Any Changes to the Analog Front-End Being Contemplated?

Any Changes to the Analog Front-End Being Contemplated?

  • None, have reached analog nirvana!

    Votes: 15 17.4%
  • Turntable

    Votes: 31 36.0%
  • Cartridge

    Votes: 34 39.5%
  • Arm

    Votes: 26 30.2%
  • Phono cable

    Votes: 12 14.0%
  • Phono section

    Votes: 27 31.4%
  • New base/stand

    Votes: 9 10.5%
  • Speed control

    Votes: 7 8.1%
  • Platter, clamp, motor, plinth, etc.

    Votes: 12 14.0%
  • Set-up Tools

    Votes: 6 7.0%

  • Total voters
    86
Just completed a crazy number of changes to my analog setup comprising Trans Fi Audio Salvation tt and Terminator arm, and Soundsmith Straingauge cart.
Magnetic suspension to platter and MagLev feet.
Reso Mat to platter.
Bespoke psu to tt speed control unit designed by Peter Downs of Alternative Audio
peter@alternativeaudio.co.uk
Symposium Acoustics Svelte Pad under tt motor.
Upgraded Terminator arm wand to T3Pro status.
Bespoke Al arm mount for Terminator.
Upgraded nylon unipivot points to arm.
Beefier arm air pump.
3kVA AirLink balanced power transformer to arm air pump.
KLEI Silver Harmony RCA plugs to one-piece Ag tonearm wire.
Straingauge cart/stylus and energiser factory modded to top level SDS7 spec.
Upgraded IC chip in Straingauge energiser.
Bespoke psu to energiser from Alternative Audio.
Sablon Reserva interconnect from energiser to pre.
Sablon Elite pwr cords to both psus.
And last, but deffo not least, Stacore Advanced vibration isolation platform w custom wider top plate (w option at later date for second Stacore to support psus).
 
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I've just added a Karousel bearing to my LP12 and another Lyra Kleos MC pickup. Got my first Lyra Kleos MC pickup in 2014 & now getting another. I really like that pickup.
 
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Pretty much completed my decade-long analog project.
Acoustic Revive RTS-30 silicone mat over Teac Washi paper mat combination.
Origin Live LP puck.
Funk Firm Houdini cartridge isolator.
SPI Westek de-ioniser.

Just awaiting Record Pi LP flattener.
My only remaining area to look at is whether to consider a copper tonearm wire as an alternative to my current silver one.
 
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Just got a Torqueo T-34 Exclusive Zambrano Compact

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Van Den Hul Colibri XGW Stradivarius received today.

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Prachtig element; ik bezit zelf de vdHul Stradivarius Colibrie een juweel van een element; uiterst gedetailleerd en precies met geweldige trackingskwaliteiten. Ingebouwd in mijn SME V arm.
 
Prachtig element; ik bezit zelf de vdHul Stradivarius Colibrie een juweel van een element; uiterst gedetailleerd en precies met geweldige trackingskwaliteiten. Ingebouwd in mijn SME V arm.
Hoe gat het?
 
Replinthing the PTP Lenco to take two arms, which involves rotating the top plates 45°,

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trouble is the single arm version is working so well at the moment I’m reluctant to disturb it.

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And here’s the two armer loaded

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And I’m liking what it’s doing with the Schröder and Royal N, I’ve not finalised the Korf/Century setup yet.
The Century won the contest with either cartridge on the Korf on my old single arm plinth and also on the currently kaput Artemis SA-1, loser of this gets to play mono.
 
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