Originally Posted by WESTLOWER
Layers Of Beauty , Russ Collinson 401
Nothing to do with plinths, but I see your SME arm has a custom counterweight. How do you equalise the loading on the knife edge bearings?
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Layers Of Beauty , Russ Collinson 401
Nothing to do with plinths, but I see your SME arm has a custom counterweight. How do you equalise the loading on the knife edge bearings?
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It’s an old picture...
That is an original weight off my AT arm, it was just heavy enough to make the SPU balance out (Not the cart on the arm I know!) whilst I found an original Heavy split SME counterweight. Which I got from Brian of this parish.
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As a test of Photobucket here's my 301 in a Layers Of Beauty plinth, I have a 401 awaiting a service and respray which I intend to place in an identical plinth.
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like that!As a test of Photobucket here's my 301 in a Layers Of Beauty plinth, I have a 401 awaiting a service and respray which I intend to place in an identical plinth.
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Vinyl: Thorens TD-124mk2 / SME-312 Aluminium 'special' / SME M2-9R / STEREO: Etsuro Urushi Cobalt / Shure M3D / Ortofon SPU A95 / Cartridge Man Music Master / Shure - SC35C (US) / SAEC C3 MC MONO: Miyajima Zero B 0.7mil mono / Miyajima Premium 1.0 / Amps & SUTs: Radford STA25 mk3 / AD Audio 'Satchmo2' pre & LCR phono / Hashimoto HM-7 SUT / ETR-MONO SUT Digital: Audio Note 4.1 (with DAC5 upgrades) DAC / Roon / Tidal Speakers: Tannoy 12" MGs' in RFC custom 'Rutland' Cabinets with RFC crossovers / Tannoy ST-100 Super Tweeters Cables: LFD Grainless phono / RFC Mercury / Duelund DCA16GA tinned copper / Kimber 12TC / SW1X Audio Design USB-SPdif / Duelund DCA20GA interconnects / SW1X Audio SPDIF Aero 6 / Mains Power Conditioner / Box Furniture rack / Audiodesk Systeme Vinyl Cleaner / a very beautiful & understanding Wife!
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looks stunning... Is that the piano varnish finish?
like that!
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Yes it is, it's quite a bit of additional money, but in my opinion worth it, my picture doesn't really do it justice, it's much nicer in real life. I know there are dozens of plinth options and I'm not going to claim the Layers Of Beauty is the absolute best, but based on the sound of my 301, (which I love), the way it looks and the quality of construction I have no hesitation in going exactly the same route for my 401 and although I wouldn't call it a cheap plinth compared with much of the competition it's decent value for money.
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Been offered this one am seriously considering as quite a rare buy a perfect mint very rare 301 DRD5 in a RJC custom plinth.
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Nice, but at a guess very expensive.Been offered this one am seriously considering as quite a rare buy a perfect mint very rare 301 DRD5 in a RJC custom plinth.
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