Sonic Incisions
01-11-2013, 12:54
Hi All... Been lurking here for a few weeks since finding this site whilst looking at ways to tweak my Technics SL1210 M5G.
Previously I ran an Ariston RD80 with Sumiko Tonearm and Grado Gold MM Cart...Nice but too much werk tuning it and slipping belts etc...hence moving on to the Techie for newness, reliabiltiy and convenience......not knowing the potential this beast has....
Any way I first heard about Mike New's bearing a year or so ago....again looking for ways to tweak my deck, but due to moving house (2x since then) never got around to setting up the techie until a month back.
It sounded dull...grado gold Cart, an old Rotel phono stage..so sevearl late nite / early morning searches and reviews later, thanks to google...got an orotofon 2M Black Plug n Play Cart. (the pnp headshell was faulty so thats back to Germany for a swap) The black is now on the stock techie headshell, and an ifi Iphono pre amp..... both lifted to Techie to a new level....
Next it was an isolation mat and some feet for the deck and speakers...so Herbies Well Excellent II Mat and several feet seemed the way to go....and yes another tightening up ov sound and removing ov floor vibration....This vinyl playing is really getting enjoyable....old fav's are sounding far better, tighter more enjoyable....2 weeks later and not once has a cd been played...well a new Nurse With Wound disc arrived...so got 2 plays........
Next up after reading stuff on KAB, had to be a damper for the stock tonearm (should arrive any day), and a power supply.......Then researching that found the Timestep...and on Ebay put in a best offer...accepted...good price free shipping. The Timestep HE PSU...just installed...good improvement.....post about that soon...Timestep HE PSU is real nice ..tho the Seller..(Banned here I see, is a P@rick, thats a silent @).
Had been back and forth looking at Mike New's Bearing......yes a definate do want...did more searching and found Art of Sound.......Bugga really should have taken more notice ov forums when doing searches.....But very happy with my recent upgrades.
So Ive splashed out on a Mike New Bearing...Mike sent it Monday.....Once that and the tonearm damper are installed..I will leave it that for some time before moving on to a Tonearm upgrade...thinking Origin Live Silver mk 3a.
All in all very pleased with the results thus far........
Thats a ramble and a half....
Ummm. My Aural Kitchen Ware- as above and also CD player Linn Genki, Yamaha K222 Cassette Deck, Perreaux SM6 Pre-amp Perreaux 250P, Power Amp, Image 404 Speakers, Image AVS 200 Sub, Kimber Speaker Kables (blue n black).
My Sonic diet...Nurse With Wound, Throbbing Gristle, The Sweet, Jah Wobble, PIL, Chrome, Kate Bush, SPK, 23 Skidoo, Joy Division, Coil, Crass, Nick Cave, Hawkwind and much more.
Previously I ran an Ariston RD80 with Sumiko Tonearm and Grado Gold MM Cart...Nice but too much werk tuning it and slipping belts etc...hence moving on to the Techie for newness, reliabiltiy and convenience......not knowing the potential this beast has....
Any way I first heard about Mike New's bearing a year or so ago....again looking for ways to tweak my deck, but due to moving house (2x since then) never got around to setting up the techie until a month back.
It sounded dull...grado gold Cart, an old Rotel phono stage..so sevearl late nite / early morning searches and reviews later, thanks to google...got an orotofon 2M Black Plug n Play Cart. (the pnp headshell was faulty so thats back to Germany for a swap) The black is now on the stock techie headshell, and an ifi Iphono pre amp..... both lifted to Techie to a new level....
Next it was an isolation mat and some feet for the deck and speakers...so Herbies Well Excellent II Mat and several feet seemed the way to go....and yes another tightening up ov sound and removing ov floor vibration....This vinyl playing is really getting enjoyable....old fav's are sounding far better, tighter more enjoyable....2 weeks later and not once has a cd been played...well a new Nurse With Wound disc arrived...so got 2 plays........
Next up after reading stuff on KAB, had to be a damper for the stock tonearm (should arrive any day), and a power supply.......Then researching that found the Timestep...and on Ebay put in a best offer...accepted...good price free shipping. The Timestep HE PSU...just installed...good improvement.....post about that soon...Timestep HE PSU is real nice ..tho the Seller..(Banned here I see, is a P@rick, thats a silent @).
Had been back and forth looking at Mike New's Bearing......yes a definate do want...did more searching and found Art of Sound.......Bugga really should have taken more notice ov forums when doing searches.....But very happy with my recent upgrades.
So Ive splashed out on a Mike New Bearing...Mike sent it Monday.....Once that and the tonearm damper are installed..I will leave it that for some time before moving on to a Tonearm upgrade...thinking Origin Live Silver mk 3a.
All in all very pleased with the results thus far........
Thats a ramble and a half....
Ummm. My Aural Kitchen Ware- as above and also CD player Linn Genki, Yamaha K222 Cassette Deck, Perreaux SM6 Pre-amp Perreaux 250P, Power Amp, Image 404 Speakers, Image AVS 200 Sub, Kimber Speaker Kables (blue n black).
My Sonic diet...Nurse With Wound, Throbbing Gristle, The Sweet, Jah Wobble, PIL, Chrome, Kate Bush, SPK, 23 Skidoo, Joy Division, Coil, Crass, Nick Cave, Hawkwind and much more.