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Put the SME on the Techie and was going to put the RB300 back on the Orbe but couldn't find the old one.....
Bought another one and sprayed it gloss black to suit the rest of the deck - looks ok.
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Now I have moved all the kit around and spaced everything out more I thought I would try the 12 inch unipivot arm again on the Technics.
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Sounds really good but I still have the hum.......
Looks like it will be for sale soon as for some reason it doesn't like my system!!
Got the tweaked DL103M back last week from North West Analogue and Dom has done a cracking job.
As the armboard is out for the SME-V on the SP-10 I just played one side of a record and the amount of detail coming from the speakers is brilliant - cant wait to get the armboard sorted....
Pics aren't the best but will do.
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YES :) :) :)
Worked on the armboard to get the right pivot to spindle distance and dialled in the overhang - sweet, sweet music :)
So we have the re-done DL103M with DHC cantilever and FGS profiled tip on the SME V atop the SP-10, through the BB3 hence on to the Myryad Z40 pre-amp on to the Pure Sound A30 (acting as a power amp) leaving the mighty fine Reiver Jenna speakers......... heaven
(can you tell that I am excited ;) )
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Fantastic system :youtheman:
Thanks Pavel:DQuote:
Originally Posted by Shovel_Knight
Today I decided to spray the armboard on the SP-10 gloss black - should do until next year when the weather warms so I can sand it down and coat it properly.
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That deck and arm combo look superb, SME V is one mean looking machine :cool:
Good news is that it sounds pretty decent too :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JohnJo
Hi there, may I ask the distance from your speakers to your sofa . I am moving house and my room space is not very big.Thanks radio.
Thats what a SME V will do to you , you put on a record you know well and then there are all these things you didn't realise were there !https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...9b797ebb08.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by gninnam
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Puresound A30 just picked up by DPD so had some space on the rack.
Pulled from the garage the Lenco GL75, bit of a dust and clean, reset the VTF etc then checked the speed (running a little fast using the detent but now rock solid at 33.3) and but a record on.
Sounding really nice. Full and rich as they say.
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The GL75 has been in the family for exactly 50 years nearly to the day - was my mum's uncle's before coming my way around 25 years ago and still sounding sweat.
They always sound sweet. Great TT and even though the arm looks a bit agricultural it still sounds very good.
Yep - had many GL75's over the years but had this for ever. (arm has had the dental floss treatment to keep it erect........)Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
Sorted out my cartridges for the Lenco.
Furthest away is a GE RPX061 for mono duties.
Middle is an A&R P77 with an ESCo modded paratrace diamond
Closest is the Ortofon OM10 with a 78 stylus.
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Some nice classics lined up there Andy.:)
If the speed is not exact when the speed control lever is in the detent position for that speed, it can be corrected by adjusting the cross-headed screw corresponding to the speed position. I can't remember which way you turn the screw, but it is easy enough to do if you use a stroboscope disc.Quote:
Originally Posted by gninnam
Thanks - sound good too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
Yep - on my list of things to get too eventually.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Glad you mentioned that Barry as I have had problems setting the 45RPM on my Lenco. Got 33 nailed but 45 is all over the place! I will try and adjust tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Had a change round today so the SME V arm is now sitting on the Orbe and looking mighty fine too.
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And some pictures of what has now gone on to the SP10:
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Yep, got myself one of those PMAC AT1010 Mk8 :)
Didn't like the way the ORBE looked with the SME V mounted - the pillar sticks up a lot.
Rummaged through my bits and found some bobbins:
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No noticeable difference in the SQ so happy :)
Your gear looks amazing Andy. Analogue heaven. How do you choose which one to use!
I don't usually like the look of the SP10 but yours is about the best I have seen. That tonearm on it looks like its got some new bearings.:)
Thanks. The SP10 does look good all in black. The arm has more than just the bearings and sounds fantastic.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimbo
How do I choose which one to use? With great difficulty :)
As the Orbe didn't sell I decided to put it back to as it was to eek the best performance from it.
Pete's Pylons, Pete's Feet and the acrylic platter.
Just needs a slight tweak as the platter is running just over 33.3 (33.4) so tomorrow I will get my DM out to play with the PSU.
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Whoops - not updated this thread for some time - sorry :)
A few changes have happened and I will share over the next few days.
The biggest change are the speakers - I always wanted to try a pair of electrostatics and have managed last month to get a pair.
They are DIY and based on a kit from Australia by a company called ER Audio - the pair I have are ESL III's, built around 10 years or so and sounding very good (yes, electrostatics speakers do do bass).
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Wow. Something I like about electrostatics is that they're an uncompromising statement. No hiding them, and no rare wood or designer sculpture to placate other members of the household.Quote:
Originally Posted by gninnam
I haven't heard of this model before. How did you come across them?
So true about their imposing nature!Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete The Cat
The plan is to change the appearance as the wood finish is just varnish and a lot of areas it has started to flake off so I will strip the varnish off and then darken the frames.
I am on several other forums and on one of them, one of the members was having a 'cull' of his HiFi gear and offered these speakers to the first person who showed interest which happens to me.
I went to his house to check them out and have a listen and thought they sounded really good so would have them.
Hired a van as to big for my car and the rest is history.
Really loving the sound quality (looks are OK) and plan to keep them for some time.
Really interesting Andy, I had never heard of them either - every day’s a school day! I agree in a darker finish they would look good. We look forward to seeing how they turn out!
This is what the internet is really for :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gninnam
I find that once I start refurbishing something it means I'm invested in it for the long term.
Thanks guys. Looking forward to changing these but other projects are the queue first - will cover these later.
Another change was the pre amp - used to use a Myryad Z40 which worked very well but fancied a change.
Always used Michell turntable and lusted after the pre amps but couldn't afford etc... one came up on a HiFi forum which had also be tweaked by Tom Evans to his Vibe 1.5 level.
It was an Argo HR but now changed - the changes include that I am aware of but not limited to:
Single volume pot
Replaced all RCA connectors with solid copper ones
Not sure whether the circuit board is replaced or just tweaked - hopefully someone more knowledgeable will know
It lost the tape input but gained a headphone socket which also sounds very good!
Also it came with the a Tom Evans PSU so performs very well indeed.
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Cheers
I agree with that Pete, they do look cool imo. It's just a shame they have to be so BIG and so W I D E (obviously no getting round that). I would have to move house or build a dedicated room.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pete The Cat
A lottery win would sort that. Doesn't have to be Euro Millions, I'm not greedy. Just enough to build a big enough room so speaker size doesn't matter :)
Andy, do they work well close to the front wall? Whenever I'd heard electrostatics or panel speakers (Magneplanar and recently Fonica Flag M), they all had a fair bit of space behind them.
They are about 2 foot from the wall and to my ears sound very good - yet to experiment with further placement changes yet so will report back when I have but could probably only come out a further 40 cm or so.
I still have my speakers behind so will get those moved soon to see how that affects the sound.
If you match the finish to your fireplace surround that might work?Quote:
Originally Posted by gninnam
If you grew your hair a bit you could pass for Lawrence Llewellyn Bowen :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
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That's a gorgeous Technics Andy :)
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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
Lovely system you have there Andy. Well done! I love both the Technics deck and the SME arm and would put them together if they were mine.
Apropos the speakers, most if not all, planar speakers have a dipole polar sound distribution. That is, almost as much sound is radiated from the rear of the speaker as from the front. Therefore the speakers ideally need to be placed about a metre away from any hard surface behind them in order to prevent problems with reflection. If the rear wall has some sound absorbing material on it then you might be able to get away with a smaller distance.
To answer Steve's question: all planar speakers need to be reasonably large so as to move a sufficient volume of air. Planar speakers have a limit on the amount their diaphragms can move. For electrostatic speakers, the charged diaphragm is located between a pair of perforated driving electrodes spaced only a few mm apart. Thus the amount of fore/aft movement is very small, so the area has to be made large to compensate. Electrostatic speakers are thus either wide or tall, and in some cases both.
Could do but will see ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Macca
Cheers Tim - for me it is one of the best SP10's I have seen :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Tim
Thanks Barry - The SME V used to be on the SP10 and it was good, but the AT1010 just works better for my ears (not eyes) for the SQ.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Yep, I am aware of how they work regarding the rear radiation.
At the moment, where they are positioned and from my listening chair, they do sound very good but I know they can be improved upon.
First will be to remove the speakers from behind and judge what has changed - baby steps and all that :)
Continuing on this changed/updated/tweak, many years ago (30 plus) I was gifted a Leak Lenco GL75 turntable (pics are a few pages back) with a matching Leak Delta 30 integrated amp, a JVC cassette deck and some Hitachi speakers (they were my great uncles and when he passed away were given to me by the family).
The cassette deck and speakers were quickly binned as pure garbage but the TT and amp stayed and went into the garage.
Not long after I decided to play around with the TT and re-lubed and aligned the motor, changed the V blocks etc and started to use it - and very good it was too.
The amp stayed in the garage and apart from checking it worked that was it.
Fast forward to last year and the next MAV show was due so I thought I would put together a retro (vintage) system. The damp garage had taken its toll on the wooden casework of the amp but the amp still worked so I decided to make a new casework.
What to use to make it - well in the garden we had a very old garden bench but the wooden slats had seen better days and I had removed them (made new ones from an old oak gatepost) and decided to see if I could use them.
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Old case on the right, new on the left before being oiled and waxed.
Some Servisol on the various switches and we have a presentable and working Delta 30 :)
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The setup at the last MAV show:
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The speakers used were not what I was hoping to take but ran out of time to rebuild these (will show these in my next update)
Cheers
Wow - I greatly admire your woodworking skills! You have made an excellent job with the new case.
The only additional improvement, IMO, would be to find a Leak Stereo 30 having the earlier facia. :sofa:
No, I don't think the older ones as pretty. I used to have the '30 plus' that I bought out the local paper which came along with the updated Delta 30 tuner (which I still have) and a Sanyo direct drive TT (in matching veneered plinth) but I gave the amp and TT away a long time back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
:respect: Really nice job on the amp Andy. What is the wood you used? I see the old casework is veneered chipboard, which when exposed to moisture turns to weetabix. Not ideal.
Edit: is your new casework the opposite way up to the original? If so, will it matter when it comes to ventilation?
I agree, most of the one's I've seen I wouldn't want on display - your's is in a different league :)Quote:
Originally Posted by gninnam
Thanks Barry. The sound of the Delta 30 is very 'nice'. The long term plan is this will be going to my daughter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barry
Thanks Steve.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony
I believe the wood is Teak but not 100% sure.
Regarding the ventilation holes, I replicated what the original casework had but slightly bigger so it should be better than before :)
Many thanks :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Tim
Whichever it is, looks great. And count yourself lucky your daughter can appreciate something like that - my two daughters both like their music but couldn't give a toss what it comes out of.Quote:
Originally Posted by gninnam
Further continuance :)
Got given these many moons ago and they were just stuffed in the garage as I didn't have any need for them.
Maybe 3 years or so ago I was running out of space in the garage so had a clear out, the cabinets of the Dovedales were in a sorry state so decided to pull the drivers out and keep them and chuck the cabinets out.
For the MAV show last year I thought - "I know, why not build new cabinets for the drivers and use these at the show" - sadly ran out of time so did'nt get to take them
Bought some ply and managed to get the dimensions of the cabinets off of the interweb, and created a cut list and started cutting.
So far so good, but I made a balls up in the sizing and realised that the cabinet volume would be wrong........
Luckily I had a sheet of MDF knocking around so started again.
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This is the original cabinets - weighed a tonne - look better in the pics but they were toast!
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Build using MDF (18mm) and trawling the NET for volume and dimensions etc (99% of the searches only showed info for the Dovedale 3's which came after the III's)
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Crossovers were checked and seemed to be good but I decided to replace the capacitors anyway:
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With the baffles made I thought it would be a good time to test the drivers out:
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