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  1. #1
    Join Date: Mar 2009

    Location: The New Forest

    Posts: 1,893
    I'm Steve.

    Default Magna Audio News & Product Updates

    I have created a modest website that demonstrates what I offer.

    There are 3 main categories:

    Tannoy GRF-R style cabinets (other types also possible)
    Several pink fishers, wammers and AoS members have my GRF-R cabs.

    Tonearm boards - Bespoke ebony a speciality. These have proved very popular for Technics SL-1200 series of decks as well as other shapes and sizes.
    Famous from the Analogue Art sticky thread

    Counterweights and arm fittings (Brass and Copper tungsten)
    Famous from the Analogue Art sticky thread

    Please take a look at my website for more info.

    http://fosworld.wix.com/magna-audio

    I am also happy to discuss other projects. This could be from the small to the very large, e.g. special cable requirement to bespoke horn speakers systems.

    I'll be updating the website from time to time as new products and services come on-line, so please keep a lookout.
    System: Turntable : SP10 MKII slate plinth, Custom Ebony tonearm board, Arm : Fidelity Research FR64s, Cartridge : SPU Royal N. SUT : Lundahl 1:13. Phonostage : Icon Audio, Streaming RPi/Kali reclocker -> I2S -> DSP XO / Pre / 4 DAC's : WAF Najda, 5 Poweramps : 3 x EL84 SET's, 2 x D class amps on bass channels, Speakers : 5 way front loaded horn system: 2 X Tapped sub 15" LF drivers / 2 X Exponential mid bass 15" drivers / Tractrix 200Hz mid horns with JBL2482's, / Tractrix 550Hz upper wooden horns with factory refurb'd Vitavox S2's / Raal Lazy Ribbons as high frequency tweeters. Wires: good silver or good copper where best suited. DIY RCM.

    Maker of tonearm boards, armpods, Tannoy GRF style speaker cabinets, horn speakers, counterweights and more.
    For more information about my creations and products please click below

    http://fosworld.wixsite.com/magna-audio & on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/magna_audio/

  2. #2
    Join Date: Jan 2008

    Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK

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    Fantastic stuff, Steve. Good luck with your new venture - I wish you the best of success!

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.

    Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.

    Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.

    Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.

    Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.

    Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.


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  3. #3
    Join Date: Nov 2008

    Location: North Down /Northern Ireland/ UK

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    I'm Neil.

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    Nice simple but effective website. I wish you all the best Steve


    Regards Neil
    Regards Neil

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    Join Date: May 2008

    Location: Lancaster(-ish), UK

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    Nice Steve - good luck with it.

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    Join Date: Sep 2009

    Location: Derbyshire

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    I'm Josie.

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    Definitely... Wish you all the best, Steve.
    Ultrafide U500DC power amplifier - Croft Vitale )highly modified) - TRIO L-07D Turntable - Denon DL103C1 - Funk Firm Houdini - Lentek MC head amp - 15" Tannoy Monitor Gold Loudspeakers in Lockwood Major cabinets (From Trident Studios) - Tannoyista SPEC 3 Custom Crossovers - VanDamme Black Speaker Cable

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  6. #6
    Join Date: Mar 2009

    Location: The New Forest

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    Thanks chaps. Great to have your support and thanks for the website feedback Neil
    It even works on mobiles ok too.
    System: Turntable : SP10 MKII slate plinth, Custom Ebony tonearm board, Arm : Fidelity Research FR64s, Cartridge : SPU Royal N. SUT : Lundahl 1:13. Phonostage : Icon Audio, Streaming RPi/Kali reclocker -> I2S -> DSP XO / Pre / 4 DAC's : WAF Najda, 5 Poweramps : 3 x EL84 SET's, 2 x D class amps on bass channels, Speakers : 5 way front loaded horn system: 2 X Tapped sub 15" LF drivers / 2 X Exponential mid bass 15" drivers / Tractrix 200Hz mid horns with JBL2482's, / Tractrix 550Hz upper wooden horns with factory refurb'd Vitavox S2's / Raal Lazy Ribbons as high frequency tweeters. Wires: good silver or good copper where best suited. DIY RCM.

    Maker of tonearm boards, armpods, Tannoy GRF style speaker cabinets, horn speakers, counterweights and more.
    For more information about my creations and products please click below

    http://fosworld.wixsite.com/magna-audio & on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/magna_audio/

  7. #7
    Join Date: Mar 2009

    Location: The New Forest

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    I'm Steve.

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    Also added a tapped horns to the line up and for anyone interested (mad enough / serious enough about the whole range of frequencies that are out there), as well as a horn system building service.

    - Tapped horn sub bass solutions. Get down to a real 20Hz +/- 0dB with birch ply 15" LF driver tapped horns. 12" LF driver version also possible.
    Advice and setup also available.

    - Bespoke horn speaker systems. A service of sourcing drivers, build, commissioning and installation of multi-way horn speaker systems is offered.

    For details and pricing please click link below
    http://fosworld.wix.com/magna-audio
    System: Turntable : SP10 MKII slate plinth, Custom Ebony tonearm board, Arm : Fidelity Research FR64s, Cartridge : SPU Royal N. SUT : Lundahl 1:13. Phonostage : Icon Audio, Streaming RPi/Kali reclocker -> I2S -> DSP XO / Pre / 4 DAC's : WAF Najda, 5 Poweramps : 3 x EL84 SET's, 2 x D class amps on bass channels, Speakers : 5 way front loaded horn system: 2 X Tapped sub 15" LF drivers / 2 X Exponential mid bass 15" drivers / Tractrix 200Hz mid horns with JBL2482's, / Tractrix 550Hz upper wooden horns with factory refurb'd Vitavox S2's / Raal Lazy Ribbons as high frequency tweeters. Wires: good silver or good copper where best suited. DIY RCM.

    Maker of tonearm boards, armpods, Tannoy GRF style speaker cabinets, horn speakers, counterweights and more.
    For more information about my creations and products please click below

    http://fosworld.wixsite.com/magna-audio & on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/magna_audio/

  8. #8
    Join Date: Mar 2009

    Location: The New Forest

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    Custom tonearm board in Australian hardwood and new metal lathe

    Here is a work in progress board for SL-1210 but this one is in customer supplied Australian hardwood.
    Pretty heavy/dense and close grained. Should polish up well.

    Mid cut



    Faced off



    Dished to suit Jelco



    Taken on my phone so pretty poor quality.

    There's a slight fissure in one part but that will be taken care of by the moon shaped platter cutout

    I'll take some proper pics on deck when finished.

    BTW, I've bought myself a new (secondhand nearly new) Warco precision super mini metal lathe - picking it up tomorrow. Counterweights & pulleys etc will be much easier to make with this baby.

    To be continued...



    See
    Last edited by Magna Audio; 30-09-2017 at 10:06.
    System: Turntable : SP10 MKII slate plinth, Custom Ebony tonearm board, Arm : Fidelity Research FR64s, Cartridge : SPU Royal N. SUT : Lundahl 1:13. Phonostage : Icon Audio, Streaming RPi/Kali reclocker -> I2S -> DSP XO / Pre / 4 DAC's : WAF Najda, 5 Poweramps : 3 x EL84 SET's, 2 x D class amps on bass channels, Speakers : 5 way front loaded horn system: 2 X Tapped sub 15" LF drivers / 2 X Exponential mid bass 15" drivers / Tractrix 200Hz mid horns with JBL2482's, / Tractrix 550Hz upper wooden horns with factory refurb'd Vitavox S2's / Raal Lazy Ribbons as high frequency tweeters. Wires: good silver or good copper where best suited. DIY RCM.

    Maker of tonearm boards, armpods, Tannoy GRF style speaker cabinets, horn speakers, counterweights and more.
    For more information about my creations and products please click below

    http://fosworld.wixsite.com/magna-audio & on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/magna_audio/

  9. #9
    Join Date: Mar 2009

    Location: The New Forest

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    Update to the Australian hardwood board that was in progress above.
    This one is for Bernie / AoS Canetoad.

    On my new lathe whilst polishing



    Oh yeah, this lathe spins up to 2500rpm and that really gets a shine on!

    On test mule deck (bit scabbly but it never leaves the workshop). Bolts shown are my own test ones - cap headed Stainless will probably be bolts of choice.



    Jelco arm hole and mounting holes drilled.



    Armboard ready for shipping once it has final waxing / polish.
    Last edited by Magna Audio; 30-09-2017 at 10:12.
    System: Turntable : SP10 MKII slate plinth, Custom Ebony tonearm board, Arm : Fidelity Research FR64s, Cartridge : SPU Royal N. SUT : Lundahl 1:13. Phonostage : Icon Audio, Streaming RPi/Kali reclocker -> I2S -> DSP XO / Pre / 4 DAC's : WAF Najda, 5 Poweramps : 3 x EL84 SET's, 2 x D class amps on bass channels, Speakers : 5 way front loaded horn system: 2 X Tapped sub 15" LF drivers / 2 X Exponential mid bass 15" drivers / Tractrix 200Hz mid horns with JBL2482's, / Tractrix 550Hz upper wooden horns with factory refurb'd Vitavox S2's / Raal Lazy Ribbons as high frequency tweeters. Wires: good silver or good copper where best suited. DIY RCM.

    Maker of tonearm boards, armpods, Tannoy GRF style speaker cabinets, horn speakers, counterweights and more.
    For more information about my creations and products please click below

    http://fosworld.wixsite.com/magna-audio & on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/magna_audio/

  10. #10
    Join Date: Mar 2009

    Location: The New Forest

    Posts: 1,893
    I'm Steve.

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    Here's a project of Tonearm board / arm rewire and fettle I've just done.

    Replacing a thin piece of aluminium on a Cranfield Rock deck with a more substantial ebony armboard.
    I also rewired the Alphason HR100s arm with Litz silver tonearm wire, fitted a Cardas 5 pin plug (to enable future cable upgrades), and fitted a new tonearm cable he'd bought - all providing quite an upgrade I trust.

    All mounted up on 6mm thick ebony.



    (I decided a block looked a bit boring so put the bevelled edge on to spice it up a bit)



    (I'd run out of M5 black domed or caphead bolts to the ones shown are just for test mounting)



    Here's the old somewhat abused plate that the ebony replaced.



    The arm re-wire
    1st to drill the arm base and tapp it to receive the Cardas 5 pin tonearm cable plug.



    Silver Litz wire fitted



    Cardas plug located



    Buzz tested and colour coded, ready to go.

    I also had to re-thread the bias weight micro fishing line too

    Be interesting to hear what difference all these changes make.
    Last edited by Magna Audio; 08-10-2017 at 00:51.
    System: Turntable : SP10 MKII slate plinth, Custom Ebony tonearm board, Arm : Fidelity Research FR64s, Cartridge : SPU Royal N. SUT : Lundahl 1:13. Phonostage : Icon Audio, Streaming RPi/Kali reclocker -> I2S -> DSP XO / Pre / 4 DAC's : WAF Najda, 5 Poweramps : 3 x EL84 SET's, 2 x D class amps on bass channels, Speakers : 5 way front loaded horn system: 2 X Tapped sub 15" LF drivers / 2 X Exponential mid bass 15" drivers / Tractrix 200Hz mid horns with JBL2482's, / Tractrix 550Hz upper wooden horns with factory refurb'd Vitavox S2's / Raal Lazy Ribbons as high frequency tweeters. Wires: good silver or good copper where best suited. DIY RCM.

    Maker of tonearm boards, armpods, Tannoy GRF style speaker cabinets, horn speakers, counterweights and more.
    For more information about my creations and products please click below

    http://fosworld.wixsite.com/magna-audio & on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/magna_audio/

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