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Craig's comments:
This is my new garrard 401 inset in a
custom built ply plinth made by Neil Hollow from Ireland.
The set
up consists of modified rb250 Denon DL103 cart c/w vinyl alignment cork
mat& michell record clamp.
This plinth alone has made great
improvements to overall performance and I would recommend his plinths to
anyone
considering he now has the design for the 401 from my
being the first 401 he has design a plinth for.
The motor itself
has had upgrades by Martin Bastin. i.e. spindle rewire and complete
service and is from 1964 era.
Please also take a look at my
system set up on the systems gallery.(LINK)
.con Audio Stereo 40 Valve Amp
.Garrard
401/rb250/Denon103
.modified Project Tube Box upgraded valves
.AudioNote
dac zero transport + dac
.Chord Company digital interconnect
.Cable Talk symphony cable
.JM Lab 906 Electra speakers
.Something
solid 4 tier rack plus custom made stands.
(previously) Craig's Garrard 401
Garrard 401 (1964) RB250/DENON 103/MICHELL TECNOWEIGHT+ VTA
This has been my first attempt at restoring a garrard and has
been a pleasure from start to finish. I brought the motor off Ebay... a
bit risky but I was lucky.
I found a local woodworker who kindly
built this solid ash plinth for me to my specification. In the meantime
I sent the motor to Martin Bastin who kindly upgraded the bearing to his
specification plus a few other little tweaks including a total rewire.
He described this particular model as having one of the best bearing
for wear that had seen in a long time suggesting that it had only been
used on the 45 setting this was music to my ears. After a 2 month wait
for the motor I continued with the project and mounted the motor into
25mm mdf soaked in damar varnish which seals mdf making it more dense. I
then placed this into the plinth mounted on carbon fibre pods from a
company called something solid and these are used on the base of the
plinth for isolation. The arm used is a modified rb250 with Michell
Tecnoweight, vta & locking nut + denon 103 cartridge. For the budget I
had for this project sound is very powerful & refined a sound that will
never bore you. I will eventually experiment with arms & carts but
that's part of the fun owning a Garrard.
My system is as follows:
.vinyl = Garrard 401 rb250+ denon
103 + FUNK FIRM ACROMAT
.amplification = Icon stereo 40 valve amp
.phono stage = Project tube box (mullard valve upgrade)
.cd transport
= Audionote cd zero + dac
.speakers JM Labs Electra 906 fed with
Cable Talk Signature cable
CRAIG COX ENGLAND