My new DD!!!!

[audio39]

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[StanleyB]

Great addition to your equipment list :). What's the cartridge that you are using?

[NRG]

Love it! Always reminds me of a flying saucer :)

[walpurgis]

What's the cartridge that you are using?

Could that be a DL-103M?

[nat8808]

That looks suspiciously exactly the same as the Resomatic plinth that the Sony TTS-8000 often came with. Even the armboard looks like it's made of lead, exactly the same.

Is it all original or has it been contructed by a thrid party? - The feet are massive!

[RochaCullen]

No idea what it sounds like, but it certainly looks the biz. Congrats!!! I'm very jealous.

[audio39]

The cart is an Audio Technica AT33E.

The plinth is the same as that made for the TTS-8000...not many were made for Denons, it's a great plinth.

Since purchasing my first TT in 1974 I can say without hesitation that this table is the best yet, and it was built in 1976!!

There's a story behind this table finding it's way into my home....

In 1989 I was employed by a company that did custom engineering and design of all manner of machines. Most of our clients were from the steel or mining industries, but we designed and built machines for anyone.

One beautiful summer day a drawing comes across my desk for a custom copper plate...being a TT guy I thought it's dimensions looked suspiciously like those of a TT platter, except the inner diameter of course. Before proceeding with estimating the cost of material and machining I contacted the gent that submitted the drawing and asked if I could see the application and take some measurements myself - he was delighted with the idea.

I arrived at a very large home and was greeted by a fellow with a heavy German/Austrian accent...we proceeded inside and to my elation I found numerous TT's speard across 3 hefty tables. The room would have otherwise been the dining room in this very old and very large home, but for this gent it was his workshop. He apologized for what he perceived to be "the mess" and expalined that he was in town for a year or two consulting, and that he was divorced and his primary interest in life now was audio.

There was a Denon DP-80 awaiting a plinth, (2) SP-10's in different stages of modification, a very nice Yamaha GT-2000, I noted the plinth for Kenwood L-07D...and the project I was there to see was on another table all alone. He explained that he had been searching for some time for the DP-7000, that it's robust build and exceptional quality made it his prize possession!!!

I took the necessary measurements, discussed some changes I thought appropriate and went on my way. Later that day I called him with a price and he gave the go-ahead. The copper platter mat turned out very nice as I recall and I delivered it myself that evening. The DP-7000 was setup awaiting the new mat, it was in a plinth that looked almost identical to the one I now have, he had a custom made 12" tonearm and a DL-103. We gingerly placed the copper mat on, and off we went...the music was superb. Most of his gear was custom made, including the very large speakers. We replaced the original rubber mat after some time (and many beer), I preferred the sound with the rubber mat, he perferred his new copper mat.

I would return to this house a few times over the next 4 months until one day I arrived and was greeted by movers loading up enormous boxes. I was told that my new friend had moved on to his next Blast Furnace project and would not be returning.

So there it is...when I saw this particular table for sale I had to have it, and I battled the Wife on this one. In the end it looks amazing in my room, and it sounds even better then my recollections.

Rick.

P.S. The first round objects you see for the feet are hockey pucks!!!

[Qwin]

:stalks: That Denon TT looks really nice.

Great addition to your system.

[nat8808]

The copper platter mat turned out very nice as I recall and I delivered it myself that evening.

How much would a copper platter cost to get made today?

And how long have you had your Luxman M-05? I saw one the other month - won some speakers on ebay and the guy had a lot of nice gear and had no idea of it's worth. I guess if I'd had some spare cash, I could have made him an offer for it and he'd probably accepted - ended up going for £2k on ebay a few weeks ago! I hadn't thought it was worth more than about £750. I bet he would have accepted that. Moral of the story is always to have a stash of hifi money ready..

[audio39]

How much would a copper platter cost to get made today?

I can't answer that...I've been out of that line of work for twenty years!

This particular M-05 is my sixth...it was originally owned by the former VP of Luxman who I purchased it from. I sent it off to a gent that I consider a genius and had every cap, every resistor and every transistor replaced. This M-05 is ready for the next 25 years.

As for price...depending on condition M-05's can go between $2500 CDN to $4000 CDN. I know in Germany they sell for much more.

Rick.

[Floyddroid]

Absolutely stunning. I'll bet it sounds gorgeous too? Congrats.

[vouk]

Nice one!:thumbsup: