Building high-end 'tables cheap at Home Despot II

Hi Everybody, especially Jean - I'm back and have just picked up a new baby, well not so new it was born in 1957. Take a look at it here.

Hi Malcolm, welcome back!! I'll toast to you tonight, several times, hic ;-)! I've actually been looking for one of those, congratulations it looks a Fabulous Beast, I predict it'll Crush many belt-drives! Looks like the British version of a Rek-o-Kut, and I mean that as a compliment (built like a tank).

Hi Mike, yep, again and again I am steered towards vintage classics, the 1966 Sony having defeated many pretenders old and new, and ALL my speakers are vintage. In fact, I just picked up a pair of Klipsch Heresy MKIs and I am astounded by these, I'm in love (AGAIN). I need an Intervention. I bought the Heresy's with an eye towards trying a triode amp some day, and these are very sensitive. But I wasn't prepared for the sheer amount of DETAIL these retrieve and communicate, which in addition to the SPEED and DYNAMICS micro and macro, which I did expect, adds up to one incredible ride! I was also not prepared for the almost total absence of horn colourations, which I did expect (glad to be proved wrong), just the eensiest amount of upper midrange/lower treble glare, less intrusive than many modern two-way speakers in fact ;-). I have them mounted on stands like normal bookshelf speakers, which might explain the very tight bass I am getting (against the general opinion), sounds like down to 50 Hz or so (helps to have Giant Idlers :-)). PERFECT apartment speakers. Perfect Idler speakers too, as they TRULY capture all the acrobatic and intense dynamics and speed and razor-sharp transients which are particular Idler strengths (it's ALL strengths, but these stand out). Keep us up to date on your Fisher system adventures please!!

Hi Malcolm, nice to hear from you and great find. 75 arm too! The Connoisseur has a great motor, see the inside of the earlier (I think) 2 speed here - down the page -
http://www.freewebs.com/strictly_vinyl/sugdenconnoisseur.htm

Regards.

Yes, I'm looking forward to building a plinth for it soon. A bit of a story to the deck as well - it was owned by the British Ambassador to Hong Kong in the 50s and in fact travelled there and back, he used the deck until quite recently and now via his son-in-law gave it to me (yep for free!). Apparently this one was originally made for the US market and modified for 50hz and because of this the motor lubrication tube is not located correctly to marry up with the hole for it in the top plate. Interestingly the platter has stamped on it 'PASSED 31 OCTOBER 1957'.

Bornin50 - how does the ADC arm sound on the Connie on your page? I have one that came off an ADC deck and was thinking of fitting it.

Hi Jean, I shall. I am about to clean the front facia tonight and will post some pics this week. I refinished the cool 60's wooden cabinet it came in too - looks pretty sweet flanked by the Dynacos.

It took me 2 weeks to break out of my paradigm and try the tone controls. It has plenty of bass - almost too much, so I set each speaker on a couple of books and... wait for it... turned the treble up to 2:00! :0) It sounds beauti-ful.

Mike