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Thread: Mike New platter, Oyaide MJ-12 mat & STB-MS stabiliser arrive at Marco Towers...

  1. #171
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mains Cables R Us View Post
    Neil,
    The pic Marco lets me use of his Techie is crap compared to yours.lol....

    Did you get yours from Whittlebury show as I was there and Oyaide first showed them and sold them all I was told!

    The only other Oyaide source in the UK is also a Dave!

    If I told you where I would have to exterminate you

    I missed the Oyaide items at the show and only learn't about them after the event.


    Regards D S D L

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tarzan View Post
    Yep well done Marco- now you can go and listen to more music and that blue Techie looks uber cool- any second opinion on the Oyaide mat Dalek? Good job to all, this is getting exicting
    No not yet but my review project is much wider in scope than Marco's.


    Regards D S D L

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Hi Colin



    Ah.... Unfortunately, I've returned the mat and stabiliser now to David. However, I'm sure Neil will weigh it for you

    Marco.

    No scales I am afraid.... sorry.


    Regards D S D L

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    Is it fair to say that an SL1200/1210 with an SME/Jelco arm and good cartridge, Oyaide mat and stabilizer will get you 9/10 of the way to audio nirvana? To get all the way needs Mike New involved!

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    Beautiful isn't it ?
    Yes, the blue suits the silver finish of the Oyaide rather well - more so than with the silver or black finish of an SL-1200 or 1210.

    Just thought it would be nice to give a wee hint as to what I have been up to recently as we started our evaluation process around about the same time. I haven't reached any firm conclusions yet though my project is a bit more wide ranging than yours has been as it will include arm options and PSU options as well.
    I look forward with great interest to reading your findings. They will I'm sure add to the pool of useful information quickly accumulating on these excellent products from Oyaide.

    However, if you REALLY want to get serious with your Techie, you'll need to buy one of Mike's platters!!

    Marco.

    P.S David, if Neil will allow you, feel free to use his picture of the Oyaide mat on your website instead. You have my blessing
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    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. 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 will weigh the weight so everyone can go away and get their own equivalent made for 1/2 the cost no problem...

    An earlier post made a reference to costs which I discussed with Marco earlier this week, not everyone can afford a MN platter, power supply and bearing having maybe spent £200-£300 on the Technics, IMHO a good arm and cartridge and moving the internal power supply (Marcos tip thx for that boss) would give anyone into vinyl a decent spinner until funds allow further up-grades, anyone agree? Oh and get rid of that awful rubber mat!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dalek Supreme D L View Post
    No not yet but my review project is much wider in scope than Marco's.


    Regards D S D L
    And here was me hoping you might consider my Quad FM2 if you didn't already have one All this money spent on the techie will give you nothing left
    I can't go on and I can't go back, I don't feel so matter of fact,
    I tried and tried to make good sense, What's the good to try it all again?

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    Is it fair to say that an SL1200/1210 with an SME/Jelco arm and good cartridge, Oyaide mat and stabilizer will get you 9/10 of the way to audio nirvana? To get all the way needs Mike New involved!
    Yes, that's it in a nutshell. However, securing the remaining 1/10th is most fundamentally desirable!

    An earlier post made a reference to costs which I discussed with Marco earlier this week, not everyone can afford a MN platter, power supply and bearing having maybe spent £200-£300 on the Technics, IMHO a good arm and cartridge and moving the internal power supply (Marcos tip thx for that boss) would give anyone into vinyl a decent spinner until funds allow further up-grades, anyone agree? Oh and get rid of that awful rubber mat!
    Yup, and also the stock feet.

    Marco.
    Main System

    Turntable: Heavily-modified Technics SL-1210MK5G [Mike New bearing/ETP platter/Paul Hynes SR7 PSU & regulator mods]. Funk Firm APM Achromat with Nagaoka GL-601 Crystal Record Weight. Isonoe feet & boots. Ortofon RS-212D tonearm with Denon DL-103GL, in a Denon PCL-300 headshell, fitted with Funk Firm Houdini and Kondo SL-115 pure-silver cartridge leads.

    Paul Hynes MC head amp/SR5 PSU. Also modded Lentek head amp and Denon AU-310 SUT.

    Other Cartridges: Nippon Columbia (NOS 1987) Denon DL-103. USA-made Shure SC35C with NOS stylus. Goldring G820 with NOS stylus. Shure M55E with NOS stylus.

    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. 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.

  9. #179
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    P.S David, if Neil will allow you, feel free to use his picture of the Oyaide mat on your website instead. You have my blessing
    Marco/David

    I am sorry but these images + others will form part of a series of reviews on AIHFA and it is my policy regarding AIHFA that I don't allow AIHFA copyright images to be used for commercial purposes. I don't use them for commercial reasons myself either.

    The manufacturers and distributors of products I review on AIHFA can link to the reviews or quote small parts but using images etc would make imho AIHFA too commercial.

    Once again sorry....I walk a very thin tight rope in these matters.


    Regards D S D L

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    Quote Originally Posted by DSJR View Post
    And here was me hoping you might consider my Quad FM2 if you didn't already have one All this money spent on the techie will give you nothing left

    Hi Dave


    Its not mine.


    Regards D S D L

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