The Mike New Technics Bearing

[Mike_New]

I could not have put it better myself Marco.

I can only add that I guess for purely market positioning reasons, Panasonic/Technics
chose not to chase the market upwards in quality by further improving those components that are now the subject of mine and Paul’s upgrades.

The reasoning was probably that to compete in that market against the Linns Regas and many other belt driven machines, would have put pressures on the design team who by this time had to a large extent disbursed over the many years that the ubiquitous SL1200 has been in production.

It is to the advantage of those who realize the inherent value of the SL1200 DD design and the upgrades available, resulting in the ultimate realization of an excellent Turn Table whose sonic performance can equally match or outperform the established few whose first-off purchase price may be many thousands of dollars more than the summed cost of the SL1200 upgrades.

[chelsea]

Many thanks for answers.

As i say i was just curious.
Will have to make an effort to hearing one,probably scalford next march.
Cheers all.

[Marco]

No worries. Pop by the AoS room, and you'll likely hear both Martin's and mine

They don't get much more tweaked than that!

Marco.

[chelsea]

Maybe next time i see a 1210 going cheap i'll pick it up.
Have been after a dd as a 2nd deck.

[Marco]

I'd defo do that. You'll then have access to the considerable knowledge and experience of folks here, to get it to sing

Marco.

[Mike_New]

For those that are still considering getting one of my super duper bearings
I only have 11 left from the last batch.

[jimkjr]

All this talk about Mikes New bearing,should be Compared to the New bearing by Applied Fidelity,it will blow your socks off!

[Marco]

Got any links to this marvel of engineering?

Marco.

[MartinT]

All this talk about Mikes New bearing,should be Compared to the New bearing by Applied Fidelity,it will blow your socks off!

It looks interesting but doesn't appear to have the structural rigidity of Mike's design. Have you heard it in action?

http://www.appliedfidelity.com/

[jimkjr]

Yes,I have heard both bearings,and as I said,the applied Fidelity bearing will knock your socks off!I also don't know how the brass housing can be an improvement over the cast aluminum,as the brass bearing has a more significant tendency to ring.