The Phonomac AT-1010 on the Toshy.
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The Phonomac AT-1010 on the Toshy.
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Nice!
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!
My System:
Amplification - Sansui AU-alpha 707 DR
Turntable - Technics SP10 MK2-Technics EPA-250 Tonearm-Yannis Tome 423.5Plus tonearm cable-Eichmann KLEI Absolute Harmony plugs.
Ortofon Cadenza Black moving coil cartridge-Fritz Gyger S re-tip. Panzerholz plinth.
CDP - Pioneer PD-91
Speakers - Spendor D7 on Soundcare SuperSpikes
QED Silver Spiral speaker cable-airloc banana plugs
Mains - Ultra Pure silver plated un-switched socket-Missing link EPS 500 silver plated plugs-Hi-Fi Tuning gold plated silver ceramic 13 amp fuses
Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
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I'm Peter.
That just looks fabulous.
Are they coupled inverted cone feet? I’m a bit surprised you didn’t go for magnetic levitation feet to get a bit more isolation.
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Cheers Boyse,
They are! I haven't got the funds available for levitation feet and these were offered at the time of discussing the build with Angus. I presume he had them from a previous project and I'm happy to have them. One day, maybe I'll change them up but there is a thread developing on these feet on the forum with very good isolation reported.
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Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
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I'm Peter.
I’m sure they will work just fine and Angus obviously knows how they work. (there are also some very good reports written on these feet)
I’m also struggling with the rising cost of the Denon plinth but have bit the bullet and gone for the Magnetic Levitation feet, as I understand they offer almost total isolation and still cheaper than the extortionately expensive Townshend Seismic Pods.
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I'd be interested to know how it sounds in a minimal plinth - mines in 60kg of plinth and often thought about trying a less is more approach.
Technics SP10 mk2
Jan Allaerts MC 1 Boron mk1 cart
Miyajima Shilabe cart
Hashimoto HM-X SUT
Siggwan (gimballed not unipivot) Cocobola 12"
Aurorasound Vida LCR Phonostage
The Truth linestage
Dave Slagle Autoformer Volume Controller
Cary 805c SET amps
Audio Note ANe-SPX speakers
Townshend Isolda speaker cables
Cardas Golden Presence interconnects
Well guys, the feet are a blow out. They couple directly to my plywood shelf and I get the most amount of noise transference from tapping shelf. So, isanoe or levitation feet are definitely the way to go. I suppose putting some dynamat on the shelf would solve it too.
Sound wise, it's so clean and precise it's unreal. I am extremely impressed. Angus's theory on the plinth is quite clever too, less mass means it takes less time for vibration (if any) to dissipate. Seems to work just fine!!!
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Location: Melksham, Wiltshire
Posts: 731
I'm Peter.
Oh bugger, sorry to hear the inverted cone feet don’t do the job. I know I’ve already suggested the Magnetic Levitation Feet but how about swapping out your plywood top shelf for say.... 30mm Welsh Blue Slate... a cheaper option to try..... and if it don’t work, it can only look better
Sorry , but don’t rate the Isanoe Supports based on previous trials.
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The TT is nice.
But I'm not entirely surprised at this:
I think the shelf is possibly more to blame than the feet. Why not consider a shelf that is acoustically dead, or at least as dead as you can get it?
Two sheets of stiff ply, spaced with small glued in blocks leaving a cavity of maybe half an inch, edges sealed with batons of course. Then the cavity filled with dried sand. I'd choose Leighton Buzzard sand for its irregular shaped and sized stone grains. You'd need a plugged hole for this of course.
That ain't gonna resonate!
You'd need strong shelf mounts though.
It is impossible for anything digital to sound analogue, because it isn't analogue!