Newly acquired sp10

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Newly acquired sp10

Post: # 34845Unread post tragwag
Tue May 05, 2015 12:19 pm

I updated to a technics sp10 for my VR setup. Much smoother cutting all around, quite happy with it!
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Re: Newly acquired sp10

Post: # 34849Unread post dimi751
Tue May 05, 2015 6:09 pm

Wow that look fantastic you probably have much less wow and flutter now I presume
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Post: # 34860Unread post opcode66
Wed May 06, 2015 12:46 am

So much awesome! That is a great combination right there! Really fantastic. Sometime soon I would love to come by and mount a Bladerunner on there and do some tests. That would help me out a lot.
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Post: # 34872Unread post tragwag
Wed May 06, 2015 11:27 am

definitely less wow/flutter.
in the past with the 1200, it wasn't so much wow/flutter all the time, but sometimes on the outside edge of certain blanks it would be very pronounced and ruin the cut. sometimes the A side was fine, but the B side would be too much.
now even with some slightly warped blanks, I get a clean cut.

opcode, I'd be super down for that!
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Post: # 34878Unread post opcode66
Wed May 06, 2015 2:54 pm

Fantastic. I think a visit with yourself and D is in order after I move.
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Wed May 06, 2015 8:26 pm

Nice one tragwag!
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Post: # 34885Unread post SUNBEARS
Wed May 06, 2015 10:09 pm

Killer! I really really wanna upgrade mine, even tho I do have the external motor and platter from Souri.

Ya know.. I never want to stop upgrading. Where'd ya find it?

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Thu May 07, 2015 2:18 am

The platter and motor from Souri are nice. Very rugged.
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Post: # 34905Unread post tragwag
Thu May 07, 2015 11:01 am

this was a lucky ebay find,
sunbears could you post a photo of the souri motor/platter?
It'd be cool to see how it's configured
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Re: Newly acquired sp10

Post: # 34912Unread post analoghifi
Thu May 07, 2015 1:44 pm

Very Nice Setup! Was it easy for you to get the VR?
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Re: Newly acquired sp10

Post: # 34966Unread post dimi751
Sat May 09, 2015 6:24 pm

Yes looks nice tragwag are you making a plinth for the sp10 as well.?
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Sun May 10, 2015 4:00 pm

analoghifi wrote:Very Nice Setup! Was it easy for you to get the VR?
I believe this was acquired second hand and not directly from Souri, corrct?

I really dont see how Souri would sell one to you or Dietrich given his selective sales practices.
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Re: Newly acquired sp10

Post: # 34977Unread post dimi751
Sun May 10, 2015 5:38 pm

eBay good place too look for vr
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Post: # 34989Unread post tragwag
Mon May 11, 2015 1:15 pm

I bought it on my own, secondhand, independently of any support.
it's not easy, but I'm working through it.
due to the costs involved, the work for the machine is not as constant as the lofi lathe cuts.
(ie customers are often looking for the cheap option)
But when this thing is running, it's much higher quality, and easier to do work on.
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Mon May 11, 2015 1:40 pm

Is it tempermental and sometimes not running? LOL
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