Your cartridge collection is impressive. I plan to try an SPU on my restored SP-10 once I get an arm- likely a 3012r. I can always reach out to Kumza, or his US distributor here, Scot Markwell, who has been very good to me over the years. Living the life. You only go around once (I hope). PS- the Dynavector 507 is such a cool arm, rarely seen.
Thank you, kindness on your part! If you like analytical sound, SPU is not for you! I am also starting to restore an SP10 MK3, I already bought the MN 6042, now I need to buy the capacitors and print a copy of the maintenance manual! What is the model of your SP10? Technics SP10 - Manual - Professional Direct-Drive Turntable Motor Unit - Vinyl Engine
I have one of the first, so it's not desirable, but I bought it new when it came out circa 1973?. I had it restored by Bill Thalmann who does the Krebs mod to the turntable. You might want to reach out to Albert Porter, who operates Porterhouse Audio in Dallas. Albert was a driving force behind the revival of the SP-10, did all kinds of experiments and mods, eventually developed a Panzerholz plinth with all kinds of neat tricks including additional support for the bearing. Albert had one of the elaborate Walker tables and got rid of it. I think he's had more SP-10s than any person I know, though he doesn't actually sell (or resell) the turntable. He's a very nice guy, so if you write to him, please mention my name.
Hello Bill, Please excuse me the delay in response, thank you for your alert, I would very much like to send my power supply, for maintenance in USA, but due to paperwork and customs fees, it is not possible! Before starting maintenance, I will need to import the capacitors, if anyone knows the quantities and values, thank you in advance!
Call Albert, and he may have you speak to either Krebs (who is in Australia) or Bill Thalmann, who is in Virginia. I haven't researched whether any of the manuals are online, but suspect among those three people, you've got considerable know-how on later SP-10s. Albert and Bill know me, Krebs doesn't. PS: on reflection, the best way to introduce yourself is send an email to Albert via Porterhouse Audio in Dallas, TX. Tell him you know me and I recommended that you reach out to him- that you are trying to refurbish/upgrade your table and need some advice, given the cost of customs, shipping, etc. Albert should be able to help. (Pronounced 'hep' in these parts).
Latest acquisition: Fairchild 412 with a Gray 212 tonearm. I'm completely in love with it. Sounds amazing. It's a one speed, "Basic Model" version, with a motor date of Sept. 1957. After a little refreshing, tonearm rewire, etc., it's completely quiet, and delivers a huge sound that I assumed one could only achieve with an idler. I've never heard a belt drive deliver music with such authority.
There is a cartridges specific thread here. It could use some love. Post Pictures of your Cartridges (MC, MI, MM, Exotic and not so much)
Beautiful just about covers it....what can you tell us about the arm? And what cartridge are you using on this baby? (Since this is a pic-focused thread, maybe we need a new one to discuss specifics but...)
The arm is a Gray 212. Came after the more famous 108, 206 arms. It's overbuilt, but fairly simple in how to use. Has a pivoting head that is controlled by a knurled knob under the arm which sets tracking force. It was cleaned out and rewired so it works pretty flawlessly now. You don't see many of them around, which I suppose is why I decided to keep it rather then swapping it for something else. I'm presently using a Stanton 500 on it, with an original 5003 .4 elliptical stylus that can track up to 5g. I have it just over 4.
I'll post over at the cartridges thread. While looking at all your turntables is fun (and I posted a picture of mine years ago) what I really want is to try a different cartridge someday... In 33 years all I've used are Sumiko Blue Point and Blackbird.
VPI Classic 4 in rosewood with 3D printed 12" arm is in the house! Set it up last week and have been making fine adjustments since. I think I have it set up very well right now, it sounds great! I upgraded from a VPI Scout 1.1 w/an Ortofon 2M Black to the Classic 4 w/a Soundsmith Paua MKII and the periphery ring (not in pics). HUGE difference! The first thing I noticed was that lp surface noise has been reduced to barely audible, very black background. The sound stage and channel separation have grown larger. Very dynamic but warmer sounding, if that makes sense....... I'm so happy I made this jump to a much higher level tt.
My new to me SME 20/3 with V arm https://www.flickr.com/gp/156833628@N08/qf3u4e Sorry, I still can’t seem to upload direct pics!
This is my Micro Seiki DD-40 showing the external power supply I made to get all the AC power out of the chassis. With the cover off, you can see the transformer and circuit board have been relocated to the box, and I added a little 5V DC supply from an old cellphone charger that is routed through the power button on the turntable to control the turn on of the power supply via a solid state relay. Power to the neon strobe bulbs is also switched, only gets turned on to check the speed. There's a few other mods, but that's the main one. Really nice table.
Davey, you bring a tear of joy to my eye every time you post your gear and there is a Broadcast LP in the shot.
Haha, it does seem like Broadcast shows up in a lot of my pictures, but I guess it's not by coincidence, I do listen to those albums an awful lot, and when I do they stay on the table for awhile. Kind of addicting, but I guess you know that feeling
