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Thanks Marco, will do.Originally Posted by Marco
Superb! We expect a full (sound) report in Strokes of Genius, when you try it, Tony!
Marco.
BTW, Steve's communications have been fantastic, he's responded very quickly indeed to every stupid question that I've thrown at him
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Indeed, that's what makes him a top bloke (along with the fact that he's, erm, 'not bad' working with wood)!
Enjoy your armboard - I guarantee you that it will 'sound' as good as it looks!!
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 Tony.
Hi guys, the armboard arrived today, thanks Steve.Indeed, that's what makes him a top bloke (along with the fact that he's, erm, 'not bad' working with wood)!
Enjoy your armboard - I guarantee you that it will 'sound' as good as it looks!!
Marco.
Absolutely wonderful job, beautiful peice of wood and workmanship.
Steve, with the best will in the world, there is no way that I would have been able to drill three 4mm holes in that armboard mate
I've worked in the building trade for over 35 years and have drilled into every conceivable material including granite and porcelaine tiles but that ebony wood is something else...
I can only imagine the tools you use to make these armboards, the drills and cutters must be super sharp and the machines must have very powerful motors indeed.
Tony.
BTW, the arm board is also a bleeding bargain
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I'm Steve.
Hi Tony,
Great. Glad you like it
It's an odd material, sort of hard and soft at the same time. Sharp tools yes - a must. It blunts them quickly as you say but not as bad as hard stainless steel - Machining that I really don't do...
Hi guys, the armboard arrived today, thanks Steve.
Absolutely wonderful job, beautiful peice of wood and workmanship.
Steve, with the best will in the world, there is no way that I would have been able to drill three 4mm holes in that armboard mate
I've worked in the building trade for over 35 years and have drilled into every conceivable material including granite and porcelaine tiles but that ebony wood is something else...
I can only imagine the tools you use to make these armboards, the drills and cutters must be super sharp and the machines must have very powerful motors indeed.
Tony.
BTW, the arm board is also a bleeding bargain
System: Turntable : SP10 MKII slate plinth, Custom Ebony tonearm board, Arm : Fidelity Research FR64s, Cartridge : SPU Royal N. SUT : Lundahl 1:13. Phonostage : Icon Audio, Streaming RPi/Kali reclocker -> I2S -> DSP XO / Pre / 4 DAC's : WAF Najda, 5 Poweramps : 3 x EL84 SET's, 2 x D class amps on bass channels, Speakers : 5 way front loaded horn system: 2 X Tapped sub 15" LF drivers / 2 X Exponential mid bass 15" drivers / Tractrix 200Hz mid horns with JBL2482's, / Tractrix 550Hz upper wooden horns with factory refurb'd Vitavox S2's / Raal Lazy Ribbons as high frequency tweeters. Wires: good silver or good copper where best suited. DIY RCM.
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Location: The New Forest
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I'm Steve.
Spacer for Jelco SA-250
Here's Ali Tait's Jelco spacer.
Last edited by Magna Audio; 31-10-2017 at 13:41.
System: Turntable : SP10 MKII slate plinth, Custom Ebony tonearm board, Arm : Fidelity Research FR64s, Cartridge : SPU Royal N. SUT : Lundahl 1:13. Phonostage : Icon Audio, Streaming RPi/Kali reclocker -> I2S -> DSP XO / Pre / 4 DAC's : WAF Najda, 5 Poweramps : 3 x EL84 SET's, 2 x D class amps on bass channels, Speakers : 5 way front loaded horn system: 2 X Tapped sub 15" LF drivers / 2 X Exponential mid bass 15" drivers / Tractrix 200Hz mid horns with JBL2482's, / Tractrix 550Hz upper wooden horns with factory refurb'd Vitavox S2's / Raal Lazy Ribbons as high frequency tweeters. Wires: good silver or good copper where best suited. DIY RCM.
Maker of tonearm boards, armpods, Tannoy GRF style speaker cabinets, horn speakers, counterweights and more.
For more information about my creations and products please click below
http://fosworld.wixsite.com/magna-audio & on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/magna_audio/
Trade: Magna Audio
Location: The New Forest
Posts: 1,915
I'm Steve.
Luxman pd300 armboard
Here is Loo's Luxman pd300 armboard. Rega fitting.
Last edited by Magna Audio; 31-10-2017 at 13:42.
System: Turntable : SP10 MKII slate plinth, Custom Ebony tonearm board, Arm : Fidelity Research FR64s, Cartridge : SPU Royal N. SUT : Lundahl 1:13. Phonostage : Icon Audio, Streaming RPi/Kali reclocker -> I2S -> DSP XO / Pre / 4 DAC's : WAF Najda, 5 Poweramps : 3 x EL84 SET's, 2 x D class amps on bass channels, Speakers : 5 way front loaded horn system: 2 X Tapped sub 15" LF drivers / 2 X Exponential mid bass 15" drivers / Tractrix 200Hz mid horns with JBL2482's, / Tractrix 550Hz upper wooden horns with factory refurb'd Vitavox S2's / Raal Lazy Ribbons as high frequency tweeters. Wires: good silver or good copper where best suited. DIY RCM.
Maker of tonearm boards, armpods, Tannoy GRF style speaker cabinets, horn speakers, counterweights and more.
For more information about my creations and products please click below
http://fosworld.wixsite.com/magna-audio & on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/magna_audio/
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Wahey! Looks great Steve.
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Hunter S Thompson
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I'm paul.
ooh Steve , that looks fantastic I cant wait to get it fitted
thanks for your workmanship
Paul
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I'm Tony.
Hi Steve, thanks.Hi Tony,
Great. Glad you like it
It's an odd material, sort of hard and soft at the same time. Sharp tools yes - a must. It blunts them quickly as you say but not as bad as hard stainless steel - Machining that I really don't do...
Not got the arm installed yetI'm going to do it at the weekend so will post results then.
Tony
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I'm paul.
Tony how can you wait so long , you some sort of saintHi Steve, thanks.
Not got the arm installed yet
Tony
I will be mugging me postie at the sorting office to get mine fitted that bit quicker
nice arm choice BTW
Paul
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