My Garrard 301 journey... almost there.

[Bigbird]

Thanks guys really happy with the outcome and it’s nice to have something a little unique too


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[Bigbird]

So the power supply has now arrived and this thing is built like a bloody tank. It’s huge ! Almost the size of a record , about 6 inches high and weighs about 15kg. It absolutely reeks of quality. Solid!! Handmade in the Netherlands by idler drive legend Jaap Pees of #hanzehifi . As mentioned before It’s 100% analogue for the absolute lowest noise and distortion possible. James at Whest Audio pointed me in this direction instead of a digital supply. Then I contacted Jaap at Hanze Hifi in Netherlands and he also suggested this approach ,so I took the plunge. He only uses top parts to build these , no cheap digital oscillator or chip, and a class D amplifier to drive it. it can run a 90vac motor without getting warm. It’s a monster . I can Lower the input voltage and speed up and down in order to get the Garrard motor to run more smoothly and silently .its suggested to set the voltage around 10% lower than the mains to get good results but results can be obtained down to 200v? Experimenting is encouraged. I also don’t need to use the eddy brake and magnet either which is known to put noise and vibrations up the motor spindle ,through the idler wheel and into the cartridge ,according to Jaap if you remove the eddy brake and use this supply then difference in sound quality from your TT is amazing. I will likely leave the eddy in but turn the speedo to full + to move the brake magnet to its furthest point away from the wheel ,then set speed with the supply and strobe . Can’t wait for the plinth to arrive on Tuesday to get this project up and running after a long few months

[Bigbird]

Well she’s almost done now. Only slight miscalculation was on the fasteners for the armboard isolation. They sit slightly too high for the arm lift to clear it. No biggy I will just go and buy some lower bolt/washers tomorrow and then I can get the Feickert out and set it all up. Really happy with the outcome. It’s absolutely stunning. Just needs to get saving for that second arm now





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[Audio Al]

Blimey that IS nice

[Audio Al]

woops double post for some reason

[Marra]

So good he said it twice

Beautiful deck sir

[Frazeur1]

Who needs arms? That thing just looks stunning sitting there doing nothing! Really lovely, congrats and enjoy!

[Gazjam]

What a gorgeous thing!

[Bigbird]

Thanks gents and I’m really happy with the end product. Definitely worth all the headaches . Can’t wait to get her up and running today


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[antonio]

Everyone has duplicated my thoughts, stunning.