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    penance Arrogant Cock

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    Thought it was about time i got some pics of my kit, a few new additions now :)

    The Cornet phono amp --

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    Inside the Cornet (my wonderfull solder skill's)

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    The flexi rack

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    The , erm, DIY TT (its only a prototype OK!)

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    bottleneck talks a load of rubbish

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    is that an iron maiden album I see there?

    :)
     
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    I like the look of the TT. Is that an LP12 platter? Tell us more?
     
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    penance Arrogant Cock

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    yep its Iron Maiden, had an evening of nostaligia:)

    Hi Devil, yep its a Linn platter, but not LP12 its from a Linn Basik. It uses the bearing platter and motor from the Basik.
    The plinth is layers of MDF loaded with lead shot as is the motor pod.
    The sound is certainly better than the Basik in standard trim but i think ultimately held back by the platter and bearing. It's also extremely ugly;) but was only intended as a proto-type.
    The platter rings like a cow bell if knocked, next plan is a Scheu 80mm platter with bearing and a better motor, noty sure about plinth design on the next TT yet, probably try acrylic
     
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    bottleneck talks a load of rubbish

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    Why not try contacting Michell.

    They do imperfect Orbe platters for £80-£130.

    For a motor unit, have you thought about origin live?


    Just some ideas!

    Cheers
    Chris
     
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    penance Arrogant Cock

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    i looked at OL, but ive seen a few people complain about thier quality control, the Scheu motor is relatively cheap aswell

    The Michell idea sounds good, im waiting at the mo to hear from Scheu regarding a cosmetically imperfect 80mm thick acrylic platter, if that comes off ill probably get it, if not ill give Michell a call
     
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    michaelab desafinado

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    How high is your TT off the ground? Looks like you'd need a step ladder to see where you're putting the needle down....you might be able to get some tips on dealing with "high up hifi" from the Mana boys :D

    Michael.
     
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    penance Arrogant Cock

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    LoL

    Its around 4foot, so actually at a very good level to use, much easier than bending down
     
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    Hey...... do I recognise some of the bits that should be in your tuner ?
     
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    penance Arrogant Cock

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    no, they are all in the tuner now, just got to get an IEC socket and some phono plugs and its ready:)
     
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    Gawd my missus would kill me if I tried to pull off any of that. Go fer it Penance
     
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    nak

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    penance,

    is the cornet phono amp a diy job then, if so where do I find details?

    chris
     
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    penance Arrogant Cock

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    she loves it mate, comes to auditions and helps pay (sometimes) im on a winner;)

    nak, yes its a DIY kit the PCB is from america
    http://www.hagtech.com/cornet.html

    The guy is very quick on email and helpfull
     
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