Magna Audio News & Product Updates

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Here's a slightly different one; for a Fidelity Research FR64s with the superb adjustable on the fly VTA armbase.
Made from solid brass, 20mm thick and 170mm long. 2.3Kgs of brass!

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Another shot



and here is the actual deck they will go on (there's an FR64s in there )

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The latest African Blackwood armboard for Shuggies improved armbase. This one is for an Ortofon AS-212s.



I can make bespoke armboards for pretty much any deck in most materials
See http://fosworld.wix.com/magna-audio
for more info

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Rosewood tonearm tubes - precision made as prototypes for a well known hi-end audio manufacturer.

Spigot ends for arm pivot tube / headshell attachment and a continuous taper to the headshell end. Crafted from square 200mm rosewood blanks.



Trial fitted to the intended arm pivot tube / headset today and they looked very cool.

Please contact me if you have a bespoke machining or fabrication need.

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Closeup of the Rosewood arm tubes

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Here are a couple of different height arm raisers in Ebony for a PL-71 arm.

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Some new product updates:

A pair of Tractrix 550Hz 1.5" throat horns and threaded throat adapters for Vitavox S2's I've crafted.
Painted to match the customers requirement of matt grey.
Made from softwood, as is deemed to sound best for horns of this type



I'm happy to discuss any project requirements or ideas you might have.

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Here's 4 custom made parts for a mystery turntable prototype

3 threaded feet and 2 volume knobs to match



4 large threaded bobbins



4 Rosewood turned spigots (blank end stock also shown)



4 brass plugs



Please contact me by PM or from my website (link below) if you have a turning or machining need.

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Here is a dark Ebony armboard and arm fitting - the beautiful Fidelity Research FR64x in place.
This was quite a tricked up (modified) SL-1210 with some very nice bits - bearing, platter, PSU etc. and sounded very nice.


Here's a re-surface job on a damaged turntable spindle bearing face.

Before



The bearing face, which sits on a ceramic ball was badly scored and required re-machining and lapping. It also had scratches and nicks on the sides. These were carefully lapped down to maintain the snug bearing fit.

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Here's an African Blackwood armboard fitted with the uprated Jelco arm collar.
This one has been stained to be dark similar to Ebony. Matching black domed capheaded bolts and a shortened allen key to enable arm fitting.

You may wonder the difference between African Blackwood and Ebony. Both are hard and dense. African Blackwood is not quite as dark in natural state. It is denser and harder with a tighter / almost no grain its so dense. Due to this it machines and drills very well indeed.

The ebony is slightly warmer and more rounded, the African Blackwood slightly more clinical, but there's really very little in it.



Here it is mounted (to ensure perfect fitting) on my scruffy test SL-1200 deck.