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Doug,Two questions since you keep reminding us about wintage Empires. One, how hard is it to change arms? Two, do any arms fit right into the Empire mounting hole? Three (okay I lied), do you know a reliable source for belts? Say hi to Sid for me.Scott
Quote from: Scotthobby on 5 Aug 2008, 07:20 pmDoug,Two questions since you keep reminding us about wintage Empires. One, how hard is it to change arms? Two, do any arms fit right into the Empire mounting hole? Three (okay I lied), do you know a reliable source for belts? Say hi to Sid for me.Scotthi scott,on the older unsuspended empires, changing arms is easy - yust mount the arm holder onto the deck at the correct position. you may have to drill a new hole or three, &/or screw on a slab of wood or the material of your choice, if your arm doesn't have the right vta adjustment, &/or is 12" or 16" long or something. w/the suspended empire's, as is mentioned, if you have an arm w/a 3/4" shaft, mounting shouldn't be an issue. i know my o-l rb250 won't fit my empire 498 unless i hog out the hole in the suspension where the arm attaches...here's the link i always reference, for folks interested in tweaking an empire:http://cognitivevent.com/av_empire.htmlre: belts, i suspect you can find one that will fit the empires from mcm electronics for a few dollars - i have one i sourced from them for my oracle, & it works perfectly.shipping was more than the cost of the belt, so i ordered a couple. on a completely different tack, if you have the tools, why not "roll your own" turntable. i would love to try one of these - the platter shaft is an intake valve courtesy of a harley davidson shovelhead engine. http://www.altmann.haan.de/turntable/doug s.
I'm glad the SL1200 is finally making music. I've been following this and have been perplexed as to what you've been experiencing. I will admit that if I had that arm, I'd HAVE to get an OL table for it to see what all the fuss is about. But I understand your current trek using DD since speed stability is paramount to you.I bet you've often wondered how the OL arm would work in a nice SP10 setup... me too. Think of all the cool stuff you could use for plinths, but think of all the cash you could spend experimenting until you got the right one.
John,You did say you put an older cartridge in the beast right? My first thoughts on that is maybe the stylus and its elastomeric bond perhaps stiffened up from non-use and with a little break-in time, got a little more compliant, more responsive to the groove machine.Just another thought that rolled on down like someone put in a quarter.Me.
...Hey, one of you guys with a stock tonearm...go buy the OL or Sound Support Rega tonearm board and fit a Rega to it and tell us if is sounds better than the stock Rega tonearm. Unfortunately, tho this was one of the reasons I bought the deck in the first place - the seller decided to pack mine like a pig for the 3000 miles ride and I never had a Technics arm that worked.
doug s. why do you always substitute W's for V's in your posts?
Hey doug,Got a SL-1200 lying around somewhere? I am curious and I just want to hear for myself. I got a Graham Phantom arm coming and just received a Soundsmith retipped (fine-line) ZYX. It will be fun to have a TT shoot out. Oracle, Teres, Basis, Technics -- what do you think?
Doug & Woodsyi,I think a MAAC wintage/cheap turntable shootout is in order. Doug has Empires, I've got a Thorens TD-125 that I think is marvelous, and Woodsyi will surely find a Technics. Then the winner could go up against Rim's rim drive . We could provide a valuable public service!Scott
Quote from: jmpiwonka on 8 Aug 2008, 08:04 pmdoug s. why do you always substitute W's for V's in your posts?years ago, i had turkish roomies. shared a house w/them for almost 3 years...they always pronounced v sounds like w. actually, they usually could only make the w sound when they should have made the v sound. go figure. anyways, i picked that up from them...doug s.
