Thanks, Steve. I can't wait to get my baby home
Thanks, Steve. I can't wait to get my baby home
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Ebony
Mine's being made at this point of posting. Linn geometry to fit my Ekos AO modified, silver wire (Kondo), damping and tagging from cartridge pins to SME pillar fitting for arm cable. Steve said that my arm plate and yours have come from the same lump of ebony so in a way I quess our 1210s are relatedOriginally Posted by MartinT
Thanks, Steve. I can't wait to get my baby home
The Linn arms were developed with fiber arm boards in mind... may get one made for my Sondek LP12 at some stage?
Please, someone don't tell me that an armboard made from Ivory (not allowed!) would sound better still as I beginning to collect as many arm boards as t/table mats, Bren reckons I've developed a fetish
Ron
I believe I held your piece of ebony in my hand. It's solid, wieldy stuff.Steve said that my arm plate and yours have come from the same lump of ebony so in a way I quess our 1210s are related
Good luck with yours and let us know how it sounds
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Actually separate lumps but might be same tree, as I can only get one board out of one piece due to the way I hold the piece for turning work.
They are very solid indeed.
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Yup, I can see where you're at Steve, can't wait to get mine
Had a day long sesh today and my present ali laminated board (4 layers) sitting proud on just three nuts sounded bloody marvellous, if the ebony thrashs that then I'll be on a high without chemicals
Cheers
Ron
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Hi Ron,
How's it going, matey? Hope you had a nice Christmas and New Year
Nice one on the ebony armboard - you won't regret it! How's the MN platter doing - have you fitted it yet?
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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Yours is looking fab, Martin!
Can't wait to hear what you think when you have a listen
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'm Steve.
Martin picked his up this evening and then we hit the horns for a while.
I have to do some family duties now but might finish it later this evening or def tomorrow.
BR
Steve
Yup, I can see where you're at Steve, can't wait to get mine
Had a day long sesh today and my present ali laminated board (4 layers) sitting proud on just three nuts sounded bloody marvellous, if the ebony thrashs that then I'll be on a high without chemicals
Cheers
Ron
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I'm living with Marco's Ex *
Hi Marco, yes had a good Xmas and a quiet New Year. Fitted the MN platter (*) next day after getting it from you. It now has two layers of Funky's Acromat (total 10mm thick) bonded to the platter with Vaselene jelly spread. The two Acromats have their total flat sides bonded together giving one area without air gaps. Sounds bloody marvellous and possibly the best of both worlds, hybrid MN/Funk platter. Believe it that the MN platter MUST have the combination of MN bearing fitted to the MN base plate (six securing bearing screws on flange) then gasket compound to the Techy deck with gasket compound and then bolted down with five flanged locking nuts (miltatary spec). My deck sits on a Townshend Seismic sink (bellows<spring) and I have dispensed with the Isonoes in favour of Origin Live rubber feet with this total combination, as it stands, IT NOW BEATS MY LP12 which is no slouch. Have taken pictures but just can't get the hang of posting 'em.... don't have a black belt, 5th dan in computerjitsu combat. Better at the mechanical side of thingsHi Ron,
How's it going, matey? Hope you had a nice Christmas and New Year
Nice one on the ebony armboard - you won't regret it! How's the MN platter doing - have you fitted it yet?
Marco.
Cheers
Ron
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Your Linn's gone off and needs me to put my Guru magic on it to make it annihilate that Jap DJ deck you've lavished all that love and money onI bet there are still dealers that would tell you this too (thinking of one 50 miles or so north of your location...).
Seriously, glad you've got your Techie sounding fantastic Ron. So much less faff once it's done
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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