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Just got my new Teres turntable today.

I just got the Teres turntable and set it up. It is a beautiful piece of work, and massive. It went together very easily and all holes and tolerances were just right. The bearing is huge and so close toleranced that it took overnight for the spindle/platter to settle to the bottom! I mounted my Origin Live Silver 250 tonearm, but have not received my Denon DL103 cartridge yet, so I can't play it.
For the record(no pun intended) this is my new analog system:

Teres Model 135 turntable with 16 lb acrylic platter, massive acrylic base, with DC motor and dedicated battery power supply option. Set on Smokey Mtn Woodworks Cocobolo Cones. 33 1/3 and 45 rpm speeds. Record Clamp.

Origin Live Silver 250 Tonearm, complete with the OL high quality cable and VTA adjuster

Denon DL103 Cartridge(on order)

MA Cotter MK2 M/C Step-up Transformer strapped to 40 ohms, with silver cables

MFA Magus Tube Preamp hotrodded with NOS tubes, Cardas wiring, Cardas jacks, and completely re-capped with Rel Caps

Custom 30ga. OFC/teflon interconnects

David Berning MicroZOTL tube power amp with NOS tubes.
Fed by dedicated battery power supply

Custom Speaker Cables(22 ga.)3 meter OFC/teflon

Bybee Ultra Quantum Speaker Filters with Nordost SPM tails and Cardas Spades

Single-driver Fostex-based Transmission line Speaker system with doped cones, damped baskets, tuned to 41.2HZ on the low end. Super detail and air!

For digital, I use a Sony DVP-S9000ES CD/SACD/DVD player.

I will try to give reports on performance as soon as I receive the cartridge and do some break-in. It looks killer sitting there though!
Comments?
twl
sean
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Sounds like you're in for some good listening TWL. I hope it does everything that you expect of it. I would be curious as to your opinion of the Denon as i have one also but have never gotten around to installing it as of yet. I've been told that it is an excellent performer for the money involved. Given the recommendations that i saw posted about them and personal feedback from friends, i could not pass up the one that i found for $115. A gentleman in Europe was "liquidating" his phono inventory so a friend and i bought a few of his cartridges.

Out of curiousity, what are you going to use as a supply for the DC motor ? Sean
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bryanp
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Good on you TWL
I have mine being shipped tomorrow.
I got the rosewood base, battery pack, and record clamp.
I am going to use a Rega RB-300 with incognito balanced cables, with XLRs. My system is fully balanced.
I have a Dynavector 10X6 MK11 to start with, but I also have a Kosatu rosewood on loan. I will need a setup transformer to use it.
Let us know what you think?
Cheers
Bryan P
twl OP
3,251 posts
 
Sean, Teres offers a complete battery power option for their standard DC motor. It consists of a sealed lead acid type battery, a charging controller, and a cut-out that disconnects the charger during playback.
Regarding the DL103, we'll have to wait and see. Everything I've heard and read about it was exemplary. If it doesn't live up to expectations, I will get a Shelter 501.
I also run my Berning amp from a battery bank, 12vdc direct from the battery bank of my solar power system that powers my house.
twl OP
3,251 posts
 
Btw, Sean, the Teres DC motor has a speed regulator which operates off an optical sensor and a strobe pattern printed on the bottom of the platter. Any variations are damped by the high mass platter. The factory listening tests showed the Battery Supply improves sonics noticeably.

Bryan P., congratulations on your very perceptive decision in getting the Teres. I like the wood base too, but opted to get the acrylic and spend the extra on the OL Silver Arm. I would love to hear about your listening impressions of the Teres on your system, too. I can tell you that it looks better in person than in the pictures. It is beautiful. We need to come up with a dust cover design. Any ideas? I've been thinking of using one of those acrylic domes that cover round terrariums, but I haven't been able to locate one. At the very least, I'd like an arm protector. I'll bet that rosewood base will look killer. The acrylic one like I have looks very much like the Clearaudio Reference. Not too shabby!
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