Shelter 501-II Cartridge

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Originally Posted by Andre

Get that platter anodised to match to arm :)

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Do you know of anyone who could do it?

Might affect how it sounds, so be careful! ;)

Marco.

Agreed, Marco. It's either that or I'll give it a really good polish with Brasso, having first removed the o-ring.

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Originally Posted by MartinT

Agreed, Marco. It's either that or I'll give it a really good polish with Brasso, having first removed the o-ring.

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It'll be a lot of work, but you can get an extremely good shiny finish on aluminium with Autosol... I did the foot peg hangers on my motorbike to an almost mirror finish, but they were pretty smooth to start with.... Don't sue me if you get RSI though! :)

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Originally Posted by Alex_UK

It'll be a lot of work, but you can get an extremely good shiny finish on aluminium with Autosol

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Excellent idea, Alex. Brasso first and then Autosol, I think. Thanks.

Good plan, Martin. That's what I done with mine. T-Cut can also be useful. Some pics of the finished results would be good :)

Marco.

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Originally Posted by MartinT

Do you know of anyone who could do it?

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I used Acorn Plating in Sandhurst village for the Jelco arm collars, and they are definitely to be recommended. You can go in without a clue what sort of process you need and they'll happily advise. Contact details are at http://www.acornplating.co.uk/80405/contact.php

Martin, glad you found the mk2 Dynavector 20 series similar (and possibly better) than the also darker toned mk1's - IMO..

One thing I'd like to ask is - Are the cartridge bolts non-magnetic? Most of the "black" bolts available to us were magnetic steel ones and these had a negative sonic effect on the moving coil cartridges they were used to fix. Switching to non magnetic stainless steel ones almost always brought about a profound improvement.

Hi Dave

Yes, the bolts that DV provided were non-magnetic but seemed very hard, and were grey in colour. Not like the usual useless aluminium bolts provided with a lot of cartridges.

I loved the DV's dark nature but occasionally felt a little short-changed in the midrange, especially on female voice. Conversely, the Shelter 501-II was magnificent in the midrange but didn't have a clean treble, unlike the DV. I hope to get the best of both when my new Shelter 5000 arrives :)

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Originally Posted by Shuggie

I used Acorn Plating in Sandhurst village for the Jelco arm collars, and they are definitely to be recommended.

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Thanks, Hugo. I'm torn between this and doing my own polishing. I'll have another think about it.