yours does not look as cool as the other guys Techie cos you do not have the oyaide stabilizer matey...Originally Posted by Marco
Just took some 'cool blue' night images of the MN platter, Techy MK5-stylee....
Marco.
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yours does not look as cool as the other guys Techie cos you do not have the oyaide stabilizer matey...Just took some 'cool blue' night images of the MN platter, Techy MK5-stylee....
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True, but more importantly than that, Ernest has a better camera!!
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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 bought a mk3 from a dealer. He had a mk5 but he told me, for whatever reason, my one would be better for hi fi useYep, Colin, don't you think the MN copper composite platter compliments the MK5 Techy better than the usual (common as muck) MK2?
Marco.
The 5 is beautiful. A lot of my kit, including speakers are piano black
I might have to get one one day.
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Lol - he spun you a real yarn there, as he probably wanted to keep the 5 for himself!
Yes, I love the look of the MK5 - it's the only reason I bought it instead of a MK2, as I knew I was going to modify the arse out of it anyway...
With an MN platter fitted and an Oyaide weight, it looks really classy, although Ernest must be the only person on the planet with both an MN platter and Oyaide weight, yet still has a stock Techy arm!
A Jelco 750, Funk Firm FXR, or an Audio Note Arm1, would finish it off nicely....
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.
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Might I ask how your Jelco is set up? Is the armboard tonearm mounting position set for a collar to stylus distance of 52mm or 50mm? Thanks.Lol - he spun you a real yarn there, as he probably wanted to keep the 5 for himself!
Yes, I love the look of the MK5 - it's the only reason I bought it instead of a MK2, as I knew I was going to modify the arse out of it anyway...
With an MN platter fitted and an Oyaide weight, it looks really classy, although Ernest must be the only person on the planet with both an MN platter and Oyaide weight, yet still has a stock Techy arm!
A Jelco 750, Funk Firm FXR, or an Audio Note Arm1, would finish it off nicely....
Marco.
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Thanks, guys. Yes, the Mk5 is indeed a good looking table and I agree with Marco that the platter makes it looks classier.
Again, like the MN bearing, I am really happy to hear the improvements that it brings to my system. I think it has been well discussed and described by others in this forum, like better imaging, focus, better transient response,more bass and seperation, etc. But what really hit me when I tested with few of my favourite LPs are how natural the voices sound and how much more musical it is...everything just sounds right to me (I am better at taking pictures than writing, obviously).
Ha, ha, yes, Marco, the tonearm is next...looking at the Jelco.
By the way, the mat I am using is the Origin Live Upgrade Mat.
http://www.hi-fi-accessories-1.com/p...-composite.htm
Will try with other mats when I can get hold of them.
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Looks very nice ErnestI see you use the good old DL160 , i think it is an especially good match with the Techie arm .
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No,no,no there you go again Marco...Lol - he spun you a real yarn there, as he probably wanted to keep the 5 for himself!
Yes, I love the look of the MK5 - it's the only reason I bought it instead of a MK2, as I knew I was going to modify the arse out of it anyway...
With an MN platter fitted and an Oyaide weight, it looks really classy, although Ernest must be the only person on the planet with both an MN platter and Oyaide weight, yet still has a stock Techy arm!
A Jelco 750, Funk Firm FXR, or an Audio Note Arm1, would finish it off nicely....
Marco.
An SME 4 or 5 or 309 must also be considered, plus other arms even more exotic than that, just because you don't like them it's not fair to dismiss them to others dude. Anyone willing to spend £200 on a weight and £600 or so an a platter may think a Jelco is not good enough anyway?
It's not fighting talk BTW, just my 2 penneth worth having heard what a 309 does when properly set up.
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Lol... what are you like?
Just because I didn't mention the 309, or other arms, doesn't mean that I don't like them. I know full well from experience what a 309 (or any SME arm), for example, is capable of.
I was merely expressing my particular preferences for fitting on the Techy - not declaring the ONLY tonearms that will work well!
If I were to list all the tonearms on the market that you could fit to a Techy, and which would perform well, I'd be there all day - so chillax, brovva
You should always bear in mind that I'm extremely fussy about cartridges. Indeed, there are only a handful of ones in the world that I'd consider having (I'm serious), most of which require the use of a high-mass detachable headshell arm, which naturally restricts my choice of tonearms.
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.
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I am so chilled I am frozen, I heard a Jelco at Bristol, mediocre at best.
I did notice reading Hi-Fi world on the way down to Bristol that the Origin Live modded Technics had the power supply wiring slightly different to ours???
The positive was in the same place at the top of the PCB but the earth was NOT at the bottom left, did anyone else notice that? It was not even near the edges but 1/2 way down near the middle?
If theirs gets 5 stars can't wait to see what the time-step one gets next month!
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