DIY Audio General - stuff you're making, tips, advice sought, etc

That looks pretty decent

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The shelf fitted perfect,just needed trimming the back

Seemed a shame to lob the plinth

There are loads I’m not happy with, but can sort them out. I think

What’s the arm and cartridge?

Neat g30j and an old ortofon

I say fitted perfect,I have a decent profile for 3 sides. The back I cut flush incase I want to put a lid on

Now I’m in the shit position of having to sell 2 of the 3 decks for financial reasons

Common sense says the systemdek and thorens have to go.

Common sense says get rid of all the turntables and listen to your Squeezebox. Sometimes, common sense can fuck off.

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I have thought of this with a really good dac
But that thought soon goes

They did a heavy version of the g30,but this was for super light carts

I’ve tried it with super light tracking but it still moved quickly on blank vinyl. Was anti skate not a concern in the 60s?

Have you still got that 124?

Like this?

Yes

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And a few plinths,rack,one of those bass traps 3 children and a mid century arm chair

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The VTA looks a little… oh never mind

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I need screws, auto sol and a buffing thing. Not sure where I can get one on a Sunday it’s the type that goes on a motor not the car mop type

Might wait for machine mart next week

By the time it’s finished, it will definitely be the best gl 75 in this house

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New/old toys…

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I’ve gone vintage…

One of the 301s has been damaged in transit :cry:

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What are you proposing as regards enclosure?

Initially, a modest ported cabinet with the Sica tweeters rolled in around 8kHz or so.
Once we have completed some work to the house, and I can move the room around, I may go for corner cabinets or Open Baffle. If I’ve not moved on from the 301s by then…
I have the ATC SCM10s to both compare and help with voicing the crossover.

Why would you deliberately make them sound awful?

The SCM10s are actually very well balanced in terms of tonal balance, yes they are missing the low bass but in terms of the integration of the crossover and even/linear frequency response, they are very good. IMO/IME etc

Impedance trace of the two drivers, the blue trace is the damaged one:

Goodmans Axiom 301 - DATS by Robert Seymour, on Flickr