Philips Main System

[Spectral Morn]

Hi Baron

I don't know how I missed your set up....very nice. Love the Omega drive, I once had the loan of one for a month....very nice indeed. One thing worth playing with is a platform or say RDC platform for underneath it. I found it to be fussy about what it sat on the best option that doesn't mess up the look would be a set of RDC cups, into which the cones under the player can sit into. You should have a play with some isolation...I know you will be surprised by what you hear.

Mains leads too make a difference with this Shanling as well.


Regards D S D L

[baron]

Thanks for the comments Neil, funnily enough I was going to look into isolation, I'll start with a set of the RDC cups I think. I've got my own filtered mains lead/block fitted which seams to work ok.

[Sand Dancin Donkey Walker]

Hi Baron

The Dais is a fantastic TT I have owned one a couple of years ago, had it fitted with 2 arm boards. One with the NA Ace Space the other a Graham Phantom. If you really want to hear how truely great the Dais can sound I'd give one a serious try.

I have the Feickert alignment guage too, great bit of kit. Love it.

Photo of the Dais



Andy

[baron]

Yes Andy, I really like the Dais. We only intended to get a Hyperspace but when we heard the Dais we had to have it. I used it for a year with the RB 300 which was good, but when the chance came to buy an ex-demo 12" Ace Space I could not resist

The Feickert alignment gauge came from Peter Stockwell, who was selling it a month ago. Thanks Peter. I have 4 turntables so it will be quite useful.

[Darren]

When I visited Notts Analogue Tom Fletcher was working on a prototype of the Dais. I was invited to lift the platter and nearly put my back out - much to Tom's amusement.

I didn't love his demo system - I thought the speakers were to blame and sounded dull and uninterested. But I did very much enjoy his hospitality and his record collection.

Yes I bought a turntable and a twelve inch arm.....

[baron]

I've just fitted my RB300 arm to my GL75 in my loft system. It sounds very good. I'll post some pictures when I tidy up, its a bit of a mess at the moment.
Next job is to build a better plinth. Ideas please. Must be Quick and easy

[Sand Dancin Donkey Walker]

Hi Philip

This is what my Lenco Looks like, it might give you some ideas for your plinth

Top and bottom are Beech Butchers Blocks and the deck is attached to a combination of laminations of Ply and MDF, the underside of the Lenco is damped with Dynamat and shaped Ply.

The bottom of the Silver supports are I think Ceraballs, 2 dished cups with a ball bearing seperating them, were effective in deed.




Hope it helps.

Andy - SDDW

[baron]

Thanks Andy,
I was thinking of butchers blocks. When you cut the corner out to accommodate your arm how did you support the top plate afterwards? At the moment as a temporary measure I've just drilled a new hole for the RB300.

[Sand Dancin Donkey Walker]

Hi Philip

As the depth of the wooden block is greater than the depth of the Rega Arm pillar, the solution was to make it a tight interference fit. Not totally ideal but a very good solution, to stop the arm rotating there is a small device the sits aside the arm piece that has the Bias adjuster on it and tonearm clamp, I also have an Ian Wrigglesworth VTA adjuster on the Rega arm. Hope that makes some sort of sense to you, if not I can take a photo if it helps. Technically it is not a brilliant solution but it works very well in deed, the sonic results are excellent and gives my main TT a good run for it’s money.

Andy - SDDW

[baron]

Thanks Andy.
It would be nice to see a colseup of the arm piller aera if its not to much trouble.