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Project started with scattered parts around my basement. German motor, Chinese plater/speed control box, British vintage SME tonearm. Plinth was originally made (MDF/Baltic ply sandwiched) for Lenco direct drive TT. Plans changed and all this crap was collecting dust. So, I decided to make something “cool” looking without any effort put in as far as performance is concerned. But it turned into a something else. I started sourcing our various brass, copper, aluminum parts. Magnets for platter suspension (yeah, it floats lol) and acrylic for tonearm boards. It took couple months to finish but I wasn’t really in a rush. It was interesting to play with different materials and see what it does. After completion, it took couple weeks to fine tune everything, make few adjustments here and there. And finally test it. It worked and it didn’t sound all that bad. Idea was to mass load plinth that holds both armboards. Float platter for minimal friction. And keep motor isolated on 25lbs solid brass base. Ironically, belt is made out of fishing line (went through a dozen of different kinds and makes before settling on the one that seemed appropriate). And I am ashamed to admit it but, I have even tried different dental floss........ including minty one as well. Lol
I use it more often than my Rega Planar 8 or Townshend Audio TT. That’s probably best complement that I can give it without sounding crazy. Lol
It was fun.
Thanks for this explanation. Both from afar and up close it looks like something costly, boutique and a deck only a passionate could pull off. Very nice stuff with that red color scheme and two tonearms. At our old place we had an old heavily modded Garrard. Now it's gathering dust, but after seeing your piece I'm tempted to ask my boss and have ours fixed on a rack and singing again.
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