Oracle Delphi( Best arm for this dec)

[Audiofanatic]

😉 That looks very nice, made it yourself?
I have a straight connector, I think that you have a SME 90 degree phonoplug on your Kimber TAK AG.
That's inpossible for me to use.

Gr.

Audiofanatic

 

[Audiofanatic]

BTW, what kind of power suply do you have?
My MK III has a DC plug and works on 12Volts AC.
Do you have a schematic for an upgrading to the MK IV or V? I need the counter weight aswell.

AF.

 

[fdegrove]

Q.

Hi Slowmotion,

but ended up with a air-bearing tangential arm,

May I ask which one you have?

Thx,😉

 

[wuffwaff]

AF,

my Kimber has a straight plug but the SME IV has a 90° connector that can be turned through 180°. I still use the 12V AC but I changed the plug for a Lemosa.

I tried a halogen transformer once (just for fun) but was a bit worried because of the difference it made (in this case for the worse) so I´ll think it´s worthwile experimenting with different transformers here.

The cable holder is selfmade cause I wanted the cable to be securely in the right position without having to fiddle everytime I pulled it out of the preamp

Upgrading to the MK IV will get quite expensive. I asked at SUN Audio in Munich and I think it was over 1000 € for the baseplate + motor + supply.

I don´t know if the counterweight is neccessary when you use the apropriate springs, my deck bounces in a nice vertical way.

william

 

[slowmotion]

Hi Frank,

The arm is a bit like the Air Tangent, but very basic.
Got it used, and have since modified it , so not much is left of the original. I have a lathe in the basement,
so it's easy for me to make new parts for it when I get new ideas for things to try out.
🙂

 

[fdegrove]

A.T. CALL HOME.

Hi Jan,

The arm is a bit like the Air Tangent, but very basic.

I sort of suspected that.😉

I had a few Air Tangents myself and still use one.

You made yours yourself?

Wow...congratulations.

If you feel like starting a thread on your home made floaters, please do.🙂

Cheers,😉

 

[planet10]

This brings back memories, used to
have an Oracle

I had serial #996 of the original Oracle. Had a Lurne unipivot on it. Never should have sold it 🙁

When i worked at the hifi store we sold over10% of the 1st 1000 units they made (this over a 1 yr span) to give then a real helping hand getting going)

dave

 

[slowmotion]

I had serial #996 of the original Oracle. Had a Lurne unipivot on it. Never should have sold it 🙁

If we still had all the things we regret selling.... 🙁

If I think of all the records I sold because I needed money,
or temporarily didn't like the music or sonics....

Oh, well...

 

[slowmotion]

Hi Frank,

You made yours yourself?
If you feel like starting a thread on your home made floaters, please do.

I am afraid it's easier for me to modify an arm over a long period of time than to write about why I did it 😉 .
Basically it's just removing anything that isn't absolutely neccesary, and improving what's left.
So the arm and counterweight is new , filled with sand,
the silver cables are soldered straight into the step-up trafo,
and the lift , together with anything that can vibrate, is removed,
and the rest is locked down tight, with exstra lockscrews.

Looks ugly, but sounds OK.

 

[fdegrove]

TANGENT.

Hi Jan,

Thanks.

together with anything that can vibrate, is removed,

Sounds like good policy.

Cheers,😉

 

[arnoldc]

i'm pretty happy with this Eminent Technology 2.5 arm for my Oracle Delphi Mk II 😀

An externally hosted image should be here but it was not working when we last tested it.

 

[Nickolas K.]

arnoldc

Well, your ET looks like an ET2, not a 2.5

Nick

 

[Daniel-A]

delphi 4 with pierre lurné 2 unipivot tonearm. Is it the best ? i would be surprise. Am i satisfied? yes!

Btw, planet u had one yourself. Which cartridges did u used with it?

Daniel