Official AR Turntable Owners Thread

[bobins08]

View attachment 1238752 I’ve had the XA for several weeks and can’t seem to remove it to go back to the Merrill modded one. This thing is just so friggin’ musical! One of these days I’ll send the arm to Marc. What to listen to next?

I should not be amazed at how many times I’ve read this. Musical is the word.

I started with a stock unit and then started the Morinization process with the arm.

 

[DaaDaa]

oh my goodness that is pure sex

 

[AvFan]

oh my goodness that is pure sex

Well, I'm not so sure about that but it does sound good!

I've had my XB out of the rotation for a bit but that is about to change when I reinstall the Shelter 501II using a cherry Yamamoto headshell. The combo of the XB/Shelter/Yamamoto is really good.

 

[DaaDaa]

Well, I'm not so sure about that but it does sound good!
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Haha I guess I appreciate it more than you do lol

 

[AvFan]

Haha I guess I appreciate it more than you do lol

I appreciate the kind words and it is a wonderful turntable that can compliment many fine cartridges after @marcmorin works his magic. My XB needs a thorough tune up, the cue mechanism needs repair and I will add some of the things Marc has done recently plus it will get a new maple base. What won't change is how good it sounds!

 

[William Bain]

Hello, its Will . I am the the lucky owner of an AR XB turntable. I am asking advice. Recently I broke the spindle trying to adjust pulley noise. Does anyone know if it can be fixed. Cheers Will

 

[marcmorin]

Hello, its Will . I am the the lucky owner of an AR XB turntable. I am asking advice. Recently I broke the spindle trying to adjust pulley noise. Does anyone know if it can be fixed. Cheers Will

the motor spindle? the motor can be rebuilt with a "new" pole piece which the shaft is part of.

 

[William Bain]

the motor spindle? the motor can be rebuilt with a "new" pole piece which the shaft is part of.

 

[William Bain]

the motor spindle? the motor can be rebuilt with a "new" pole piece which the shaft is part of

 

[William Bain]

Will here, thanks for your advice. I am in Australia. We dont have the wonderful AR resources you have over there.

 

[marcmorin]

Will here, thanks for your advice. I am in Australia. We dont have the wonderful AR resources you have over there.

PM sent

 

[William Bain]

I love this turntable !

 

[rocket_no9]

recently found these pics stashed in an old photobucket account.
completed this turntable many years ago ... still have it.

 

[Audiofreak71]

recently found these pics stashed in an old photobucket account.
completed this turntable many years ago ... still have it.
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Very nice , where did you get the isolation platform?.

Audiofreak71

 

[rocket_no9]

just a piece of MDF i painted black.
the tonearm arm interconnects would bottom out thereby hindering deck's suspension if i didn't make a cutout in MDF to allow them to hang free.
hope that makes sense

 

[Audiofreak71]

just a piece of MDF i painted black.
the tonearm arm interconnects would bottom out thereby hindering deck's suspension if i didn't make a cutout in MDF to allow them to hang free.
hope that makes sense

Ah ok , that makes sense. What about the cones that support it ? I’m looking for exactly that size .

Audiofreak71

 

[mkane]

Another one of Marc's masterpieces. Sounds real nice.

 

[AvFan]

I see Marc worked on the tonearm (at least new tube and probably new wire) but what's under the hood? Base may look familiar.

 

[mkane]

Marc gave this one the full monty. No cosmetic modifications though. That's the stock base, untouched.

 

[AvFan]

Marc gave this one the full monty. No cosmetic modifications though. That's the stock base, untouched.

Very nice and I can understand why right now you are not in the market for any decks. Enjoy playing lots of records!