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Location: Fredrikstad, Norway
Posts: 236
I'm Chris.
Finally I have just ordered a Mike New bearing!!! One for me and one to a friend of mine. I ordered directly from Mike, because I have close family in Australia. Thank you Mike for your email explaining why upgrading the bearing is so esential
The 1210mk2 sounds absolutely stunning now, because i'm testing two new tube amplifiers from Line Magnetic: LM218iA and 518iA. 22 watt of kl.A single ended triode with 845 tues
Turntable 1: Technics SL1210M5G/ KAB PSU/ KAB Fluid Damper
Turntable 2: Rega P3 (new) Tangospinner & dual belt/ Rega Neo
Amplifier: Rega Elex-R
RIAA: Rega Fono mk3 & Schiit Mani
Speaker: Klipsch RP280f
Cartridge: Rega Exact & Nagaoka MP-110
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Nice one, Chris!
Quite simply, anyone who wants to transform the Technics into a genuine world-class turntable *must* fit an MN bearing, if that goal is to become a reality. There is no two ways about it.
Yes, the stock bearing is of decent quality and works perfectly adequately, but it was built to a price, and it shows in the quality of its construction. Mike's bearing, on the other hand, was made with no such constraints, and is engineered to be as good as it possibly can within the limitations of the design of the SL-1200/1210.
Therefore, substituting the stock bearing for an MN one, results in a lowering of the noise-floor, due to reduced vibration and resonance being transferred to the playing surface, and then picked up by the stylus, thus muddying the music in the process. In a quality system, capable of genuine high resolution, the effect should NOT be subtle!!
Anyway, Chris, when you receive yours, and hold it in your hand for the first time and admire its quality, I'm sure you'll appreciate what all the fuss is about, no more so, however, than when you spin your first record with your new acquisition at the helm....
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 David.
I had a few bearing base plates made, they arrived today, will finalize the price tomorrow for anyone who wants one
Marco yours is £600 as you never asked the price you just ordered it
Like they say if you need to ask the price you can't afford it
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No problem. I'll just deduct it from the first six month's profit you make from sales through AoS!!Originally Posted by Mains Cables R Us
Marco yours is £600 as you never asked the price you just ordered it
I hope mine has been 'Christened', by Mike, with some bubbly!
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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Location: Fredrikstad, Norway
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I'm Chris.
Thank you Marco. As you now, I've been back and forth about upgrading it further or buying another higher priced TT. But after all the pm's and different threads in here, I'm convinced that a fully upgraded 1210mk2 is going to be hard to beatOr maybe a DL-103R, but I'm not sure about the Denon. I like detailed sound, also, and I read that the 103R isn't very detailed?... Zyx R100 Yatra? Goldring Elite? Or maybe move up to Ortofon Cadenza!? I do like the Ortofon sound, but I haven't tried anything else than the Rondo Red and the 2M Bronze. I like toe tapping dynamics and the kind of sound you get from a live show.
Next upgrade will be a new tube amp. But my next Technics upgrade will be a new platter. I like the looks of the Oyaide, but read that the best is the MN ETP...
But I'm glad i decided to keep the 1210 and to upgrade it further. Right now I'm listening to one of my favorite records: Thelma Houston & Pressure Cooker - I've got the Music in me - Sheffield Labs
Turntable 1: Technics SL1210M5G/ KAB PSU/ KAB Fluid Damper
Turntable 2: Rega P3 (new) Tangospinner & dual belt/ Rega Neo
Amplifier: Rega Elex-R
RIAA: Rega Fono mk3 & Schiit Mani
Speaker: Klipsch RP280f
Cartridge: Rega Exact & Nagaoka MP-110
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£600 is ridiculous - £750 minimum I say. I think you have had too much time in the back-streets of Asian cities. If you don't ask what that plate of fruit costs you will get a bill for $100.00.
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I'd pay a tenner, tops. AoS is all about SPPV, surely?
Does that come with one of my bearings??? or am I doing it wrong!!!
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Sorry, Mike, you've lost me...
Which "that" are you referring to?
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.
This one by Andrei talking about the Bearing Base Plate: "£600 is ridiculous - £750 minimum I say. I think you have had too much time in the back-streets of Asian cities. If you don't ask what that plate of fruit costs you will get a bill for $100.00."Sorry, Mike, you've lost me...
Which "that" are you referring to?
Marco.
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