"Mana Acoustics" Return?

[SteveG]

The wall shelf is good - I have my LP12 on one of those, plus I have an amp rack and a sound table, which houses the CD player. They've been in place for more than a decade now and while they're not the best looking they do a decent job.

 

[YNWOAN]

A simple Mana rack on its own looks good.

If it’s in a skip perhaps.

 

[GT]

Another website with no address, location or contact numbers...

 

[david ellwood]

Why does the platter sit so high whilst the armboard sits so low?

 

[John]

Why does the platter sit so high whilst the armboard sits so low?

Platter is normal height, about 4mm, the armboard is about 1.5mm lower because it’s a Greenstreet pre-Cirkus subchassis used with a Cirkus bearing. I kind of like how it worked out because I never foul the armboard when manually cueing the tone arm. Sounds just fine.

 

[david ellwood]

Cool, glad i'm not going potty, and seeing things.

 

[booja30]

I get isolation for turntables and maybe CD players, but could someone remind me why solid state devices with no moving parts need to be isolated again?

 

[John]

I get isolation for turntables and maybe CD players, but could someone remind me why solid state devices with no moving parts need to be isolated again?

More drainage from transformers.

 

[Tim Jones]

I get isolation for turntables and maybe CD players, but could someone remind me why solid state devices with no moving parts need to be isolated again?

Those who lived with transformer hum from Naim olives might query their amps "having no moving parts".

 

[david ellwood]

It’s called microphony.

 

[miles_b]

Those who lived with transformer hum from Naim olives might query their amps "having no moving parts".

If you haven't had the joy of listening to the power supply included with the Audible Illusions Modulus 3A preamp, let me tell you, it'll make Olive gear sound dead-silent in comparison.

 

[booja30]

It would be interesting and potentially result in huge savings to to try a test like this:

https://www.audio-forums.com/articles/microphonic-effects-on-solid-state-circuits.17

before investing in isolation furniture.

 

[jimification]

The gothic font was the best, they need to go back to that.

Absolutely! Equally at home on hifi supports and tudor tea rooms.

 

[chris@panteg]

I always thought that the Audiotec table was much better under the LP12, I had one myself, wish I'd kept it.
Did not like the mana effect, tuned feedback.

 

[sbilotta]

Anyone know if Mana for Naim DBLs are still around ? somewhere...

 

[Dozey]

If you think Mana works by decoupling you are under a misapprehension.

 

[Spike]

Mana made a fantastic Turntable Spirit Level.

 

[Tigerjones]

Didn’t their sales pitch come with ‘exotic’ tobacco?

 

[david ellwood]

If you think Mana works by decoupling you are under a misapprehension.

If you think Mana works, you are under a misapprehension.

 

[SteveH]

Didn’t their sales pitch come with ‘exotic’ tobacco?

No, but their hi-fi mag reviews often did, according to a mate of mine who was present at a few...