Systems Phonics Nebula

This is where record cutters raise questions about cutting, and trade wisdom and experiment results. We love Scully, Neumann, Presto, & Rek-O-Kut lathes and Wilcox-Gay Recordios (among others). We are excited by the various modern pro and semi-pro systems, too, in production and development. We use strange, extinct disc-based dictation machines. And other stuff, too.

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lemak91
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Systems Phonics Nebula

Post: # 69436Unread post lemak91
Tue Apr 14, 2026 2:11 pm

Hello Trolls

Newbie here, looking to purchase a VR T-560 at some point this year. Planning to add some upgrades to the system, a cutter head being one of them. I came across the System Phonics Nebula. Have any of you used this? Would love some opinions on this. Also been looking at the My Shank ones but their website won't let me access it. Also want to upgrade the platter to the My Shank vacuum platter. Any insight on this would be great!

Thanks!!


https://systemphonics.com/shop/cutter-heads/nebula/
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Re: Systems Phonics Nebula

Post: # 69438Unread post PLD
Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:10 pm

It's a very good head. However IMHO: Learn to make decent sounding cuts with the standard system first. It can make excellent sounding records with the right approach and a few tweaks, once you've sussed out how it works. All the information is out there and a lot of it on here. Then maybe after a few dozen/hundred/thousand discs, decide what you really feel needs upgrading and target those areas, rather than just spaffing piles of cash around from the get-go hoping you'll achieve some sort of instant sonic nirvana (which you absolutely won't).
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