Nice.Good decision changing arms :D
Loverly things TD124's.. If i ever did do down the vintage Route again it would be a SPATA 'GT-12' motor unit with Syntec 'S-220'
http://www.audiovintage.fr/leforum/v...41597&start=20
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Nice.Good decision changing arms :D
Loverly things TD124's.. If i ever did do down the vintage Route again it would be a SPATA 'GT-12' motor unit with Syntec 'S-220'
http://www.audiovintage.fr/leforum/v...41597&start=20
Missed this thread. Very nice indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Virtual-Symmetry
BTW totally concur with Barry, Hugo and Josie at the front of the thread on idler wheels, the Italian Audiosilente one is very noisy indeed, I went back to my original in short order. I think he's taking the piss quite frankly selling this as an 'improvement'.
Stax arm looks the business and as it's a proper high mass arm, very likely a much better match compliance-wise for the 103 .. I would expect it to sound ace and rather better than the Audiomods.
A better picture with the new tonearm
https://scontent-mxp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...77585728_o.jpg
In the next days I'll do some test trying to use again the aluminium upper platter, with some mods to have a better coupling with the iron platter when the lp is playing.
Some presents for my TD 124.
The first one will be matched with the Lyra Delos
https://scontent-mxp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...59&oe=580E28B4
while the second one will be matched with the Benz Reference
https://scontent-mxp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...05&oe=57CFD0F9
To try to make it similar to the cartridge I painted the headshell giving it a brier root-like effect
... and this is the final result
https://scontent-mxp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...04&oe=57D71716
The lastest news are:
- Stax tonearm has got a new carbon arm, so now it is a UA-7 CF :-)
- a new Thorens clamp
- it has been installed again the original aluminium sub platter
https://scontent-mxp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...28587021_o.jpg
https://scontent-mxp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...04480012_o.jpg
https://scontent-mxp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...04741412_o.jpg
... and also a new cart! :-)
https://scontent-mxp1-1.xx.fbcdn.net...95445449_o.jpg
That looks beautiful!
+1
A very nice example.
Thank you to Geoff and Josie :-)
Lovely turntable .. what the Americans call a heritage item, I believe (meaning it gets put in the will).
How are you getting on with the cartridge? I had the Spirit for years, and only changed because I wore it out. I'm a huge fan of Transfig cartridges. Will probably go back to one some day.
Thank you Peter :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by petrat
I really like the Spirit. Compared to my Lyra Delos, that i like too, it is a bit less rich in high frequencies but is better in low range. And in my opinion it has a more natural / relaxed approach to Music, while the Lyra is more on the hi-fi side. I hope you will understand what I mean ;)