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Thanks! I can only take credit for the top plate. I stripped it down to bare metal, coated the underneath with an acoustical dampening material, and then put five coats of color with a rattle can and careful wet sanding. Followed that up with two coats of clear lacquer. Lots of elbow grease, but it looks pretty good.
AVFan did that beautifully figured walnut base. I also had the outer platter edge polished by a local metal polishing shop. The real beauty is in the function and I have marcmorin to thank for that.


Your XA looks great with that nice top plate and I'm sure it sounds great with all of marcmorin's modifications. Excellent work and enjoy!

(Not for this thread but we need to talk about tube rolling in the Cronus Magnum)
 
I'm going to sully this good thread's name by posting my Super OEM. It plays 78s and I needed that :thmbsp: Soon it will go to some tubes that lead to other tubes and then some more tubes on the way to real speakers and not studio monitors :music:

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My first DIY turntable. 300 year ol Douglas Fir plinth with a Mayware formula IV tone arm and Ortofon OM40 cartridge. Pictured next to it is my first DIY amp.






 
Micro Seiki DDX-1000 DD with SME Series III tonearm with Concorde CMC-100 MC cart from 1981... A great cart that's sadly often overlooked (and nope,it's nothing to do with the Ortofon Concorde DJ's). The other arm is a Mayware Formula 4.





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Micro Seiki DDX-1000 DD with SME Series III tonearm with Concorde CMC-100 MC cart from 1981... A great cart that's sadly often overlooked (and nope,it's nothing to do with the Ortofon Concorde DJ's). The other arm is a Mayware Formula 4.





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Very nice. I am very happy with my little Micro Seikis, but that one is the beast of the bunch. Congrats Daunia!
 
My TT

OK. I've been looking at this thread for three nights now. I have so many comments I don't know where to start. To all: VERY NICE TABLES!

I got this TT about 20 years ago for free from a guy that I was doing some work for...said he had not used it for a few years! I plan on getting a second table one day as my preamp has a second input. A manual belt drive to round things out!

Here is my humble contribution....
Technics SL-3300 (direct drive/fully automatic with repeat function)
Grato prestige Green cart
 

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Micro Seiki DDX-1000 DD with SME Series III tonearm with Concorde CMC-100 MC cart from 1981... A great cart that's sadly often overlooked (and nope,it's nothing to do with the Ortofon Concorde DJ's). The other arm is a Mayware Formula 4.

Beautiful baby!
 
OK. I've been looking at this thread for three nights now. I have so many comments I don't know where to start. To all: VERY NICE TABLES!

I got this TT about 20 years ago for free from a guy that I was doing some work for...said he had not used it for a few years! I plan on getting a second table one day as my preamp has a second input. A manual belt drive to round things out!

Here is my humble contribution....
Technics SL-3300 (direct drive/fully automatic with repeat function)
Grato prestige Green cart

Nice table! Those fully automatics are stylus savers. :yes:
 
Technics SL-1600

Recent acquisition. Technics SL-1600 DD. Had to re-grease links to get auto functions going and re-fill cue damping oil. Has AT cart. Not bad sounding TT.
 

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