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Why I had to have it....

Posted by audio39 (A) on April 29, 2014 at 11:05:28

In Reply to: Denon DP-7000 Pics!!!! posted by audio39 on April 29, 2014 at 06:39:31:

In 1989 I was employed by a company that did custom engineering and design of all manner of machines. Most of our clients were from the steel or mining industries, but we designed and built machines for anyone.

One beautiful summer day a drawing comes across my desk for a custom copper plate...being a TT guy I thought it's dimensions looked suspiciously like those of a TT platter, except the inner diameter of course. Before proceeding with estimating the cost of material and machining I contacted the gent that submitted the drawing and asked if I could see the application and take some measurements myself - he was delighted with the idea.

I arrived at a very large home and was greeted by a fellow with a heavy German/Austrian accent...we proceeded inside and to my elation I found numerous TT's spread across 3 hefty tables. The room would have otherwise been the dining room in this very old and very large home, but for this gent it was his workshop. He apologized for what he perceived to be "the mess" and expalined that he was in town for a year or two consulting, and that he was divorced and his primary interest in life now was audio.

There was a Denon DP-80 awaiting a plinth, (2) SP-10's in different stages of modification, a very nice Yamaha GT-2000, I noted the plinth for Kenwood L-07D...and the project I was there to see was on another table all alone. He explained that he had been searching for some time for the DP-7000, that it's robust build and exceptional quality made it his prize possession!!!

I took the necessary measurements, discussed some changes I thought appropriate and went on my way. Later that day I called him with a price and he gave the go-ahead. The copper platter mat turned out very nice as I recall and I delivered it myself that evening. The DP-7000 was setup awaiting the new mat, it was in a plinth that looked almost identical to the one I now have, he had a custom made 12" tonearm and a DL-103. We gingerly placed the copper mat on, and off we went...the music was superb. Most of his gear was custom made, including the very large speakers. We replaced the original rubber mat after some time (and many beer), I preferred the sound with the rubber mat, he preferred his new copper mat.

I would return to this house a few times over the next 4 months until one day I arrived and was greeted by movers loading up enormous boxes. I was told that my new friend had moved on to his next Blast Furnace project and would not be returning.

So there it is...when I saw this particular table for sale I had to have it, and I battled the Wife on this one. In the end it looks amazing in my room, and it sounds even better then my recollections.

Rick.

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