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My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« on: Oct 16, 2009 at 08:49 PM »
Guys, I just had my plinth upgraded from mdf-phenolic resin to acrylic. Also had a female RCA plug installed at the rear of the plinth.Had the internal wiring upgraded to Cardas litz wire bought from Hyper. I immediately noticed an improvement in sound.Di ko na ginamit yung funk firm acroplat, yung achromat na lang. Many thanks to Sir Anthony(master_audio, diy_master) for fabricating my new plinth. Husay mo talaga Sir Anthony! Tomorrow, I'll bring this to Sir Noly for the installation of my new cartridge, an Ortofon 2m blue. Here are some pics I took together with the wall rack I patterned after rega(thanks to Amber machine shop!he he)  






P.S. Records underneath c/o Jen(superman) thanks Idol! ;)
« Last Edit: Oct 16, 2009 at 08:50 PM by funk firm »
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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #1 on: Oct 16, 2009 at 09:17 PM »
very nice plinth upgrade... congratz sir!..  :o  :o  :o

do you have close-up pics of the RCA connectors at the back?... have plan to modify and install same to my TT... tnx!.. :D
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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #2 on: Oct 16, 2009 at 09:45 PM »
Thanks! Wala pang pics sir audiojunkie pero I can assure you na napakalinis ng gawa ni Anthony. The plinth is composed of 3 layers of 9mm each so 27mm thickness ng plinth. Gold-plated female rca ang ginamit ni anthony kay ang ganda. You can also request na sa gilid ilabas yung plug!
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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #3 on: Oct 17, 2009 at 09:32 AM »
 




very nice.... :o :o :o ang galing at ang ganda ;D
napapadalawang isip tuloy ako sa gr1.2 ko.

congrats bro... mahal ba pagawa nyan? ;)

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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #4 on: Oct 17, 2009 at 04:35 PM »
Fr. Jim, mga around 6.5 k lang po inabot, kasama na yung gold-plated RCA plugs sa likod at 4 big allen screws. Naipakabit ko narin yung Ortofon 2m blue na cartridge c/o Sir Noly(Halls). Well-balanced tong cartridge nato. Here are some pics

« Last Edit: Oct 17, 2009 at 04:36 PM by funk firm »
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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #5 on: Oct 17, 2009 at 09:33 PM »
well done....
you have there a low resonance and less moving parts turntable
plus goodsounding cart..... almost perfect ;D ;D ;D
would it be nicer if they are spikes instead of rubber feet?
dagdag gastos sa spikes ::)

hmmmm... at 6.5k, not bad.



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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #6 on: Oct 18, 2009 at 05:03 AM »
Fr. Jim, may pagkamind-reader po ata kayo! he he! That's my next upgrade, either spikes or sorbothane feet ang plano ko ilagay. Alam niyo po, just changing the mdf plinth to acrylic brought me huge benefits in improving the detail and transparency of the tt. The more when I upgraded my cartridge. So, wag mo ng idispose yung gr 1.2, so many options for upgrade! Father Jim, my problem is I can't use my funk firm achromat na, bumaba yung height ng platter in relation sa cartridge  kase medyo mataas yung profile ng Ortofon 2M blue. Mas mataba at fuller pa naman yung tunog when I use the achromat, nakakalungkot tuloy. Anyway, kung interested kayo dun sa achromat, just pm me and I'll give it to you at a discounted price! Godbless! :)
« Last Edit: Oct 18, 2009 at 05:07 AM by funk firm »
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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #7 on: Oct 18, 2009 at 05:56 AM »
i would suggest for spikes.
hmmm....ygpm ;D

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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #8 on: Oct 19, 2009 at 08:11 PM »
Check out with the supplier and the internet on how you can increase the vertical mounting height of the tonearm and that you can use your achromat.  Just inserting washers and spacers will do the trick as far as I can remember. 

Fr. Jim, may pagkamind-reader po ata kayo! he he! That's my next upgrade, either spikes or sorbothane feet ang plano ko ilagay. Alam niyo po, just changing the mdf plinth to acrylic brought me huge benefits in improving the detail and transparency of the tt. The more when I upgraded my cartridge. So, wag mo ng idispose yung gr 1.2, so many options for upgrade! Father Jim, my problem is I can't use my funk firm achromat na, bumaba yung height ng platter in relation sa cartridge  kase medyo mataas yung profile ng Ortofon 2M blue. Mas mataba at fuller pa naman yung tunog when I use the achromat, nakakalungkot tuloy. Anyway, kung interested kayo dun sa achromat, just pm me and I'll give it to you at a discounted price! Godbless! :)

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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #9 on: Oct 20, 2009 at 11:56 AM »
Doc, get a VTA adjuster from Rega...if you need help, let me know...I am just a text message away, thanks!
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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #10 on: Oct 21, 2009 at 08:42 AM »
wow! one of the best looking turn tables i saw here at PDVD!

opcors nangunguna ang mga turntables ni jen!  ;)
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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #11 on: Oct 21, 2009 at 02:54 PM »
Thanks Sir JohnE for the complement! ofcourse iba tlaga mga turntable ni Jen. Tipid tips lang ako. Thank you sa advise, joey and jen. Sir Joey GS, talagang washer muna ako habang walang pambili ng rega vta adjuster at Jen, pag tumama ako sa resortworld, kukuha ako ng  vta adjuster kay Jun Diaz. Happy Birthday Jen(OT)! :)
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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #12 on: Nov 05, 2009 at 10:28 PM »
Boyet(Rasputin), eto night mode ng gr,blue led lights while listening to "wind in the trees" by Syntonic research(LP thru the kindness of Sir Remus) while sitting on my isukoshi massage chair(gift naman ni kumander kase pagod daw ako sa layo ng pinupuntahang ospital). . .Total relaxation

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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #13 on: Nov 10, 2009 at 07:36 AM »
ganda talaga  ;D
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Re: My goldring-rega upgraded plinth
« Reply #14 on: Nov 10, 2009 at 09:12 AM »
Nice turntable sir! :)