Great arm.
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Great arm.
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I've had a couple of hours free this afternoon and have been listening to records on my Linn LP12. I am so pleased with the results of my fettling. I am an incompetent buffoon, and fitting the arm should have been a lot more straightforward than I made it, but the end result is splendid. The music sounds wonderful, well controlled, precise and musical. Just what I was after. And the AT1010 is a joy to use. It has a very solid feel to it. In the past I've felt a little nervous around my turntable, always concerned I may jog something and damage a record. But that's not the case with the AT1010. It feels reassuringly well engineered.
First on was Jethro Tull - Songs From the Woods. The clarity of the backing singers gave a great incite into how the songs were put together, and for the first time I found myself appreciating the folk roots to the Tull sound. Then a live Miles Davis / Herbie Hancock LP and the rhythm and musicality just left me with a huge grin on my face.
I am so grateful that I saw @Bigman80's review on the Phonomac AT-1010, as the arm really has transformed my Linn LP12. A great upgrade from the Akito arm it replaced. Phonomac's has been really good to buy from too - and he obviously knows his stuff because the arm is wonderful.
Rob.
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I'm just glad people are starting to listen to me about how good the arm is.
Angus is a really knowledgeable guy, I'd border on calling him a tonearm specialist actually. What he doesn't know about tonearms isn't worth knowing.
Enjoy the arm and the music!
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I think I may have finally tracked down the source of a hum I couldn't seem to get rid of. I ordered some silver headshell leads, and these have finally arrived. I've just fitted them, and the first thing I noticed is the hum has gone. Lovely arm.
Once again, I am so very glad I bought my Phonomac AT-1010 arm, it's taken my LP12 to another level.
Rob.
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Great thread Rob, a very pleasurable read. Don't be so hard on yourself, we all make mistakes, the more you fettle the more you learn. Keep experimenting and have fun!
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CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10
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Thank you. I will. . The next turntable project may be a new plinth now I feel a little more comfortable taking the LP12 apart.
Rob.
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I enjoyed my LP12 when I had one but I soon grew to dislike to suspension and all the vodoo that's put out about these TT's.
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CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10
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PRE Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker
I wouldn't have chosen it, but I bought it on ebay for my father (someone at a music club persuaded him that that's what he needed). He had it for a few months and decided he much preferred his Lenco GL75. So he gave it to me. I had a Linn Axis at the time, so sold that and kept the LP12. If I'm honest, it didn't seem to be an upgrade to me soundwise.
Part of me tells me I should sell it and get something more interesting. Strangely, the more I fettle it, the less I think I'd get for it if I sold it (I think people who buy Linn believe the Voodoo, and will only want one with "official" Linn upgrades), but the more I like it.
This is the second "upgrade" I've made to the deck. I had a Heed Orbit 1 PSU fitted about 18 months ago. That didn't make a huge sonic difference, but gave me 45rpm. Sound wise, cartridge (Goldring 1042, Denon 110, to Hana SL) and phono stage upgrades have made a much bigger improvement.
The greatest sonic surprise I've had with turntables was getting a Sony EQ-2 MM battery phono amp. It was so much better than the Graham Slee Communicator it replaced, and the lesson I've taken from that was the importance of having a good phono amp (I currently have a FireBottle MC/MM which is great).
So, I'm liking my LP12 more and more these days. The Audio Technica arm makes it a pleasure to use, and sounds great. I'm hoping it will be a great platform for some cartridge experiments. And with a change of plinth, it will even look rather nice too.
Rob.
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CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10
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PRE Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker
The LP12 was around £450 on ebay, so not a lot more than a GL75 in a decent state.
Rob.
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