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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Fatmangolf Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Nov 2018 at 4:28pm
Right, the motor pod. In short it is a heavy base that sits on the shelf and takes a screw-in motor mounting.

For the base I ran a 60mm M6 carriage bolt through the bottom of a steel lighting pattress, used a large washer to anchor about 2kg of lead fishing weights with a studding connector on top. With a little wriggling I got this vertical then airbrushed it in black poly primer before adding rubber feet to stop the base sliding around.

The motor is on a bracket that I tapped for an M6 rod and locked with a nut. I cut a hole in an aerosol can lid I can drop over the motor then airbushed the lid black so it looks reasonable in the 'ear' of my Michell Gorbe chassis which is also black.

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Whilst I am still enjoying my second hand Hana SL cartridge I bought a new one recently from Hifisound, my local shop and I intend to fit it soon.
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will be interesting to hear whether new vs old is significant.  Dangerous thing shopping!
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Agreed on both points Richard. The Hana SL suspension will need running in as you know so the new vs old comparison may be quite stark. I hope that my new one sounds as good in a month or two as the second hand one has.

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Another post about cartridges reminded me to follow this up... I only fitted my new Hana SL in September. It was a perfect swap with the stylus landing in the same dimple and cantilever lined up just right. The sound was perhaps a little harder than the used Hana SL I had decided to rest/retire.

In terms of the sound I have a handy comparison - I re-ripped my LP of Boult conducting the NPO playing Holst: The Planets. To be fair it sounded very good in analogue glory last weekend. A studied comparison of the digital copies suggested it was very similar on the louder bits maybe less warm/harder when new and less subtle I think. Still very happy and it just needs some time to loosen up...

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