IanMac Bearing

[Jeff Wood]

well my Ianmac bearing is now in my deck and spinning away nicely..

First of all I've got to say that Ian's engineering skills are amazing, really excellent quality.

It's probably too early to judge the sound difference as its a brand new bearing so needs to run in.

But saying that, if I'm not mistaken I'd say that the Bass is tighter and more accurate, taken away some woolyness.

Vocals seem a bit more forward in the mix.


At the moment I'm thinking its possibly made it a bit too clinical for me, but as I say I need to give it time to run in..

I'd certainly be interested to hear what changes other users have found ??

[Michielius]

I've received the bearing this weekend and indeed, it's beautifully machined! Very nice work. Yesterday I cleaned it from the supplied oil and reoiled it.

Just a few hours ago I installed the bearing and let it run for an hour or two. After that I couldn't resist to take an initial listen First impressions are: background is more quiet, more 'black' so to speak, soundstage had opened up a bit and instruments seem to have better definition. Bass is indeed tighter. Just as Jeff put it, it has taken away some woolyness. Can't say I feel it has become clinical, more like "opened up".

Well, that's it for the moment. Now let's give it time to run in...

[Jeff Wood]

Forget I said "clinical", Im not the best at describing sound

Its sounding good, Im pleased with the improvement.

And its a much better design than the original.

I think Ian is going to be a busy man !

[RickeyM]

well my Ianmac bearing is now in my deck and spinning away nicely..

First of all I've got to say that Ian's engineering skills are amazing, really excellent quality.

I'm beginning to wish I had taken a few pics before I installed mine I do concur with the improvements you've heard. I'm a very happy camper with mine. Ian,

[Jeff Wood]

Ive noticed a massive change now its run in a bit, bass is much more controlled, definitely a more lively presentation, more enjoyable to listen to to.

I would never never have believed that a bearing change would make this kind of difference to be honest.

I think for the price Ian has been charging it's a no brainer to buy one.


Pity Ian didn't have this bearing available 30 years ago, he'd be a millionaire !, every club and every DJ in the world would one in their Technics,,,,

[Packgrog]

Anyone able to provide stock vs. mod bearing recordings to help those of us struggling with indecision and financial concerns? Some actual evidence of the changes would be a tremendous help.

[Jeff Wood]

just buy one

I'm sure in the unlikely event you didn't like it, you could easily sell it on..

[Packgrog]

Just to be clear that I'm not just being lazy, cheap, and asking for something that I would not be willing to do myself if funds allowed, here's a thread where I shared matching recordings from both my Technics and TecnoDec using the same arm and cartridge: http://audiokarma.org/forums/index.p...-sound.736730/

My goal is to close the sound quality gap between the two decks. I've done far too much blind-buy gear experimentation over the years, and also got hit with an unusually expensive couple of months (new mattress and bed frame, new tires, wedding anniversary expenses, wife changing jobs and drastically reducing our income, etc.). So as reasonably priced as Ian's bearing is, especially given the current exchange rates, I'm wary of straining my finances further on this experiment without some evidence of what it can do in practice.

[Packgrog]

And now a $1000 plumbing bill, with the spectre of another $1000+ in a few months. Yeah, "just buy one" doesn't really work right now. I'd gladly help with listening tests, audio file editing, whatever, but funds are definitely NOT available for a while. God dammit.

[RickeyM]

And now a $1000 plumbing bill, with the spectre of another $1000+ in a few months. Yeah, "just buy one" doesn't really work right now. I'd gladly help with listening tests, audio file editing, whatever, but funds are definitely NOT available for a while. God dammit.

Crikey mate, I hope you get plenty of time to enjoy what you've already got so you can keep your sanity intact.