HI-FI Collective cable kit 6

By dave

Some time ago I built interconnect cable kit #6 from HI-FI Collective. It's been in my system now for some time and has been used in quite a few situations. Firstly, it's been used to connect an Arcam rDAC to my Roksan K2, secondly, it's been used to connect my Cambridge Audio 752BD to my Arcam AVR380 and lastly at the...

Orbit, a high performance DIY turntable.

By dave

What I really like about Rega decks is that they are very easy to upgrade. In fact there is no need to perform all upgrades in one go, one can start with the TT PSU, then the platter and sub-platter and so on. This means a high performing deck can be purchased slowly in steps. In fact my first attempt at...

Turntable building - the history

By dave

Starting out with a P3-24 deck. My deck started life as a refurbished P3-24 unit, with no mods made to it. Firstly, after much reading I purchased the TT motor control unit; which is available from many retailers at reasonable cost. It should be said that this is one of the easiest and most effective upgrades that you can me,...

Things learnt from building the first turntable.

By dave

The area under the platter was too thin, and tended to concentrate vibration around the platter main bearing sleeve. This was fixed by brute force to avoid vibration in the first place (a very large granite / MDF block below the plinth). The positioning of the motor and circuit led to some noise, and only earthing to motor prevented it. It...

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