Albert Porter Technics SP10 MK3 Project

by albertporter on All Out Assault
MK3 Ebony Front complete
MK3 Ebony Rear complete
MK3 Ebony bottom
Custom Ebony platform

Description

This is a project that's been on going since the days of my Lenco experiments. My Lenco project is posted as a virtual system here at Audiogon too.

My Technics SP10 MK2 in custom African Wenge plinth is posted in my main system and this Technics SP10 MK3 in Panzerholz and Ebony Plinth was completed November 20th, 2008.

More images to follow, including the Ebony custom platform it will rest on. The platform is 9 layer construction including a layer of Texas Instruments shield with active ground plane.
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    • Technics SP-10 mkIII
    This is to document my Technics SP10 MK 3 project
    • Technics SP-10 mkIII
    Finish view with SME 312S and Air Tight PC-1, now replaced with Air Tight Supreme
    • Technics SP-10 mkIII
    Detail of copper clad platter assembly,
    • Technics SP-10 mkIII
    Chassis with platter removed. This uses a record cutting motor for drive system,
    • Technics SP-10 mkIII
    Detail of construction of Ebony plinth
    • Technics SP-10 mkIII
    Detail of Ebony plinth construction
    • Technics SP-10 mkIII
    Detail of rotor-motor. Underside of Technics MK3 platter.
    • Technics SP-10 mkIII
    Panzerholz construction core for project. Completed plinth with Ebony lumber exterior and hardware is approximately $3800.00
    • Technics SP-10 mkIII
    Panzerholz assembly with Technics SP10 MK2 for basic measurements. Core Panzerholz plinth with no finish is approximately $1800.00

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I think that the only solution is comparing both with a master tape - it is one of the reasons why I recently subscribed the Tapeproject.
But maybe both will be so different from the master tape that no definitive answer will be found.

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Albert,
Looking for information about the three phase motor controller of the SP10 I found the the Grand Prix Monaco turntable - also a direct drive, using several interesting approaches to deal with plinth resonances. Have you listened to it? It would be interesting to compare it to the SP10 in order to identify if they carry a "direct drive sound".

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