Hi Mike,
What is the price of a new bearing including delivery?
Regards,
Nathan
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Hi Mike,
What is the price of a new bearing including delivery?
Regards,
Nathan
NOooooooo :eek:Quote:
it would seem that the Bearing party is over.
Hi Nathan,
The offer is $525.00 for the first 20 people who place a deposit of $260.00 after that the price is $625.00 as it has been for the last 3 years, I have absorbed price increases in my toolmakers charges so far. But the main problem is that people do not want to wait six months before getting their bearing.
Mike, is it not worth manufacturing 20 pieces at the 15 unit point and keeping 5 in stock? Surely they will sell over time?
Can i just add,NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Audio Al
I was afraid this may happen when i sold my bearing! Leaves me with a bit of a dielema.What do i do with my technics now? Having heard what the bearing can do,i'm not sure it will be easy to live without it.Guess i'll have to be happy with what i have.
Is this a definite game over job,or is there any other options? How many more deposits do you need to carry on the next batch?
Hi Darren, Why did you sell your bearing in the first place ? I know these things can happen when funds are tight.... I've always assumed when a Techie owners Mike New bearing has come up for sale here it's because he's decided to abort the Techie journey. To answer your question - In my experience the Techie can be lived with without the bearing but once you've gone there you wouldn't want to go back. In conjunction with an external power supply, upgrade arm and platter it is a must, seriously ! There are other much cheaper options but they tend to be built around the very light and built to a price point stock bearing. If the stock bearing is a mini then the Mike New is a battle ship in comparison, believe you me and sonically helps push the Techie to sounding more 'right; big time !Quote:
Originally Posted by kininigin
Alright Robbie,Quote:
Originally Posted by RobbieGong
Well i have just spent the last 6 months in france snowboarding and started to run out of money towards the end,so had to sell a couple of items to see me through :( The decision to sell wasn't taken lightly and i held off as long as possible,but things conspired against me! I have a snowboarding passion,as well as a hifi/music passion and unfortunately for me i don't earn enough to do both comfortably.
When i had the bearing,all that was left was a platter to get and i would of been pretty much done for the time being.Work had dried up for a few weeks for me before i went away,so i had to sell my Croft pre,MNB,Timestep psu and a pair of Mark Grant G2000hd's.I could live with selling everything as i knew i could still get the items as and when i could afford them,but knew that the MNB wouldn't be so easy!! I'm aware of the cheaper options but have no experience of them,so cannot really comment on their ability's.
I may be off to france again at the end of the year anyway,so wouldn't be wanting to get my previous items back just atm,but if the chance to get another MNB came up,i would definitely go for it,even if it meant selling something else to get it.Although i don't have much left to sell :lol:
To be fair,i was without a good quality system while i was away and since i have been back,have been enjoying listening to what's left of my system! (digital listening only) I'm hoping when i get my deck up and running again,i have a similiar experience!
Hi Folks,
To answer Martins question:
"Mike, is it not worth manufacturing 20 pieces at the 15 unit point and keeping 5 in stock? Surely they will sell over time? "
The simplke reason is that the precision of the machining is such that my toolmakers will only produce a minimum of 25 off and I have to pay the monies up front. If I could order a batch of 50-100 I could sell for about $450.00 but I need not expalin what this would cost as a commercial investment. I was hoping that there would still be 20 folks out there that would want one, somewhere in the world!
Then I would only be exposed to having 5 in stock to supply for future orders. However the steam seems to has gone out of the SL1200 so I cannot take the risk of not getting at least most of my costs back.
That's disappointing but completely understandable, Mike.
Mike
How well known are you in other forums and other countries ?
Have you looked at improving your website and SEO ?
Exactly, as has been said before, Mike needs to join some other forums and promote his bearings to Techie users there and be more proactive in advertising his products. Although AoS is seen by many as the 'home' of the Techy, there are still plenty of other places where people use modded Techies, and where he would get some business.
In the UK, Mike should, at the very least, join Pink Fish Media, and in the States, he should be a member of AudioCircle and AudioKarma (amongst others). It's at the stage now for Mike that if he wants it (more business), he needs to chase it, as (I'm sorry, Mike) the days of business just falling into his lap, from AoS, are over.... :)
Marco.
Hi Mike,
I am probably as well known for my bearings and platters as anyone could expect, considering that it is a very botique market.
My Bearings are distributed practically all over the world from Moscow to Montreal and the Asian countries.
This forum is probably the most well known for it's contribution to the SL1200 cause.
We often used to have so much print work we could barely handle it.
90% of our work being recommendation and people moving to new companies, pharmaceutical companies being most of that.
Recently there was a big change to new drug submission work where most of it swapped to CD. This is not good news for a printer !
I'm looking at beefing up our web presence as well as other ideas to get people to find us easier for our speciality. We are very much in a niche
You cannot rely on AoS for 90% of your work - even though it is the best place to be !
Look at SEO for your website.
Make it,
horror of horrors :)
more sales oriented, or even just put down words to appeal to punters who want to make their deck sound better
Just trying to help
:D
Hi Mike,
I hear what you are saying, but what maybe you should know is that a large number of sales have come from people outside of AoS (in Greater Europe the States and Asia), members of other forums as Marco has sugested; many of whom have subsequently joined AoS for further advice. A proportion have also come directly from my website. Sales have steeply declined for another person who supplies upgrades for the SL. The economy does not help at this time either.
You can imagine printing has been hit harder than most as so much goes electronic.
I'm looking at improving our exposure with SEO. I think it will work.
Trying to work out the words and phrases prospective customers search for is an interesting job.
Should pull a few more people into your web site if you can work out what that is
We do that all the time, Mike, it's a constant battle keeping our website above our competitor's in the Google rankings. Alternative Text for each photo helps a great deal, but you can't beat new and amended pages if you want the search engines to see daily activity.
Do you do that yourself or use an SEO specialist ?Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
Is there a simple "how to do SEO" somewhere ?
Indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
Mike, your webpage still says you have 14 bearings 'in stock for immediate dispatch'!
I know why you are doing it from a salesman's point of view. You don't want to show an empty shop. It does make sense.
But on the other hand prospective buyers will be disappointed to realise there is no bearing in stock, and that there won't be for a while...
It is a 'Catch 22' situation. But honestly, why don't you update your page as suggested above... you might even ask people for deposit directly on your webpage and you might get the needed cash for manufacturing the bearings again.
On the subject of updating, why not creating a 'Customers Feedback' section on your site. I am sure all of us lucky owners of a bearing will be happy to chip in with a nice line or 2...
anyway, these are just suggestions...
On the subject of SEO, this is an interesting read
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jayson...b_3403393.html
Cheers
No we don't use SEO specialists as most of them are taking money for doing the bleeding obvious.
No simple 'how to do' as far as I know, but lots of opinions on the web as with anything.
It's really about content and new material.
Hi Francois,Quote:
Originally Posted by Frankyc2003
You may find this to be unbelievable, but I have not left my website with 14 bearings to attract sales.
The simple reason is that I cannot contact the person who put the web site together and is presumedly still hosting it!!!!!!
I have repetedly sent him emails but he does not respeond. He took responsibillity for any editing I required. The deal was that I would provide him with one of my ETP platters at a good price if his web site design brought in sales for me.
People have indeed complemented me on the design but at this time I cannot make any changes.
To be honest this situation is becoming a problem for me.
Maybe you can help me Martin? the site is hosted in the UK, but who controls the host equipment?
Do you own and pay for the website, Mike?
If so, I would contact the hosting company as a matter of urgency and ask them to reset the password so that you can gain access. Hopefully you have the master e-mail address so that they can send you a verification link.
It's a lesson for everyone (as I've known a few people get into similar trouble): never trust someone else with the keys to your website without your having note of the details. It can and does do businesses a lot of harm.
Thanks FrancoisQuote:
Originally Posted by Frankyc2003
Thanks MartinQuote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
Would appreciate your thoughts on a quick visit to our website if I can be so bold
Mostly because the obvious sometimes needs explaining to thick people like me
:)
Move heaven and Earth to get access to your own site as soon as you can, or sooner !Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike_New
Thank you for your help Martin,Quote:
Originally Posted by MartinT
The guy who offered to put the site together was, as far as I can tell a single individual. If I stated his name publicallyI guess I would be sensored. he was/is a follower of AoS and thats how he contacted me, I think he has one of my bearings.
I have not paid any fees for the site. We agreed that I would do a deal on a platter if the site registered a defined amount of sales.
He insisted that he had the best ability to design the web site for me. I believe he works/did work, for a TV group.
I do not have any master e-mail address for a verification link.
I can only guess that the web site is being hosted by some large group, and that it has gone un-noticed on their system.
In his defence, I can only assume that he has fallen very sick and cannot respond to my e-mails.
as he does not stand to gain any defacto advantage by not contacting me.
Really sorry to hear that your host is unreachable,
I really hope you will be able to access your site in the shortest delays to get back in business asap.
Best of luck
Thanks Francois,
However the only real problem I have is that the web site still says I have 14 bearings in stock, which of course is not true!
Hi Mike,Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike_New
We don't practice censorship here, so if you wish to name the person, then go ahead. In fact, doing so me be useful, as if he is known by some of our members, they may have a contact number where you can reach him.
Needless to say, if there's anything we can do to help you regain control of your website, we certainly will :)
Marco.
Just a thought,since most of the Technics have been sold to dj's and people who listen to the music mainly played on them,maybe it would be an idea letting that group know about the benefits of your bearing?
How you go about this and whether it would be worth it,i've no idea.I would love to see the return of the Techincs 1200,modded and taking back it's rightful place in the dj scene,leaving a trail of un-used CDJ's in it's wake! :lol:
Hi Marco,Quote:
Originally Posted by Marco
You have a point here.
The fellow's name is Richard Quaite, and he was very helpful and quick to respond when he was working with me, and I think you will agree that he did a pretty good job at putting my web site together, very clean and easy to read and understand. I believe he lives in the midlands somewhere.
No worries, Mike. You may also wish to read my post #44 here, on the subject of selling more bearings:
http://theartofsound.net/forum/showt...463#post454463
I think it's something that you should give serious consideration to. Dave's a good guy to work with (with excellent contacts and a huge customer base) and nothing like Cawley!
Marco.
Paid for a bearing....and hope more will do soon!
Arne K
Well done, Arne - trust me, you won't regret it! :clap:
Marco.
It is such an easy choice... :)
Look at other tt's upgrade-parts: for Rega / Gyrodec / Garrard / ... all start with the central part; the bearing.
(even that a modified/upgrade-bearing for a Rega is cheaper...it will always be a belt-drive :ner: )
Now...if someone would make a good bearing-upgrade for my Yamaha PX-2.... :rolleyes:
Arne K
Hi Folks,
Although I have until now only concentrated on the bearing design for the SL1200, there is no reason why my dessign approach and precision machining cannot be applied to other bearings for other TTs.
It only requires a sample of the bearing or for someone to decide what TT should be investigated for an upgrade Bearing.
For instance is there any reason why the LP12 TT could not be improved by the use of one of my Bearings???
In fact any belt drive TT will improve with a good bearing as the bearing shaft is continually subjected to a side thrust as a result of the tension on the belt.
Well then!
That's a good idea, hats off to the folks who came up with it....(ahem)
Subtle Chris. I like it! :)
Hello all,
Myself and Mike have formed a partnership now for me to act as his authorized bearing re-seller for the UK and Europe. In the interests of openness we have discussed the rest of the world as I have customers globally so if anyone wants a bearing from say Brazil I will supply it via my website with UK tax deducted. I will be holding stocks here in the UK so there will be no waiting once my stocks have arrived and I won't run out, there will be no import duty or tax to pay either which can be a shock for some people who have never purchased anything from outside the EU before.
The price I will be selling the bearing for is £445.00 inc VAT. I have placed an order for 20 bearings with Mike and expect to have them in 3 weeks time approx. I will also be selling Mikes platter for the Techy as it looks very similar to the one I was developing myself but do not have enough spare time to bring it to market.
The Mike New Technics Bearing really needs no introduction as it is considered one of the "must have" up-grades for the Technics SL series of turntables. You can place your order via my website here, I will also place the details in the trade section shortly. Hope mods are OK with me announcing this here.
GREAT NEWS
Well done that will keep lots of people happy :D
How much will you be selling the platters for ?
Excellent news, David, and well done. No problem in making the initial announcement here, as this is where the subject was being discussed. Creating a dedicated thread in the trade area, however, is the right thing to do.
I wish the best of luck to you both on your new partnership. The modified Techy must be allowed to live on, and I'm pleased to have played my small part in making this happen! :)
Here's to the future and many more SL-1200s and 1210s being modified with Mike's superb bearings!! :cool:
Marco.
Hi Folks,
So now you can order you shiny new MN bearing direct from David and get it in a matter of days with no extra costs associated with duties or taxes. Essentially Dave has put his cash up front together with myself to fund the initial production cost of the next batch of 25 Bearings in the interests of all SL1200 devotees. So support Dave and place your orders ASAP.
Well done, both. Keeping that bearing available keeps the modded Techie alive :)
Good news David
Hope you run out of the first batch soon !
:)
Well it's take a while but they are in the UK now, I have paid duty and import taxes so the bearings will be with me tomorrow.
It took me about 10 minutes to fit the new bearing to one of my own techies which had a vantage audio modded bearing in, my god all that has been spouted about Mike's bearing is true. Where does that extra bass come from? Colins speakers do bass very well indeed but it's now cavernous. Worth every penny even if I did get it at trade price! I have to say buy Daft Punks new LP if you have not already done so, its stupendously good on a top flight deck.
Here is mine before I started the transformation!
http://i622.photobucket.com/albums/t...s/b3f7a285.jpg
Hi Folks,
I was reflecting this afternoon over a good wine, on a few numbers.
Since this thread was generated in January 2010 there have been over 54,000 visits.
I have no idea how many of these would be re-visits perhaps Marco would know. But assuming say 90%, then this would mean that there have been over 5,000 visits by different people who have an interest in the ol SL1200, or maybe some of those are just looking.
Of these 5,000 people only 250 have been lucky enough to experience what the Bearing can actually do for the SL1200
interesting eh, what are all the others doing?
We've said it many times before, but the Mike New bearing takes a very good base design deck and turns it into something very special; no reworked Technics bearing is going to compete with this. To hold one of Mike's bearings in your hand is to feel true workmanship (see his avatar) and to turn it is to experience true zero play and very tight tolerances. Once you've installed it, you'll never look back. Combine it with one of the best direct drive motors ever created and you'll understand why some of us are passionate about the Technics experience.
Martin is spot on. Those of you thinking of modding a 12++ need the Mike New bearing as a definite.
Maybe we need a exclusive " Mike New " club :eyebrows:
That way we can keep out all the " Non club members "
Cough Tarzan Cough :lol:
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Originally Posted by Audio Al
There are so many comebacks here- however if l did AOS forum could possibly crash.
Oh l also recommend Beecham's Powder there Mr Allen.
Mr Brook has been working on a top secret project for me which has just come to fruition............ DSD.