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    Default Alloy turntable spiked feet

    Whats everyones views on these below ?

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Technics-1...19.m1438.l2649

    Look pretty well made and I like the idea of not seeing the spikes and a little different to other 1210 feet.

    Plus they are a small run British family firm
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    What are you trying to do with the deck?
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    Spikes couple not isolate
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    I was running RDC cones with good results but didn't really like the look on the Technics deck. My thinking is to replicate the sound but with better looking feet.
    Last edited by Dubster68; 05-10-2017 at 19:38.
    Technics SL1210 MK2 fully rebuilt and repainted. Ortofon 2M Black Cart, Isonoe isolation feet , MN bearing and Funk Firm platter upgrade, Oyaide RCA Tone Arm and speaker cables, Jelco SA-750D Tonearm. Oyaide HS-TF Carbon headshell, MCRU Linear External PSU, High Fidelity Crystal glass turntable matt, Blue LED upgrade, Denon AVR-2808CI Amp, Bowers and Wilkins DM602S3 Speakers,
    Black Rhodium Jazz power cables for amp and turntable, Firebottle mk2 Phono Stage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dubster68 View Post
    I was running RDC cones with good results but didn't really like the look on the Technics deck. My thinking is to replicate the sound but with better looking feet.
    Fat chance of that!
    Replicating the sound, that is.

    Have you thought about some heavy duty Isonoes?
    The O rings used have much better weight bearing capability.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Stratmangler View Post
    Fat chance of that!
    Replicating the sound, that is.

    Have you thought about some heavy duty Isonoes?
    The O rings used have much better weight bearing capability.
    Why ? Please help me find the best result as Isonoes is another option or back to the RDC cones
    Technics SL1210 MK2 fully rebuilt and repainted. Ortofon 2M Black Cart, Isonoe isolation feet , MN bearing and Funk Firm platter upgrade, Oyaide RCA Tone Arm and speaker cables, Jelco SA-750D Tonearm. Oyaide HS-TF Carbon headshell, MCRU Linear External PSU, High Fidelity Crystal glass turntable matt, Blue LED upgrade, Denon AVR-2808CI Amp, Bowers and Wilkins DM602S3 Speakers,
    Black Rhodium Jazz power cables for amp and turntable, Firebottle mk2 Phono Stage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dubster68 View Post
    Whats everyones views on these below ?

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Technics-1...19.m1438.l2649
    The design is self defeating. The rubber 'O' ring at the screw end that butts onto the turntable base is OK, as that will compress and cease to be significantly resilient once the foot is tightened. The function of a spike going into a 'cup', I don't understand. If it was a spiked foot bearing down onto the surface below the deck, I could accept that. Any real rigidity is lost due to the larger 'O' ring on the bottom of the foot, which introduces a compliance, defeating any purpose the spike may (or may not) have had.

    I'd regard these feet as Hi-Fi 'jewelry', to be honest. They don't seem to offer any sensible function.
    It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    The design is self defeating. The rubber 'O' ring at the screw end that butts onto the turntable base is OK, as that will compress and cease to be significantly resilient once the foot is tightened. The function of a spike going into a 'cup', I don't understand. If it was a spiked foot bearing down onto the surface below the deck, I could accept that. Any real rigidity is lost due to the larger 'O' ring on the bottom of the foot, which introduces a compliance, defeating any purpose the spike may (or may not) have had.

    I'd regard these feet as Hi-Fi 'jewelry', to be honest. They don't seem to offer any sensible function.
    Thanks for your input Geoff. This is why I posted as I want honest opinions rather than wasting money
    Technics SL1210 MK2 fully rebuilt and repainted. Ortofon 2M Black Cart, Isonoe isolation feet , MN bearing and Funk Firm platter upgrade, Oyaide RCA Tone Arm and speaker cables, Jelco SA-750D Tonearm. Oyaide HS-TF Carbon headshell, MCRU Linear External PSU, High Fidelity Crystal glass turntable matt, Blue LED upgrade, Denon AVR-2808CI Amp, Bowers and Wilkins DM602S3 Speakers,
    Black Rhodium Jazz power cables for amp and turntable, Firebottle mk2 Phono Stage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dubster68 View Post
    Why ? Please help me find the best result as Isonoes is another option or back to the RDC cones
    RDC has its own signature.
    I use the Isonoes myself, and I upgraded the O rings to the heavier weight bearing ones. I prefer the sound with the heavy duty O rings.
    I have RDC supports too, and I'm not keen on them directly under a TT.
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    I tried various feet on my 1210, when I had it, made fuck all difference. Its all in the mind.

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