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Upcoming Technics SP-10R (100th Anniversary Model)

Ok GAE owners, now you can sell your turntables, because upcoming Technics 100th Anniversary model will be a new version of the reference SP-10mk3 and they call it SP-10R. Finally!

http://www.technics.com/uk/about/press/releases/20170830-sp-10r/

"Berlin, Germany (30 August 2017) – Technics has today announced the launch of the Reference Class SP-10R, its most premium analogue, direct drive turntable to date, which is anticipated to hit the market in early summer 2018. The news comes as Technics unveils a prototype of the new, cutting-edge turntable with the world’s top-level* S/N (signal-to-noise) ratio and rotational stability for the first time at this year’s IFA."

"Reference Class Turntable Promising Outstanding Results

The SP-10R features a brand new, coreless direct drive motor which, in addition to the two-sided rotor drive system that was used in the SL-1200G, boasts stator coils on both sides of the rotor, for a more powerful and accurate sound."

"The heavy platter features a three-layer structure consisting of brass, aluminum die-cast and deadening rubber, just like the platter of the SL-1200G. By optimising the natural frequency of each layer, external vibrations are thoroughly suppressed resulting in a beautifully clear and crisp audio experience."

"The SP-10R also features a new ultra-low-noise switching power supply, which, compared to a power supply unit using a transformer, is better at suppressing unwanted humming sounds and vibrations. The power supply unit is separate from the main turntable, preventing unwelcome noise from being transmitted to the turntable unit, for a sharper and clearer sound."


FIRST VIDEO with SP-10R:

https://youtu.be/g0AjawoIqmg

https://youtu.be/DKuYVWl8TpY

https://youtu.be/dFXzMs-fb88

https://youtu.be/0U2xkWCiQZw


P.S. Should we expect $15 000 or more ? And the new plinth comin soon?

Power supply looks funny, but the design of the drive is great, i think we should wait for the new version of the EPA-100 soon. Good news the GAE was not the last turntable !!!






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halcro
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Headshell recommendations, anyone? For both high and low compliance cartridges. 

The best headshell I have heard in my system (regardless of cartridge compliance) is the Yamamoto HS-4 Carbon Fiber.
If you can find a few of them and chuck them in your carry-on.....I don't think you'll be disappointed.....👅
Enjoy the trip.....
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chakster OP
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Grace HS-6 Carbon Fiber headshell is another option. 
lewm
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Wow.  Thanks for the recommendations. I too am interested in the Yamamoto CF headshell, but I did not see any Yamamoto products in any of the 3 high-end stores I have so far visited.  Today I did buy an Oyaide HS-CF, perhaps close to the Yamamoto.  I also bought an Ortofon LH8000, the wooden one.  I’ve heretofore been a cheapskate when it comes to headshells, so it’s about time I owned some good ones.  If I do see the Yammy CF, I’ll buy that too, providing it is not too expensive.  This despite the fact that I have misgivings about CF used in audio products; I generally have not liked the sonic signature which is too obvious to my ears.  This applies to one tonearm and a few speakers, so far.

This afternoon, I did see but not hear an Acoustic Sounds Axiom tonearm.  It seems to be beautifully engineered. Seems also that Dertonearm is behind a whole line of products under the business name Acoustic Audio, which sport an “aa” logo.  They’re all gorgeous to look at and very expensive.  I also saw but did not hear a Reed pivoted straight line tonearm that I did not know existed.  It looks to be very complex but nicely made.  Has anyone messed with it? NAndric?  The Axiom was mounted on a Feickert Blackbird tt.  Although I favor DD, the Blackbird looks to be very well designed to avoid or minimize belt creep.

Chakster, Is that Grace HS6 a current product or another piece of vintage art?

In the stores that had salesmen who spoke any English (a rarity), I inquired about pricing on the SP10R.  No one is willing to discount it at this point, because it is so new to them that many stores don’t even have one to sell.  The standard retail price in Japan must be the one I quoted in Yen, somewhere up this thread.
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Well Lew, I consider both Dertonarm and Vindmantas (owner/

designer by Reed) as genius. Those are so rare that i have no

idea how to write the plural. We all (?) are familiar with Dertonarm

but not with Vindmantas. Well he is/was a real rocket scientist

and worked for the Russian military. When his country become

independent he started to work for himself. I like both but not

their ''new prices''. I owned all Reed's till 3P and give up thereafter.

From ''the Bavarian'' I own the headshell and the cheapest MC and

give up thereafter. In this sense I am like my Slavic brother

chakster ; 5K is my limit, even for your Kenwood .

lewm
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As you know, I have a Reed 2A, 10.5-inch, on my Mk3.  I lust a bit for the 3P.  I think this new pivoting/SL tonearm is called the 5T.  It seems to work like the Schroeder LT; the base moves as the tonearm traverses the LP, so as to maintain a straight path from the outermost groove to the spindle.  Headshell offset is zero.  I like that part.  What makes the base or pivot point move in concert with the stylus is a big question; looks like there is some sort of servo motor.  This would mean that some tracking angle error has to develop in order to activate a sensor and then a motor to move the pivot point in order to re-establish tangency to the groove. But I don’t really know for sure.
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