My toys

[i_should_coco]

Here are some photos of my favourite bits...

SP10 in slate plinth with SME 312S and Audio Note IO Ltd.



DIY 801A SET using a circuit by the late Nobu Shishido.



I won't post the CD player as that's likely to be revised fairly shortly with a new design based on PC transport with a discrete DAC (i.e. not chip-based)

Speakers are Lowther Acoustas as my horn project had to go on hold as I was too busy (and don't have the space!). The horns will be resurrected some day, for sure.

I'm also building an LCR phono amp using Silk 10k RIAA modules, which should be ready in the not so distant future.

[Beechwoods]

I'd love to hear your turntable. Did you do the plinth yourself? Your amp is also very nicely done. Very classy design in a homemade machine. You must be very pleased with it. Wish I was as handy

[i_should_coco]

Thanks! I just assembled the thing to be honest. The plinth was ordered from Berwyn Slate as a friend had recommended them after getting some speaker stands made. As it turns out, I believe they outsourced the cutting to Slatedeck who did a fabulous job.

The armboard and feet (made with car valve springs )were made by thrunobulax, who again did a fab job.

This is one of my early amps.

[Beechwoods]

I bet it worked though! At least croc-clips allow you to tweak more easily than messing about soldering and unsoldering!

[Dave Cawley]

A lovely deck, I'm working on my SP-10 in a new wood plinth and SME V. Maybe finished in 'another' week?

Regards

Dave

[Filterlab]

I bet it worked though! At least croc-clips allow you to tweak more easily than messing about soldering and unsoldering!

When I visited Pete a while back he had a couple of sets of horns covering various frequency ranges, he was making alterations as the music was playing, all through the power of crocodile clips.

[Marco]

Superb deck, Pete! Those copper mats seem to be doing the rounds now

Dave,

You should borrow one of those mats from Guy to try on your SP10 - I think you'd like the effect

Marco.

[Dave Cawley]

Hi Marco

Copper? not convinced about a vinyl/copper interface, what is the functionality here?

But still waiting for Guy to call round, the coffee is on (freshly ground beans 2 minutes ago) and the pile of chocolate digestives is getting smaller by the second.......

Dave

[Marco]

I think Guy's going to join in our shenanigans on the 24th and bring his SP10, so no doubt that will make things even more interesting

Yes the mat is SOLID copper - weighs a bloody ton! It does sound rather good...

Marco.

[Dave Cawley]

Would still like to understand the reasoning for a vinyl/copper interface?

24th? tell me more?

Dave