You are a brave man Alan
Respect
Hope it works a treat
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I'm Allen.
You are a brave man Alan
Respect
Hope it works a treat
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I'm Alan.
Thanks Allen, I'm really quite excited to hear it, from what SQ has written about them they are a quality phono stage
Alan
Turntable - Garrard 401/Jelco 750L/Ortofon Kontrapunkt B, Pioneer PLC 590, Micro Sieki MA505 , Denon DL103R - DIY Paradise Phono stage - Reel 2 Reel Studer A810, Otari MX55,Tascam BR20, Revox A77, B77, PR99, TEAC X1000 & 3440, Digital HTPC / Young Dac - Preamp - DIY B4, 821, Power Amp's DIY Avondale NCC300 Mono Block, Speakers Wilmslow Kit Volt BM220.8 / Scanspeak D2905/9500
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Very lovely setup you have there. You make me feel like getting an r2r but my wife would kill me. Hahhah
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I'm Alan.
costerdock
LOL
No kidding a good calibrated R2R is class and blows everything else away
I would love a studer 812
Alan
Turntable - Garrard 401/Jelco 750L/Ortofon Kontrapunkt B, Pioneer PLC 590, Micro Sieki MA505 , Denon DL103R - DIY Paradise Phono stage - Reel 2 Reel Studer A810, Otari MX55,Tascam BR20, Revox A77, B77, PR99, TEAC X1000 & 3440, Digital HTPC / Young Dac - Preamp - DIY B4, 821, Power Amp's DIY Avondale NCC300 Mono Block, Speakers Wilmslow Kit Volt BM220.8 / Scanspeak D2905/9500
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We could compare reviews? Would be interesting to see what you have to say about yours.Originally Posted by 337alant
SS
CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10
VALVE / MONO
PRE Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker
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I'm Alan.
Yes good idea, looks like yours is getting the royal treatment from Simon who has probably built more of these than anyone else id imagine.
Mine is pretty standard but I am still expecting it to be a big step up from what I have now and I think my Kontrapunkt B still has more to offer with the right loadings.
BTW didn't you have a Cadenza? Black what did you think of that ?.
Alan
Turntable - Garrard 401/Jelco 750L/Ortofon Kontrapunkt B, Pioneer PLC 590, Micro Sieki MA505 , Denon DL103R - DIY Paradise Phono stage - Reel 2 Reel Studer A810, Otari MX55,Tascam BR20, Revox A77, B77, PR99, TEAC X1000 & 3440, Digital HTPC / Young Dac - Preamp - DIY B4, 821, Power Amp's DIY Avondale NCC300 Mono Block, Speakers Wilmslow Kit Volt BM220.8 / Scanspeak D2905/9500
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Great thread and pictures
The Batteries where a bargain for £3.. by 337alant, on Flickr
Well although I was happy with the end result I had a Hum, I tried every combination of earthing arrangements and the mains lead is shielded but nothing changed it as the problem is just the proximity of the transformer, If I turn the module on its side or put some metal shielding in between it reduce quite a bit but was not silent
So spurred on by Ken Quinn’s wonderful DIY Battery powered Phono stage
So I ripped out the power supply from the box and wired in the batterys
. by 337alant, on Flickr
The batteries wont fit in the box so I stuck them down the side my rack
. by 337alant, on Flickr
Sound Quality
As soon as the needle hit the record of Joe Cockers Sheffield steel album I new this was special the phono stage was now silent and the sound stage and dynamics had opened right up.
So I am well chuffed and will get a couple of smaller gell batteries to fit in the case at a later stage.
I measured the current output from each battery at 6ma so these 4.7AH should last about 6 months
Happy days
Alan
It would be a good idea to fit a fuse on both of those batteries, all it needs is a pair of inline fuse holders and a few crimp terminals.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=in...w=1593&bih=981
They are near wood that burns well and no fuse could be a problem if there was a fault.
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Alan is The Man!!!!!!
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It will be a big step up, have you read the review I posted? It makes for interesting reading. This new 4box version has a few more tweeks compared to Simons version. I do indeed have a Cadenza black, it's excellent the best cart I have ever owned and was used in the review I did of the paradise phonostage.
SS
CD Teac VRDS25X(Audiotuned) DECK 1210 Mat Crystal Audio Mods MN Base/Bearing/Platter+Ebony armboard Feet Isonoe PSU Paul Hynes SR7EHD-27XL/DCSXL Ag DC lead/3 Stage Regs/Recap PCB+No Pitch/Strobe/Light ARM SME V(Kondo Ag Rewire&Tags) MC Cadenza Black FGS CABLES Arm Yannis SPD-4 IC Yannis 222 Litz+Ag bullets Power WAR PRE ATC SCA2 SPEAKERS ATC 50ASL STANDS Atacama PHONO Sugden Masterclass PA4 SUT Ortofon ST80SE POWER PSAudio P10
VALVE / MONO
PRE Croft Epoch(Modded) AMP Sondex S100 (Modded) SPEAKERS Tannoy 15"MG+RFC Warwick cabs+ Ref XO + Batpure supertweeters DECK Garrard 301 Mat Teunto Bearings 401(Bastin) Plinth Bamboo Arms 3009/3012 PSU Eagle+Tachometer MC Ag Meister II/FGS + Ortofon SPU MONO CABLES Arm Yannis 420.5 Litz+ SpeakerPC Tripple C+WBT-0681 Ag IC Oyaide FTVS-510 AgWBT 0110Ag Phonostages Paradise(4 Box Mega-Modded) / Croft Musicmaker
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I'm Andy.
Just bought a piece of 20mm Perspex from E-bay
It arrived with rough cut edges so I sanded them down then put a 5mm bevel on the top edge with my plane followed by fine sand paper on all edges.
. by 337alant, on Flickr
It looks and sounds better than the old plywood shelf as well, the deck sounds cleaner and tighter
Alan
Nice Alan, thinking of a DIY Perspex shelf for my forthcoming Gyrodec project as the Michell versions are not cheap.....
System; Michell Gyrodec SE/ Orbe Clamp/ Gert Pedersen armboard mod/ HR PSU/ SME V / J7 Tonearm cable/Ortofon Cadenza Black// Jez Arkless Turbo nutter B------ /Trichord Dino+
Amplification and loudspeaker set up is at the moment being split into two groups, comprising the following;
1. Same sources as above; SONY TAF-770ES/SONY CDP761E/Cable Talk 3.1 loudspeakercable/ Harbeth Compact7ES2/ Stands
2. Virtue Audio Sensation M451battery PSU, ClarityCaps upgrade/ Sensation M901/Russian PIO caps with Teflon bypass caps upgrade/ JT Dynamic PSU with various tweaks/ Connex Audio 5N Litz loudspeaker cable, Impulse H6 Loudspeakers.
Me so horny- Impulse H6 Horny
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