Welcome Ernest. Very good looking system there.
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Welcome Ernest. Very good looking system there.
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Thanks for the suggestion, Marco. Yes, that is what Mike recommended. Will have to start saving up for it.Originally Posted by Marco
Thanks for the link, Ernest - most interesting!
Yes, just enjoy your T/T as it is at the moment. No doubt it sounds excellent - and you know that you've still got the platter upgrade to look forward to later
When you do buy it, go for the Copper Composite version with the label recess, as I believe that's the best solution.
Marco.
Thanks, Techno.Welcome Ernest. Very good looking system there.
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Welcome to AOS Ernest.
Very nice set up.
What is the isolation platform under your Technics ?
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Thanks, Dalek.
The platform is a TAOC scb-rs35g
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A couple of upgrades
Here are a few upgrades since the last I posted pics of my rig...
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Nice looking kit, is that a Porcupine Tree LP I see on the deck it would match you taste in Pink Floyd.
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Thanks...yup...that's the PT's In Absentia album.
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Hi Ernest,
Looking very good!
What difference would you say the MN bearing has made, in isolation, and also the Oyaide?
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Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & reg mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat/Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight/Isonoe feet & boots/Ortofon RS-212D/Denon DL-103GL in Denon PCL-300 headshell with Funk Firm Houdini/Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.
Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp/Denon AU-310 SUT.
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CD Player: Audiocom-modified Sony X-777ES/DAS-R1 DAC.
Tape Deck: Tandberg TCD 310, fully restored and recalibrated as new, by RDE, plus upgraded with heads from the TCD-420a. Also with matching TM4 Norway microphones.
Preamps: Heavily-modified Croft Charisma-X. LDR Stereo Coffee. Power Amps: Tube Distinctions Copper Amp fitted with Tungsol KT-150s. Quad 306.
Cables & Sundries: Mark Grant HDX1 interconnects and digital coaxial cable, plus Mark Grant 6mm UP-LCOFC Van Damme speaker cable. MCRU 'Ultimate' mains leads. Lehmann clone headphone amp with vintage Koss PRO-4AAA headphones.
Tube Distinctions digital noise filter. VPI HW16.5 record cleaning machine.
Speakers: Tannoy 15MGs in Lockwood cabinets with modified crossovers. 1967 Celestion Ditton 15.
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I missed the boat on blue vinyl and have the standard black one. I do have a nice white vinyl Go Team one I picked up last week though.Thanks...yup...that's the PT's In Absentia album.
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The MN Bearing seems to have the most effect on the overall sound, though the Oyaide clamp (as compared to the old AT clamp I was using) does make a difference.
Happy with the sonic improvements that all the upgrades have brought; meatier sound, better separation, better bass, and smoother highs; I used to get grainy highs on some recordings (eg. "River" in Sarah McLachlan's Wintersong, when she hits the high note in a couple of places in the song), but that is all gone now...in place is a nice clear smooth note.
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