Recent content by g8ina

Brilliant ! Thats what years of electronics experience gives you :) Ive been soldering since I was 8 years old, my first crystal set worked first time, so I can appreciate the magic of hearing something working :) Been in electronics all my life, Im now 61. If there's anyone in my neck of the...

Tis indeed, it feeds our axolotls :) Dont do nuffink for the sound quality of my EVO3s mind :)

This is the current setup, the Tannoy is a centre speaker from my 6.1 system and will be off while the TT is in use. The concrete slab will just sit under the TT.

Well, they are only 4 quid in my local DIY shop, so it wont kill me to try this out.

I'm finding conflicting comments on this subject. It seems to me that if I put a 2 inch thick concrete slab on the floor and sit my turntable on it with neoprene or Sorbothane washers inbetween, that *should* reduce airborne vibration, and then just leave the springs in the sub chassis to do the...

Yep, apparently the SQ phasing encoding is handled pretty well by Dolby Pro Logic !! Several sites agree. Mine is a 1803, and I have a 2803 in the bedroom. Nice amps. Is it all digital inputs or just one or the other coax / optical ?

Thanks for all the encouragement and helpful comments guys, really appreciated :)

They're my plums and I'll flash em to anyone I have a care to thanks :) Sub chassis wasnt too bad, but did have rust under paint bubbles, so it really did need the full strip. I didnt take any pics before I stripped it sorry :) Now listening to Mike Oldfield Tubular bells live in SQ quad...

Tis done , well almost - Well, the old Manticore Mantra turntable is proving it worth already. Not fully properly setup yet, its sat here playing Swingle Singers at me and sounding very sweet indeed :) This was a freebie off my local Freecycle, missing its platter, lid and stylus off the...

First coat on sub chassis after completely paint stripping, took three coats to get the old paint off. It had to go, as it was rust spotted.

73s dude :) **Finally*** got all the paint off the sub chassis, took three coats of Diall paint stripper and four or five wire wool balls. Down to bare steel, going to bake it tomorrow to get all moisture out, alcohol clean then spray with hammerite or similar. THEN I can reassemble it and set...

Good News everyone !! The guy I got the TT off has just mailed me to say hes found the original glass platter :) Hurrahhhh !!!!

It is indeed, since 1973 :) You too ?

LesW thanks for that, Ill keep it in mind. The MDF is fitted but TBH its not a brilliant job, Ive also found a few perspex companies that offer custom 300mm 12mm discs with a central hole for a really attractive price, so for now Im OK. Ive also swapped one of my infrared modified cameras for...

Thanks, Im in Northampton UK, Ive already got a direct fit sussed for the future from SRM Tech. The MDF is now made and Im collecting Thursday morning. Away for the weekend so will be Tuesday before I report further :)