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Post by macca on Nov 21, 2022 22:17:28 GMT
All the carts I had over the years the closest I got to an AT was a Linn K9. Some say it was just a rebadged AT but I don't know if that's true.
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Post by optical on Nov 22, 2022 8:53:01 GMT
AT MM cart is here and set up. It's a 540, not a 740. I think you will be very surprised by the AT ML carts, I still think my old 440MLa and MLb's were the most neutral carts I've heard in the MM realm and practically zero IDG to boot. Okay so you're coming from some upper and top of the line MC's . . . . but for value this is where it's at. I have had one of these on my list for a while but as other elements need attention (and cash) first, I'll be interested in your impressions. 20 hours and my old ML's were really singing . . . . |
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Post by Bigman80 on Nov 22, 2022 9:05:29 GMT
The Old K9 cart was a rebadged AT95E IIRC.
I had a 95E on a Sony Biotracer TT a few years ago now and that combo was awesome. I'vae always liked AT carts...never heard a bad one.
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Post by Bigman80 on Nov 22, 2022 22:38:14 GMT
Day one with the AT540 was pretty interesting!
I am told it has maybe one or two hours max, so obviously it needs some run in time. I'd played a few lps and maybe put 2 hours on it, but then the sq just rolled off.
It had been a bit snappier and quicker, but then it started to sound softer.
I gave the stylus a good clean and noticed the setup may have shifted/settled a bit and the azimuth was out. Just a smidge, but visibly off.
I readjusted and got back to it. It sounded better than originally observed!
I've been playing a lot of LA4 lately. I think it's bloody good music, but also extremely well recorded. The 540 is really good in the LF. It's super solid and tonally dense. Very firm bass but we'll controlled.
The last cart I heard to play these tracks was the Ortofon Windfeld Ti, and I can tell you this......the 540 is not a Ti lol, BUT nevertheless, it still impressed me today.
This is a direct to disc recording, Between two tracks there are artifacts of noise from the musicians moving around, resetting etc. The Ti is like being a fly on the wall. At the moment, the 540 sounds like I'm listening to that in the other room.
That said, it gives real-life energy to saxophones, double bass and drums. It's got good energy in general, good pace and also as the drummer rolls around the kit, it separates it very well, which isn't something that I find as common with MMs and I do MCs.
Listening to the 50th anniversary of Revolver, it's good! It's not showing me as much of the recording as the Helikon or the Ti, but it's still very engaging and attention keeping. I haven't switched off at all.
The session finished with tomorrow never knows, and I really enjoyed it. It's quite a neutral cart so far. Accurate tonality is obviously AT's forte IMO, and the 540 delivers that. I've never heard a bad AT cart, and nothing changes that opinion from what I have heard today.
Admittedly, I think the cart needs some time to open up. It's changed hugely since yesterday, and it's better today than it was yesterday too, so I am genuinely optimistic that there is more to come from this £200 cartridge.
I'm enjoying this.
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 12, 2022 20:40:04 GMT
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 13, 2022 17:03:23 GMT
December blog entry:
Whilst the season of goodwill is truly upon us, I find myself conflicted. The discontent amongst the UK’s workforce has never been more obvious than it is now. With most of the public sector at war with bosses who want more from them for less pay, less conditions and the removal of long term job stability, industrial action has engulfed the UK.
Goodwill has been removed.
My own industry (rail) is now teetering on the brink of irrevocable change. Some changes for the better, some for far worse. Either way, the likelihood is that a lot of us are going to lose our jobs, definitely as they are now, probably altogether. Industrial action making severe dents in the ability to pay to live.
Therefore, to write a blog entry may seem ridiculous. Especially when I drive home from work, past the low lit living rooms of neighbours who are walking around their homes with woolly hats on.
For many, this will be a winter of great difficulty. It will be for us, but sometimes it’s nice to escape. Escape into a hobby that can while away a few hours in research, reading, writing, listening and constructing. Escape if you need to:
Vinyl:
I haven't done too much with vinyl since November's entry. The reason being that my front room is about 13C due to the flat out refusal to pay the current prices for the central heating to be on. Cartridges are quite susceptible to stiffening up in colder weather, so I have removed it and put it in the lounge where we have much more acceptable levels of heat due to the log burner.
Before the current cold period you may remember that I had been using a AT-540ML. I got called out by a guy on instagram for describing it as a “good budget cart” - apparently £249 isn’t a budget cart, it's a mid level cart in the MM world. I am not sure I agree with him, but I can say that I only have good things to say about it.
I am still under 20 hours on it, but the gaffer tells me warmer weather in on the way, so i will strap it back on around the end of the month.
Hopefully, in the new year I will be able to nab a piece of Panzer for a sub shelf under the SP10. I have been using a piece of compact laminate which has been really good, but panzer is king! I also want to grab some heavier duty AT feet. I can't remember the model number but they are rather large, and very effective apparently. I am really vibing with Japanese peripherals at the moment, and these are right up my alley.
There should also be a new cartridge arriving here in the next few weeks. I am hoping it all coincides and lands around the same time for spring, which gets me focussed on a heavy vinyl influence for my listening habits again.
Digital:
Ah! now …. Prepare yourself!
The Aqvox now has a superb LPSU inside, thanks to Alan. I have written the first part of a review based around the unit as it came but i am now re-evaluating after the install of the LPSU. It is….rather super now. I have used this LPSU PCB before and they really are wonderfully made and designed. All for £30. The three traffos are Mini Talema Torroids, which I like very much. No humming or buzzing. Measure closely to what the spec says too.
I will be releasing the first part in a few days.
The SAEC DIG4000 coax has been a really nice addition to the setup, and I would have loved to add another, but the Mutec does not allow for it. Therefore I have had to think about what might work. I decided that I would wait for another DIG4000 and then re-terminate it with BNC plugs from AECO. However, after three weeks of watching and waiting, I haven't seen another one for sale.
Growing impatient, I looked around for alternatives but I have not seen anything of interest with BNC plugs on. Then i found a cable by “AirBow”
Japanese, expensive RRP, no information….SOLD! Lol
I have no idea if it will be any good, but at £120ish in Japan, plus postage and customs to the UK....they aren't cheap.
I’ll be getting it in a few extra days due to the RM strikes, which I totally support BTW.
This cable should see me over the line until a DIG4000 shows up. Going forward, I have no further interest in messing with the digital side. I am SUPER happy with how the Aqvox now sounds.
Speakers:
Well, the wait to get the upgrades installed (PC-CCC cable, binding posts and Film and Foil caps) will continue a little longer. Jason and I had arranged for me to go over on 14/12/22, but an appearance by COVID has put that plan to the sword. Thankfully, it seems to have swept through his house very swiftly, but I am airing on the side of caution and holding off until January now. Which may mean a certain pair of VADERS may be finished!
I am really looking forward to getting a listen to those.
Mains:
I have done a little more work on the mains now that the Aqvox is in position. All the mains cables in my system are now unshielded PC-CCC. Using the Shucko mains block (still OCC) with monosaudio gold plated copper plugs.
I am now strongly of the opinion that gauge and shielded or non shielded is more deterministic than what type of copper is used. Running some experiments over the last few months has been very enlightening, and even though i am a massive PC-CCC fan, i don't necessarily think it is all that important for the mains. What did matter was the gauge and whether it was shielded.
2.5mm2 was perfect for the amp. 2mm2 seemed perfect for everything else in the chain. I tried 4mm & 6mm but resolution and became swamped with LF.
I then tried 2.5mm2 OFC Vs PC-CCC. I’d be less confident about picking those two cables apart than I would be in picking the gauge apart, but ultimately found myself drawn to the PC-CCC. Could be biassed, could be anything…but that's what I stuck with.
Incidentally, SUPRA mains cable was obvious every time i used it…regardless of whether it was 2,5mm2 or 1.5mm2….i heard that everytime. No idea why…maybe the tin plate? the carbon shield? Who knows.
Also, Solid core VS stranded was interesting. I preferred Stranded…although all of my house wiring is solid core. No idea why, but it’s just easier to listen to.
It’s an odd thing with mains cables. It really doesn't make a lot of sense.
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Post by brian2957 on Dec 13, 2022 17:50:13 GMT
Great post Oli. I'm of the same opinion/political persuasion as you. It's time for the unions and their members to stand up and be counted. Big money has been ripping off the workers of this country for too long. My big worry is that strike action at this time of year can change the tide of public opinion. We shall see. Loved the blog, although unfortunately I don't have a Firebottle nearby to help out. I stopped mucking around with cables a while back, before PC-OCC came on the scene and hearing loss has curtailed my interest in the hobby after 43 years. HiFi has aways been my main hobby and I've enjoyed every minute of it and made quite a few friends on the way. Doesn't stop me enjoying reading about others adventures though and reading your blog made me smile. After building quite a few mains cables over the years I now just use the mains cables supplied with the kit I have here and I'm quite happy to do so. I hope you still have a job after all the strikes are over mate. After all this hobby is expensive ain't it  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 13, 2022 18:52:47 GMT
Great post Oli. I'm of the same opinion/political persuasion as you. It's time for the unions and their members to stand up and be counted. Big money has been ripping off the workers of this country for too long. My big worry is that strike action at this time of year can change the tide of public opinion. We shall see. Loved the blog, although unfortunately I don't have a Firebottle nearby to help out. I stopped mucking around with cables a while back, before PC-OCC came on the scene and hearing loss has curtailed my interest in the hobby after 43 years. HiFi has aways been my main hobby and I've enjoyed every minute of it and made quite a few friends on the way. Doesn't stop me enjoying reading about others adventures though and reading your blog made me smile. After building quite a few mains cables over the years I now just use the mains cables supplied with the kit I have here and I'm quite happy to do so. I hope you still have a job after all the strikes are over mate. After all this hobby is expensive ain't it Thanks Brian, The political aspect of things is probably better left off the forum, so I won't go too deep into it, but the bigger issue is the narrative being put out there. We were offered a 4% pay rise backdated for 1/1/22 to 1/1/23, then another 4% from the 1/1/23....however, we have to agree to ALL upcoming modernisation plans without possibility of industrial action, we have to agree to ALL ticket offices closing, and we have to agree to Sunday working being mandatory, which it currently isn't. Whilst I have no issue with making Sunday a part of the working week, I do have an issue with them trying to do it without compensation. Sundays are currently rostered as overtime, and are worth about £6-8k per year depending on grade . I also don't have an issue with some ticket offices closing. Some take around £100 a day in ticket sales, so I get the argument, but they haven't actually said what they are going to do about the stuff that happens outside of revenue generation, or the people. Assistance for disabled passengers, winterization, fault reporting, cleaning, manual systems access, Transec mandated security checks....they haven't told us anything but want us to blindly agree. The truth is, this could remove thousands of jobs over the UK.... thousands... probably double digit thousands. All of this because they are in a black hole with HS2, COVID and the war In Russia/Ukraine. They have run out of funding to build a rail line that no one wanted, and that they couldn't afford. It's criminal. Hilariously, had they left the rail in the hands of the private companies they originally decided to sell it off to, it wouldn't be a government problem! However, we'll fight them as long as we can. If I have a job at the end, ok...if not, I'll do something else. I can't worry about it. |
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Post by firebottle on Dec 13, 2022 19:04:25 GMT
Speakers, you were going over on 14/12/23?
Just noticing the detail, lol.
Good blog entry.
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Post by stevew on Dec 14, 2022 9:13:49 GMT
Eloquently put as ever Oliver.
I do believe that often when things get so bad they get better in leaps and bounds. However every area where this particular version of government has an involvement is a catastrophic failure. The human cost is staggering and all the more tragic because it won’t be fixed easily.
Anyway.. better to keep politics away from the forum, but your clarity of thought and descriptive abilities urged me to respond in a small way.
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Post by Bigman80 on Dec 14, 2022 9:33:05 GMT
Eloquently put as ever Oliver. I do believe that often when things get so bad they get better in leaps and bounds. However every area where this particular version of government has an involvement is a catastrophic failure. The human cost is staggering and all the more tragic because it won’t be fixed easily. Anyway.. better to keep politics away from the forum, but your clarity of thought and descriptive abilities urged me to respond in a small way. Politics is ok when everyone agrees 😂 I could talk about this subject at great length, but pointing out failure rarely finds solution or resolution. Best to get back to positive things ..... Like vinyl! Alan kindly offered to loan me his Lyra Clavis MC, so I'm gonna get the fire going and have a listen to some Vinyl. He's also bringing his new amplifier over for a bakoff against the 686. I am far more excited by this than I am with the railway lol |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 14, 2023 9:25:31 GMT
January's installment of the bigblog: Christmas is over, tree is out, system is back up and running properly! Digital: In preparation for the removal of the tree, i made up a few cables to try against the AirBow. AES ones to be specific. The link between Aria and Mutec was the focus. I have been using XR-3000 as an AES cable for the past few months, but had recognised that when the SAEC DIG4000 went in between the Mutec and Aqvox DAC, there was a pronounced improvement in resolution and neutrality. Whether i was imagining it or not, my decision to experiment with cables was based on knowing that the SAEC DIG4000 was certified for the job it was doing, whereas the XR-3000 was not. The AIRBOW - MSC-120BNC arrived not long after Christmas. It's stiff as hell, so at 1.2m its an absolute pig to try and get into the very short path i needed to connect. Once i had wrestled it into submission, i sat in the chair (now in the right place, thanks tree!) and played the first track. Well, sweet Mary, mother of Jesus.....how interesting. The Airbow obliterated the XR-3000 in that position. More detail, more resolution, better imaging, greater depth...pretty much a clean sweep. Bouyed on by this, i decided to buy another. The idea being that i wanted to cut it in half and reterminate it. So thats what i have done. This has presented other issues in itself which i will discuss when the job is done. I must say, it was an incredible listening session with the Airbow and the SAEC DIG4000 in place. Simply sensational. I'd made up another AES cable made from Mogami 110ohm 3080. So i now had the airbow, the Mogami, some RG59 BNC (i think) and the XR-3000. The mogami costing about £4 for 2m. I always buy more than i need, in case i really like it and need more. The Mogami cable sounded leaner, less developed and didn't give me the feeling of embodying the lifelike reproduction i got with the Airbow, but it was better that the RG59, which for some reason just didn't do anything wrong as such, just didn't wow me. So, for now....the AirBow stays! That is until i get another DIG4000....if one ever comes up for sale! Vinyl: Ah, poor neglected vinyl! Yeah, i have not really listened to any vinyl at all in the last few months. After selling the Lyra Helikon, loaning the AT MM cart and loaning the Lyra Clavis....it just isn't working for me. It's odd. Top class TT, Arm, Phonostage....but i am just not in the zone with it. I think it may be because the carts here haven't lived up to the Ortofon Vienna, or the Windfeld i owned, and sold on. Don't get me wrong, the vinyl sounds great, but when you have been up the ladder, i found that i just cannot come back down. In hindsight, i think i made two very serious errors of judgment there. The rarity of the Vienna means finding another in the same condition is not possible. Remember, the one i had was fitted with the WRD and FSE from Ortofon....you can't buy them separately now. The Winny too....that was a special cartridge, better than the Vienna, but the depreciation through use really did not sit well with me. I couldn't relax with it. So, I am selling vinyl rig....... gotya lol  No, i am not....in fact, i am about to get back on that wagon! The new cartridge has arrived! The Ortofon Windfeld Ti :   Yes, what a beauty it is. I already feel that pressing urge to listen to vinyl again. An excitement, anticipation, eagerness to get home from work today and set it up. I haven't had that for some time, so it's great to feel like this again. Strangely, it took selling the original Winny and the Vienna to really allow me to settle into using a cart of this class again. You have to learn from your mistakes, and i have. This Ti has already been in this system when bigbird brought it over, and it sounded amazing. I think i will have to spend a few hours cleaning some vinyl, but then....we are in for a session! |
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Post by robbiegong on Jan 14, 2023 10:30:05 GMT
Nice one Olster! to say the least, well chuffed for ya and looking forward to your expressions, the more time you have with that lovely Ti
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 14, 2023 11:39:43 GMT
Nice one Olster! to say the least, well chuffed for ya and looking forward to your expressions, the more time you have with that lovely Ti Cheers Rob. Can't wait to get it set up! |
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Post by jandl100 on Jan 14, 2023 13:20:32 GMT
I've come to the carefully considered opinion that Vinylistas are all totally bonkers. |
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Post by mikeyb on Jan 14, 2023 13:26:59 GMT
I'm just waiting on the next change in the weather, cos I'm sure that's a factor 😂
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Post by stevew on Jan 14, 2023 13:29:28 GMT
I've come to the carefully considered opinion that Vinylistas are all totally bonkers. I think we probably all are. I need (yeah.. I NEED) a new digital cable to go between the Mutec and DAC. So I’m eyeing up an SAEC from Japan at £300 plus. What’s my first thought? Not .. ‘you cannot be serious!!’ But.. mmm, that’s not too bad. Bonkers.. simply bonkers. |
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Post by robbiegong on Jan 14, 2023 14:26:35 GMT
I've come to the carefully considered opinion that Vinylistas are all totally bonkers. Lets just say it's a journey that isnt for the faint hearted ... |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 14, 2023 14:32:53 GMT
I've come to the carefully considered opinion that Vinylistas are all totally bonkers. Hahaha, I absolutely agree Jerry, 100%. |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 14, 2023 14:33:10 GMT
I'm just waiting on the next change in the weather, cos I'm sure that's a factor 😂 It's nearly vinyl season 😉 |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 14, 2023 14:33:30 GMT
I've come to the carefully considered opinion that Vinylistas are all totally bonkers. I think we probably all are. I need (yeah.. I NEED) a new digital cable to go between the Mutec and DAC. So I’m eyeing up an SAEC from Japan at £300 plus. What’s my first thought? Not .. ‘you cannot be serious!!’ But.. mmm, that’s not too bad. Bonkers.. simply bonkers. Buy right, buy once. |
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Post by Pigmy Pony on Jan 14, 2023 16:42:17 GMT
I think we probably all are. I need (yeah.. I NEED) a new digital cable to go between the Mutec and DAC. So I’m eyeing up an SAEC from Japan at £300 plus. What’s my first thought? Not .. ‘you cannot be serious!!’ But.. mmm, that’s not too bad. Bonkers.. simply bonkers. That would imply that everything you have bought up to your current position have been wrong buys! Little nuggets like: "Buy right, buy once" "Quality is remembered long after the price is forgotten" "Better to have and not need, than to need and not have" are how we justify our bonkersness to other folk, even though we know that really it's the rest of the world that's mad |
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Post by jandl100 on Jan 14, 2023 17:01:16 GMT
I think we probably all are. I need (yeah.. I NEED) a new digital cable to go between the Mutec and DAC. So I’m eyeing up an SAEC from Japan at £300 plus. What’s my first thought? Not .. ‘you cannot be serious!!’ But.. mmm, that’s not too bad. Bonkers.. simply bonkers. Buy right, buy once. Have fun, buy lots of times.  |
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 14, 2023 17:30:02 GMT
That would imply that everything you have bought up to your current position have been wrong buys! Well, no. It's a comment made in hindsight. If we knew then what we know now kind of thing. |
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Post by bigbird on Jan 14, 2023 19:48:56 GMT
Just don’t bloody sell this one you tit as I won’t be sending you another 😂
Glad it arrived safe and well. It’s a cracking cart for life and a retip every couple of years is going to break the bank. I will miss it . Get those records clean and get stuck in and keep us updated 👍
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 14, 2023 22:59:02 GMT
Just don’t bloody sell this one you tit as I won’t be sending you another 😂 Glad it arrived safe and well. It’s a cracking cart for life and a retip every couple of years is going to break the bank. I will miss it . Get those records clean and get stuck in and keep us updated 👍 No danger of that! Been listening for a few hours and it's bloody epic. I love it. |
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Post by gninnam on Jan 15, 2023 13:00:36 GMT
You had me for a split second about ditching your vinyl rig Look forward to the write up on the new cart! |
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Post by jandl100 on Jan 16, 2023 5:21:26 GMT
Just don’t bloody sell this one you tit  |
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Post by robbiegong on Jan 21, 2023 9:58:44 GMT
How you finding the Windfeld Ti Olster ? What's it like ?
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Post by Bigman80 on Jan 21, 2023 10:55:56 GMT
How you finding the Windfeld Ti Olster ? What's it like ? Apart from checking it survived the journey, i haven't actually got the vinyl set up at the moment. Long-ish story that i was going to save for Feb's Bigblog entry, but seeing as it rarely genarates any discussion, i'll put it up now: when i got the SP10 from Angus, around 5-7yrs ago now, it came with a temporary power supply. The plan being to overhaul an original SP10 power supply and replace it. However, this has been totally overlooked as it has always been functionally fine. Angus had more important people to look after, and it has been as it is since. My room has always had a weird effect on vinyl (so i thought) as there is always a very slight ticking noise in the background when you turn the wick right up to max-ish volume. Over the years, as phonostages in the system have improved, and the noise floor has lowered, this ticking has become more and more prominent. Convinced that the ticking was some sort of airborne spurity from the internet or the powerline adaptors, i had resigned myself to it just being one of those things. It isnt audible at normal listening levels, so i have carried on. However, i made a completely accidental discovery last week. The SP10 TEMP power supply has always been miles away from the TT. Probably at least 1m from the system. Last week, in an attempt to tidy things up for Petes visit, i shortened the umbilical from SP10 to SP10 PSU and put the PSU in the rack. The ticking noise increased in volume...and i now had intrusive hum that wasnt there before. I presumed that the transformer was the issue in the PSU, possibly radiating noise into the phonostage. I put my hand on the case to move it and the noise decreased in volume. I put both hands on the power supply and it decreased further.....so i smothered the PSU with my hands and chest and the noise all but dissapeared entirely. Conversations with the Technics Guru himself suggested that there was some sort of inconsistancy in the earthing/grounding chain. Investigations have now narrowed this down to me.... When Angus provided the SP10, the PSU came in a plastic case. So, i rehoused it into a nicer metal one. The grounding scheme required for metal cases is different to that of plastic, and it appears the way i have done it may have turned the PSU into a beacon for the dispersion of noise and hum! Electrically, the work is perfectly safe for mains regs, but the chassis of the SP10 should be grounded to the PSU via the XLR socket, and it currently isnt. I didnt have the tools i have now, so i literally jigsawed a hole out at the rear of the PSU case and then attached the socket via a plastic mounting plate that already had the right sized hole in for the XLR. It looks perfect, but plastic doesn't conduct, so the chassis isnt grounded. SO....i am going to have to fix the issues in the existing PSU for now. I just haven't had a minute to do it. I am going to be doing a bit of cosmetic work on the SP10, so the plan is to rebuild the SP10 with a refinished chassis, and while it's at the point of being stripped down, rewire it with some Foo and then fit an Original PSU. This will take a few weeks i'd think, but when it's done i will have a fully refurbed SP10, with refurbed PSU. It should be fine for another 50 years after that. I am in no real rush, as i have some Avalon bits to build and a pair of speaker cables to reterminate for a member to try. It will get done, but i at least have all the bits for a killer vinyl rig waiting. |
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