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    Question Is this the sexiest/properly designed equipment support out there?

    When I get a Technics SP10 with a 12" arm (Jelco, Thomas Schick or Ikeda) in suitable plinth, either at the end of this year or the beginning of next, and my T/T will no longer fit on the Mana racks, I will be looking at obtaining an alternative equipment support to house it (and the rest of my gear). At the moment, this range from Copulare is hitting the spot:





    More info here: http://www.copulare.de/english/produ...al_serie_a.htm


    Or perhaps something from Stillpoint:





    More info here: http://www.stereotimes.com/acc052506.shtml


    Or maybe Grand Prix Audio:


    http://www.grandprixaudio.com/prod_lemans.php


    All, I believe, are modular and can be custom-made to your own specifications.

    What do others think is the sexiest looking high-performance support out there?

    No 'glorified furniture' suggestions (such as Isoblue, Naim Fraim, etc) please! It must be something 'serious' for high-end audio with properly thought-out design principles, such as the examples shown above. Budget is open for consideration.

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post

    Truly vile!... It looks like a cake stand! Or Barbie's shoe rack!

    Get something like this and stop pissing about: http://www.finite-elemente.de/en/rac...ster_reference
    Shian7
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    LOL. Yer taste's in yer arse, Mikey!

    What about this then from the same manufacturer:





    Finite Elemente - mmm... Possibly, but it's a bit too wood-orientated and thus 'glorified furniture'-like for me

    I prefer something that's more streamlined and 'sculptured' involving metal and/or glass somewhere in the design.

    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Finite Elemente - mmm... Possibly, but it's a bit too wood-orientated and thus 'glorified furniture'-like for me
    Read up on em lad!

    Try to ignore the price though!
    Shian7
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    Though it be be broken -
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    the moon on the water.

    - Choshu.

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    I know quite a bit about them, dude. I nearly bought one before I got into Mana six years ago

    I'm looking for something truly radical and different...

    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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    Jesus Mary and Joseph! WTF is that pink thing? You jest surely???

    Isoblue is nice, simple and understated yet aesthetically pleasing.


    But I fear you wouldnt fit your amps in there. If I were you I would go for a heavy duty wall bracket for the T/T.



    OR...

    http://www.mapleshaderecords.com/aud...ts/samson2.php

    OR..

    http://www.musicdirect.com/product/74363
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    Jesus Mary and Joseph! WTF is that pink thing? You jest surely???
    LOL. It comes in different colours, matey - the non-pink ones look pretty sexy to me

    I quite like the Mapleshade and Solidsteel - I'll bear those in mind... Nice find!

    I also like this from Cambre:





    Info here: http://store.acousticsounds.com/brow...Title_ID=36965


    Or even better this from Aavik:





    I'm only doing a bit of research at the moment, but when the time comes it'll be hard to choose!

    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.


    Protect your HUMAN RIGHTS and REFUSE ANY *MANDATORY* VACCINE FOR COVID-19!

    Also **SAY NO** to unjust 'vaccine passports' or certificates, which are totally incompatible with a FREE society!!!


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    Just get Dunc to knock you something up out of some of his scaffolding poles.....it'll probably sound better too.
    My System:

    Linn Akurate DSM,Naim 32.5 pre amp Hicap,Naim Snaxo Hicap,3x Naim 250 power amps,Active Naim NBLs.
    Dave Hewitt MR PLANK 4 watt SE and Jm Lab Electra 905s.

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    They all look the same to me Marco, pink shelves and all...

    I always liked the Something Solid XR racks - light weight balsa shelving suspended on pre-tensioned sail-line. if you like musical sounds, you'll have a VERY hard job bettering these and they're not too pricey either..



    The above shot courtesy of Signals Ipswich (hope you don't mind Alastair).

    P.S. [edit] - the manufacturer (Mark Orr) does custom jobbies too and my old mate HiFi Dave and Noteworthy in Aylesbury sell them as well

    http://www.noteworthyaudio.co.uk/Something_Solid.html

    I have no idea if anyone north of Birmingham sells them though.
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    Marco

    Have you seen these before, Star Sound Technologies, Sistrum Stands. A mate of mine used the amp stands for a long time and liked them, well made and sounded better than the previous platforms he had used.

    http://www.starsoundtechnologies.com/sistrum.html

    http://www.starsoundtechnologies.com/multiplatforms.HTML

    I liked the Musical Note in the centre of the design.

    They do a nice range of stuff, to suit all needs. I liked the adjustable spikes attached to the platform shelves.

    Andy - SDDW
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