DIY Wardsweb builds the ACA Redux

[Wardsweb]

Music time...Oh how sweet it is...

 

[Wardsweb]

 

[adnick]

I have Rob's videos and a few others bookmarked, very helpful when I was starting out. Now it's just practice as with each new set of joints the fit cleaner and tighter, no gaps etc..

Very nice work I see in your picture and some nice amps you got there. It's funny, I just mentioned making a small wood chassis for some transformers I have laying around to use with moving coil carts. It looks as if you may have the same RCA MI-12399 transformers in your setup. They test well on the bench, better than other transformers I have purchased for a premium. What do you think of them? I see you have another SUT setup with different iron. Which do you like better? Obviously from the picture they are connected to different tonearms and maybe different carts, hard to say if there is a sound difference if it's the transformers or the different arms/carts.

Thanks much, was able to train under Rob for a week….practice is the key, and one should pick a saw they are comfortable with and stick with it.

Yes the amps are in a case that houses the bucking transformer for all the old stuff, plus a small transformer for the VU meters…can’t see them clearly but the amp box is also dovetailed.

The RCA SUT is fantastic, have 2 of them, they each support different tonearms, and cartridges, but I’d rate them just slightly higher than a Denon AU 320.

The other SUT is from @Redboy (Nate) it’s an Altec Peerless 4629 specific for a Denon DL103M, just a marvelous transformer, not sure many can come close, it’s special.

VR
Andy

 

[Fran604g]

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I see you installed the LEDs, do they manage to get picked up by the shields at all? I almost omitted them on my build, and am happy I included them after all.

 

[watt]

Finish with some DEFT lacquer

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That color is amazing! Thanks for showing your process.

(I also like the pattern that your spraying left behind.)

 

[Wardsweb]

I see you installed the LEDs, do they manage to get picked up by the shields at all? I almost omitted them on my build, and am happy I included them after all.

It does in the dark. It would more but I used the larger resistors for the dimmer light. I just wanted a hint of light and not something that would be distracting.

 

[Fran604g]

It does in the dark. It would more but I used the larger resistors for the dimmer light. I just wanted a hint of light and not something that would be distracting.

Nice!

 

[Wardsweb]

That color is amazing! Thanks for showing your process.

(I also like the pattern that your spraying left behind.)

It is called TransTint. I got it at Woodcraft. I diluted it with water and applied several coats to get the final color. It goes a long way. You can see there is very little used in the bottle.

 

[MrEd]

It is called TransTint. I got it at Woodcraft. I diluted it with water and applied several coats to get the final color. It goes a long way. You can see there is very little used in the bottle.

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I have used thier dies before. They work well and you control the amount of color pretty easily.