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Headphoneus Supremus
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It's an OL1 which is the Origin Live version of the Rega RB250. Mine was fully modded a few years ago now, but since then they've added another mod which is a slit in the armtube to prevent ringing, that I've not bothered with as it would mean rewiring again I think.
It was the best reasonably priced (sub 1000USD) arm I heard at the time and I have spent more effort on other decks since then, so I havn't bothered further upgrading the Thorens.
soundsupports supply a mount you can place over your existing armboard which is pretty convenient but maybe not the best aesthetic solution. Technical and General in England used to supply original Thorens replacement armboards but it would probably be cheaper to get one cut locally, rather than pay shipping.
Of the Rega modded arms at the moment I think I would go for the Michell Tecnoarm, rather than the Origin Live one, as it's supposed to be much smoother and less hard in the midrange, which is the common criticism of the Rega arms per se.
I would also consider Audio Origami's mods which include filling the armtube with foam to prevent ringing. The Origin Live mods do smooth out the Rega arm a lot making it much more neutral but it's still a little lifeless in the midrange compared to other arms I find. Bass and treble are really good though and it's just the overall feeling of precision and control which makes the Rega such a market leader at the price.
Another possibility now is the Funk Firm moddified Linn Ittok (LVII) which substitutes the existing tube for a carbon fibre one.
I've also been considering a modded Logic Datum which is a lighter arm like the Syrinx LE1 or a unipivot like the Hadcock.
But the 125 is much less nervous in use due to it's heavier construction than the 150/160 types, so can take pretty much any arm really, althouth I'm not sure I'd put a real heavyweight like a Fidelity Research on there, as it might strain the suspension.
The armboard design is cool because you could have several boards and just swop arms in a few minutes for comparison purposes. As I said I've not gone this far as yet with mine.
All I've done is removed the foam from the springs, added sorbothane to the underside of the top plate to damp it and I also use a silicon platter matt from srm-tech.co.uk SRM Design - Home which worked wonders on the level of detail I was getting, again by reducing ringing in the platter / subplatter.
The plinth on mine was a fairly unconventional one with oversized adjustable aluminim feet on a basic open frame with no dodgy bottom board. I don't know whether it is original or not as I never saw another like it. It looks pretty cool in a kind of '70s way so I've left it as is.
| Originally Posted by chadbang /img/forum/go_quote.gif What Rega arm did you put on your TD125. I have a TD125 and, although I think the rega arms look fanstastic, I'd heard they weren't a good match with that table. What modifications did you have to do to it. Was it an RB300? They're amazing arms at a good price, so I'm interested in how you made it work! |
It's an OL1 which is the Origin Live version of the Rega RB250. Mine was fully modded a few years ago now, but since then they've added another mod which is a slit in the armtube to prevent ringing, that I've not bothered with as it would mean rewiring again I think.
It was the best reasonably priced (sub 1000USD) arm I heard at the time and I have spent more effort on other decks since then, so I havn't bothered further upgrading the Thorens.
soundsupports supply a mount you can place over your existing armboard which is pretty convenient but maybe not the best aesthetic solution. Technical and General in England used to supply original Thorens replacement armboards but it would probably be cheaper to get one cut locally, rather than pay shipping.
Of the Rega modded arms at the moment I think I would go for the Michell Tecnoarm, rather than the Origin Live one, as it's supposed to be much smoother and less hard in the midrange, which is the common criticism of the Rega arms per se.
I would also consider Audio Origami's mods which include filling the armtube with foam to prevent ringing. The Origin Live mods do smooth out the Rega arm a lot making it much more neutral but it's still a little lifeless in the midrange compared to other arms I find. Bass and treble are really good though and it's just the overall feeling of precision and control which makes the Rega such a market leader at the price.
Another possibility now is the Funk Firm moddified Linn Ittok (LVII) which substitutes the existing tube for a carbon fibre one.
I've also been considering a modded Logic Datum which is a lighter arm like the Syrinx LE1 or a unipivot like the Hadcock.
But the 125 is much less nervous in use due to it's heavier construction than the 150/160 types, so can take pretty much any arm really, althouth I'm not sure I'd put a real heavyweight like a Fidelity Research on there, as it might strain the suspension.
The armboard design is cool because you could have several boards and just swop arms in a few minutes for comparison purposes. As I said I've not gone this far as yet with mine.
All I've done is removed the foam from the springs, added sorbothane to the underside of the top plate to damp it and I also use a silicon platter matt from srm-tech.co.uk SRM Design - Home which worked wonders on the level of detail I was getting, again by reducing ringing in the platter / subplatter.
The plinth on mine was a fairly unconventional one with oversized adjustable aluminim feet on a basic open frame with no dodgy bottom board. I don't know whether it is original or not as I never saw another like it. It looks pretty cool in a kind of '70s way so I've left it as is.
