Well Tempered Turntable Makeover

[FastTimes]

I still need to build a proper motor mount and would like to find, or build, a speed control similar to the no longer available Phoenix Engineering Falcon. But, really pleased how this taking shape

[wkhanna]

frik'n gorgeous!

what tone arm & motor did you use?

[FastTimes]

it's a well tempered tonearm & motor

[wkhanna]

nize!

i also approve of your cigars.....

[Hank]

Very nice - and the cigar box adds character.

[Kevin P]

Very nice. The cartridge looks like it's made out of a block of wood.

[FastTimes]

Very nice. The cartridge looks like it's made out of a block of wood.

It's one of the wood body Grado cartridges

[gregv]

Here's my Well Tempered rebuild

Here's my Well Tempered Simplex rebuild. We've renamed it the WT "Complex."

Bought it as just a plinth with motor and bearing off eBay, adapted WTRP bearing, spindle and platter purchased off eBay to it by building a lower base. Moved the squash ball feet to the lower base, bought an AC adapter, built the arm and arm suspension, counterweight, arm rest and designed 3 parts that a friend printed 3D for me. Originally tried to adapt the 5-pin DIN plug to the plinth that WT Lab uses, ID'd by another Simplex owner, and tracked it down in China ($40 for a $10 plug...) but it was a slightly different part than used on this particular Simplex plinth, so I wired directly to the PIB box. Took some time but sounds very good.

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[flamethrower1]

Here is a link to a controller that works well.
It is designed by the the original designer of the Falcon and Roadrunner.
Not to difficult to build and works very well.

http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/analogue-source/300371-60-wpc-amplifier-diy-turntable-motor-drive.html

[FastTimes]

I'm just seeing this.. Very Nice-- do you have any pics of the arm build?