In an attempt to clear some of the fluffy little clouds in my ever decreasing mind the need for stimulation took hold a few weeks ago following a visit to Progmeister towers by fellow AOS member Rich. He brought with him his 1210 with a Long Dog Audio power supply fitted. Mmmm! velly intellesting! I was intrigued. Iv'e had a 1210 tucked away for a couple of years that i drag out now and again for 45 rpm duties. NEBO 5 was a revolution to me with regards to Technics 1210's when i got the chance to hear Marco's. It pains me to say it but it did blow me away.
Given that i already have numerous turntables and my main turntable being an elaborate belt drive i didn't wish to spend o fortune on my 1210 though speaking to Rich and listening to his i realized that surgery was imminent. I acquired said Long Dog Audio step one power supply for my aging spinner and started.
I have to admit that the instructions weren't the best and i struggled to understand them. It was only when Rich emailed me some pictures of his 1210 mods that i fully understood what i was to do. Once i had cut the first two cables and dispensing with the mains cable i was on a roll and it was shit or bust! I then began slashing away like William Wallace until the removal of all unwanted components had been removed and discarded. At this stage i was sweating like a rapist and worried that i had bloomin well broken the dashed thing. However, once i had implanted the first stage reg into the main body of the turntable and securing it with blue-tack i then placed the new cables securing one with velcro rap ready for soldering. I then secured the outgoing cable with the original plate minus it's gland and connecting it to the main off board PSU positioned on an accompanying rack. I then screwed the top back on. Phew!!! Lets switch the power on. Bingo, The platter it did spin and the lights they did come on much to my relief. I was gobsmacked at how deathly silent it was. An inky black platform with no horrible transformer noise or for the want of a better word gunge to be transfered to the cartridge via the stylus. My views on the outcome from a sonic point of view will have to be in the form of a part two. To say that the difference is well worth the money is an understatement at this early stage and i look forward to letting you know how things progress. There is no doubt that Nick Goram is a very clever individual who certainly knows a thing or two about improving classic hifi equipment and allowing them to enter another level my simply giving them a new heart. One constructive criticism i have is that the instructions could be clearer and a Youtube tutorial would be most welcome.
A massive thanks to Rich for his patience and guidance. He made everything clear.