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Location: Chichester, West Sussex UK
Posts: 368
I'm John.
PSU Options for an Elite Rock MK2
I am looking for suggestions for a stand alone PSU for my Rock.
Whilst I know that the ideal ones are either the Excaliber or Merlin, these particular units are either as rare as hens teeth secondhand, or come at an offensive price.
Are there any other good alternatives at sensible prices?
Money may not make me happy.
But it helps me afford the kind of misery I prefer.
SYSTEM 1:
Analogue.
Brinkmann Bardo / 12" OL Enterprise Mk4 / Koetsu Rosewood Signature Platinum /BigBottle mk3 /MFA Baby Reference Pre/Nord One UP SE NC500M/Martin Logan Summit
Digital.
Docet Lector CDP-7TL mkiii/Pimped Bluesound Node2 + BOTW SBooster Lps/ Pimped Mk1 Jolida Fx Glass DAC.
Wires etc.
Audioplan Musicable ICs & TQ Black ll SC, assorted branded kettle leads.
Target TT shelf & Alphason 5 shelf rack.
Power Inspired AG1500S mains regen.
SYSTEM 2: Back to the 80s.
Garrard 401, RB250, A&R P77Mg / Mk1 Marantz CD63 SE / Sony TC-FX150 / Sansui T500L / Cambridge Audio C50 + 2x A50 as bridged monos (mid 80s Stan Curtis's design) / or KEF 104ab/ Original 80s Monster Cable IC, DNM SC / Target 5 shelf rack.
SPARE KIT:
A&R E77Mg
Ortofon 2M Silver + Blue stylus
Philips CD600
Arcam Alpha 8P
Pro-Ject DacBox S FL
CCA
FiiO Taishan
Heybrook HB1 S2
Q Acoustics 3050
Senior Member
Location: Adelaide, South Australia
Posts: 520
I'm Steve.
Excalibur is an arm not a PSU. FYI
Steve.
Kit I have:
CD player, TTs, Phono stages, Pre amps, Power amps, Integrated amps, DACs, Streamers, Speakers and a bunch of cables.
Senior Member
Location: Chichester, West Sussex UK
Posts: 368
I'm John.
DOH, Yeah I remember now.
Senior Member
Location: London Knightsbridge
Posts: 414
I'm Nari.
I have a fiend who has a Origin Live ultra kit on his elite rock seems to offer a genuine improvement.
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Location: Dagenham Essex
Posts: 11,215
I'm Allen.
Senior Member
Location: brighton uk.
Posts: 4,737
I'm jamie.
I used a heed orbit psu on my rock 2 and to be honest I didn’t hear much difference.
My System
John Wood KT88 Amp.
Paradise Phono Stage
Sony TTS-8000 Turntable.
PMAT-1010 MK6 Tonearm.
Ortofon Cadenza Bronze
Sony X555ES Cd Player
Yamaha NS1000m Speakers
Senior Member
Location: Chichester, West Sussex UK
Posts: 368
I'm John.
The PSU would not be so much for sonic performance as convenience. Having got used to speed switching and absolute speed tweaking with my original OL deck it's something I'd like to retain. As for smoothing/conditioning the input power that is already taken care of via a Power Inspired AG500 which I use on all source components + the pre.
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Location: London Knightsbridge
Posts: 414
I'm Nari.
Moth used to do a simple power supply for the rock marketed by hifi news worked well and had speed changeOriginally Posted by Lurch
Most important and used Walker Black Diamond Etsuro Gold, Micro Seiki 8000mk2 Kondo special V12 Tiger Eye, Fidelity Research FR 66 Shindo spu, EMT 927, sme 312 aluminium. Fidelity research fr66, Sme 3012 mk1, Sme V, Ikeda 407 IT Sme Model 30/2/Dynavector 507 Kodo Beat Turntable Airtangent 10B modified Fidelity fr66s Etsuro Cartridge . Kondo Gakuoh Mk1 powers G70 Pre,Audio Tekne TFA-8695PCS pre Audio Tekne TEA 8695 Phono. Lfd Battery Phono Stage heavily custom rebuilt by Dr Richard Bews, Tharx Phono Stage. Lfd Master Dual Biamp power amp, Lfd Anniversary master preamp. Shindo Latour Field Coil. Rockport Cygnus Biamped, Voigt Domestic Corner Horns/ Feastex Fildcoils. LFD Custom silver Ribbons. LFD Diamond Vipor Mk2 interconnects, Lfd Golden Cobra interconnect. Koetsu blue lace mono special order, Koetsu burma jade mono special order.
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Location: Sheffield
Posts: 2,898
I'm Simon.
Pm meldano on diy audio. He does a 24v motor controller that works with rega motor, usb control, phase to 0.1 degree frequency to 0.01hz.
All in cost about 300 in a nice case with a new motor from regs.
Kuzma Stabi/S 12", (LP12-bastard) DC motor and optical tacho psu, Benz LP, Paradise (phonostage). MB-Pro, Brooklyn dac and psu, Bruno Putzeys balanced pre, mod86p dual mono amps, Yamaha NS1000m
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Location: Essex, United Kingdom
Posts: 902
I'm givingyouaprettygoodclue.
I added a Heed Orbit PSU to my Rock a couple of years back. At the same time I also had cause to change the VTA since I use a Benz Micro MC cart and they have a habit of riding very low. Anyway, from that point my system's performance on records shifted to the same league as CD, different character of course but "as good". I'm not sure which change made the most impact but with the added convenience of not having to change the speed manually I'm keeping the Heed for good.
Pete
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