Hope this is what you needed
Neil McCauley
