The Marco-boy main system, as of August 2020

[CageyH]

I spoke to Matt of the Funk firm, and he tells me it is primarily designed to fit the Technics platter (which you don’t have ) to stop the platter ring.

APM is available to buy in the store but currently on back order. It is a technics mat with a glass backing to cure ringing platter on one of the new models (not sure which )? It will go up with all information when stocks replenish in new year. (It’s on the long list)

[Marco]

Indeed, yes, primarily, but it was also recommended to me as an upgrade for the stock Achromat, which would also optimise the effect of the Houdini - and I can confirm that both are true!

Btw, mine is designed to fit the surface of a normal platter. In any case, the APM is a no-brainer upgrade on the stock achromat, for ALL turntables, if you can accommodate the extra 'thickness' and make the necessary adjustments to VTA.

I'll take some pics later

Marco.

[CageyH]

Hence the use of the word “primarily”.
I don’t need one (I don’t think) on my Strata platter.

[Marco]

Well, if you use an Achromat [yes/no?] then the APM will defo be an upgrade, no matter which platter it's sat on. You can never have too much effective isolation

Marco.

[CageyH]

I am not 100% sure that an achromat with a glass back will be any different to an achromat bonded to a glass platter, if I am honest.
Taking the old one off will not be easy, and hard to replace as I have heard they are discontinuing the 5mm version.

[Marco]

Ah if you've bonded it that's different, then leave well alone

Marco.

[Marco]

In other news, I've ordered these Jantzen caps, for the Celestions, to replace the original electrolytics: https://www.hificollective.co.uk/com...apacitors.html

They were the only 'sanely priced' ones I could find in 12uF, and cheap as chips! Should do the job nicely, in combination with the Jupiter Copper Foils

I've also ordered some of this Jantzen speaker cable, to rewire the internals [nothing fancy, but it'll do the job and be a million times better than what's in there now]: https://www.hificollective.co.uk/cat...e-2x13awg.html

Full report on the results when both have been fitted!

Marco.

[Marco]

Final work carried out on the Tandberg, which has come to £160, now including new heads and fully calibrated for the tapes of my choice:



And it's now ready for collection!

Marco.

[Macca]

You have to decide what the first album you tape on it is going to be.

[Marco]

Jeez, with around 3000 CDs and 4000 LPs, that's gonna be a tough one!

Some Dan? You know I'm a big fan Well, I have all of their albums of vinyl... It'll be interesting though how close I can get the tape to sound like the original

Do you still have something to play tapes on? I could send you a mix, lol... Del still has the Walkman she used in college, and it works perfectly!

Marco.