Digital RIAA Equalization

Digital RIAA Equalization

This is something I have been experimenting with. It sounds pretty good. Hardware: I have been using a Tascam US-144MkII. The turntable is connected into…

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KEF 105 Recap

KEF 105 Recap

Things have changed for me in recent months. I have moved back to the UK and no longer have access to the machine shop so…

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Aluminum and Walnut Beyer Dynamic DT-770

Modified Beyerdynamic DT-770 Pro 80 ohm

  This Is the latest headphone mod off the lathe. The outer plastic housing has been completely replaced with aluminum and walnut. The aluminum was turned…

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Walnut Grado Cups

More Grado Cups.

Following the all aluminum Grado cups, I still had the bug to make more.The next set I made are all walnut with a CA (super…

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Software Based Wow and Flutter Analysis

Software Based Wow and Flutter Analysis

While building my DIY turntable I became interested in measuring its performance. I first came across the idea of software bases wow and flutter analysis…

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Aluminum SR-125 Cups

Aluminum Grado Cups

The first set of cups I made for the Grado Sr125 were all aluminum, inspired by the PS1000i. These simply replaced the plastic outer cup, leaving…

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Platter Speed Result

Measuring Turntable Speed

My prefered method of checking turntable speed is to use a test disc, like this one from Analogue Productions. You can then either record the…

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Drage the second tone 90 Degrees out of phase as shown

Mp3 Player Turntable Drive

This is the setup I chose to use for my DIY turntable. Its simple, adjustable, and should give high performance. It was initially inspired by…

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Diy Turntable

My DIY Turntable

Building a turntable was something I wanted to do was soon as I acquired a lathe. The first step was to design the bearing as…

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