Dont replace base board as no mains voltage now passes through deck. Systemdek iix 900 motor fitting instructions origin live. I have a systemdek llx table with a alphonson opal tonearm pair with a rega exact cartridge. A favorite upgrade for this turntable is the addition of a rega rb300 tonearm. The iix is an amazing turntable and if tweaked can easily match the performance of a linn, pt or gyro. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller. A word of caution, if you are intending to upgrade your platter. Systemdek iix for sale in uk 36 used systemdek iixs. Its the tonearms job to support the cartridge across the record, enabling it to move smoothly and with equal weight distribution along the. There was also a systemdek iv with the same electronic supply.
The 900 was a later version the difference of which was never clear to me except i. The 900 was a later version the difference of which was never clear to me except i think the armboard was rectangular. Systemdek iix turntable electronic version super super. The iix is a well built table that matches up nicely with a variety of tonearms and cartridges. I recently found new oem belts on ebay, which i assume will need to be replaced. However, the standard arm is quite good to begin with, and better than rega proponents would have many of us believe. As you might already know, audio note uk bought the rights to produce the iix when systemdek went out of business. The systemdek iix became our product of the year in 1990, and it held that position for the next two years. The tonearm is very much responsible for the quality of sound extracted from a record.
The systemdek iix features a 3point sprung chassis and ac synchronous motor. I too have a systemdek iix which i was lucky to pick up for a fraction of its true worth. Systemdek iix turntable belt upgrade 497mm long record player belt for. Ive already swapped the rb250 arm for a 300 and plan sometime in the future to get the 250 upgraded. I am the original owner of the unit, and it has been lovingly cared for since i bought it while in college. The subchassis is formed from a heavy steel plate, reinforced by an aluminium extrusion. Systemdek have also produced a number of upgrades for the systemdek iix, including electronic speed control and an acrylic platter. The very best upgrades you can do is to get rid of that glass platter altogether and get a lexan platter.
Ive been spending some quality time with a systemdek iix table that is owned. Mine was sporting a moth badged rb250 and had the stock glass platter and lambs wool mat. Systemdek iix 900 motor fitting instructions david baker 20181108t16. This is our excellent 10mm thick clear acrylic platter designed for systemdek turntables which comes complete with our acclaimed platter damping ring. Installed is a sumiko tonearm and a denon mm cartridge. I had a systemdek iix without any tweaks and it was pretty good sounding but it was a few years ago and have since realised that it had never really been set it up properly. I was planning on buying a new table to upgrade but after much research found i proably wouldnt get much more performance in the table upgrade i could afford which was in the 1200 hundred dollar range. From pictures on vinyl engine there is a black strip on the front of the top plate on the electronic. That innocuous looking piece of rubber has a far greater effect upon the sound of a turntable than most of us realise the upgrade belt. I have owned a number of turntables in the past and many years ago i had a linn lp12 with grace 707.
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