Technics Bearing Mod

[DSJR]

Can he supply them in kit form for us impoverished paupers?

[Gdg]

It's the SR3 or SR5 PSU for the Techie

Marco.

Uhm... I can't find them on the Pauls' web site.
But if the SR2 costs 510 GBP, I can guess the SR3/SR5 should cost much more. Is that right?

[Citation16]

http://www.stantondj.com/v2/prod_st150.asp

Do any of you have a Stanton 150 turntable? It seems to be made by the same people as the technics and look very similar.

So similar, I would bet it has the same bearing & platter..

Could it accomodate an outboard power supply and a custom bearing and platter??

very curious about the Stanton

Yves

[Marco]

Hi Giovanni,

Uhm... I can't find them on the Pauls' web site.
But if the SR2 costs 510 GBP, I can guess the SR3/SR5 should cost much more. Is that right?

I'm not sure that's right in terms of cost. Best to PM Paul and check - he's a member here and very helpful

Marco.

[Gdg]

http://www.stantondj.com/v2/prod_st150.asp

Do any of you have a Stanton 150 turntable? It seems to be made by the same people as the technics and look very similar.

So similar, I would bet it has the same bearing & platter..

Could it accomodate an outboard power supply and a custom bearing and platter??

very curious about the Stanton

Yves

Yves, just read this thread, and you'll get your answer

[Gdg]

Hi Giovanni,
I'm not sure that's right in terms of cost. Best to PM Paul and check - he's a member here and very helpful

Marco.

Marco, you know I got the Soundhifi HE I (Dave Cawley will upgrade to II for free), not too long ago, so I'm not changing it (...well, not in the short term).

Anyway, I think it is a good thing, for all the forumers willing to buy a new PSU for their SL 1200, to know the cost/benefit ratio. To me is not enough to say "PSU X is better than PSU Y", if X costs the double of Y, well, maybe I'll get Y...
*BUT* (this is the point) I'll be very happy if X is better than Y *AND* costs the same or less.

[The Vinyl Adventure]

he sounds pretty damn confident about the HE and even MORE confident about the HEii ... tis interesting
(trying not to be a spokes person)

[Gdg]

he sounds pretty damn confident about the HE and even MORE confident about the HEii ... tis interesting
(trying not to be a spokes person)

'He' who ?

OT: wow Hamish, wonderful photos you did

[colinB]

Can he supply them in kit form for us impoverished paupers?

SR3 £125 kit.

[Marco]

he sounds pretty damn confident about the HE and even MORE confident about the HEii ... tis interesting
(trying not to be a spokes person)

Well he would be, Hamish. Dave's never exactly been 'shy' about proclaiming his Technics mods as best!! He is, after all, the self-proclaimed 'World's leading SL-1200 expert'!!

IME, sometimes his mods are best, sometimes not. When I think they are the best I acknowledge them as such, and equally so when, IMO, they are not. I am no-one's loyal 'fanboy', and so I like to keep my options open. Experience shows it usually provides dividends.

It certainly did when I decided to audition the Paul Hynes SR3, which in my system, quite frankly, grossly outperforms the stock Timestep PSU, excellent though it is in its own right. Sometimes certain people have the edge in areas of design over others, and in my experience so far, Paul's T/T PSU designs are superior to Dave's.

I've no doubt whatsoever that the HE (and HEii - why not just build the best he can first time and be done with it? ) are excellent products and significantly improve the performance of the SL-1200/1210. Dave will certainly have put a lot of R&D into their design.

However, as ever, the proof of the pudding is in the listening, so I will judge the HE (and HEii when it is available) against the Paul Hynes SR5 and the Tube Distinctions Revelation, and as ever form my own opinion from practical experience before arriving at any definitive opinions on which is best - and in the end it will only be 'best' to my ears in the context of my system

Marco.