The Timestep Bearing

[chris@panteg]

i just wanted to post a couple of pics ' sorry about the quality ' must do better.

1st time i have done this

The original bearing really seems inadequate for the job to me .

[chris@panteg]

A photo underneath of my old Voyd
that had a seriously good bearing !

[chris@panteg]

I felt compelled to say a few more words on Dave Cawley's bearing .

This morning i had a brief listening session ' and just had to say ' it sounds superb ,
there is a wonderful openness and clarity to the presentation ' a solid and sure footed bottom end with excellent timing or prat ' a wider and much deeper soundstage ' this for me is the crucial difference ' its as though the 1200 has been reinvented .

Now the strangest thing is it sounds so much better than 2 weeks ago ? yes my stylus was dirty , but there is something else ' i was thinking maybe the cold was affecting performance of the DL160 ' maybe or just the bearing needed more running in.

But no matter i am delighted with this upgrade ' the question is should you buy this or the Mike New Bearing ' to me its quite simple , if you can afford it and are hooked on the 1200 then get the Mike New ' .

If on the other hand you can't or cannot justify spending that much ' you won't be disappointed with Dave's bearing .

This upgrade has convinced me ' more than any other that buying and modifying a 1200
is a fantastic way of getting a slice of high end vinyl replay ' and it vindicates Marco's boundless enthusiasm for going this route .

I still want to change the arm ' what i said in an earlier post was rather harsh ' its not that bad , lets face it the 1200 is a turntable with a free get you going arm ' thrown in .

I look forward to reading what the other AOS members have to say about their new bearings ' but also anyone who has bought the Timestep , why not post some thoughts , be good to share .