Vinyl Asylum: REVIEW: Teres Teres Audio Pulley Upgrade Accessory by arevz

Model:	Teres Audio Pulley Upgrade
Category:	Accessory
Suggested Retail Price:	$28
Description:	Mylar Tape and Pulley upgrade for Teres Turn Table
Manufacturer URL:	Teres
Manufacturer URL:	Teres

Review by arevz ( A ) on October 26, 2003 at 23:42:39
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The Teres Pulley Upgrade consist of the FF:
1.) A Mylar tape to replace the Silk string.
2.) A wider replacement pulley to accomodate the Mylar tape.
3.) A piece of fine sanding paper to clean and polish the shaft once
the old pulley is replace, and
4.) Instructions on how to change from the existing pulley to the new one. The instruction provides information of what type of pulley (there are two pulley-generations; motor shipped after and before 29 June 2003) removal technique should be employed.
Following the instructions religiously (Mr. Chris Brady wrote the instructions in a way that it is very easy to comprehend) on how to extract the kind of pulley you have, it will take not more than 3 minutes to install the new one. After the new pulley is inserted to the shaft, the only thing left is to align the Mylar tape hugging the platter to the motor.
In my system, the result of this upgrade is a very positive one. Immediately, the platter's rotational stability is evident since the sensor (green LED) locks to the specific speed (33 1/3 rpm) faster than when I am using the Silk string. It can be attributed to less slipage from the Mylar tape on the platter because of bigger area of contact than the string during initial start. As a result, the platters stability maybe improved dramatically.
Listening to familiar records, I can detect that improvements are present because of the upgrade. The music of has more vibrancy on the highs, focus on the midrange, and definition on the bass. Attacks are more natural, and extensions seems to be more precise.
In my system, the pulley-mylar tape upgrade really works. At $28 for the total cost of this upgrade, any Teres turn-table owner (series 255 and below) should consider this upgrade a necessity and cannot be ignored. Or else, it is your loss!
CAVEAT- Be careful not to creased the Mylar tape. Doing so will produce a ticking sound once it passes the pulley. Once this happens, allowing the Mylar tape to stretch for a while (motor running for 45 minutes, the duration when the motor ceased to its power-off mode) will decrease the ticking sound considerably.
The upgrade is available by contacting Chris Brady through the contact info as provided in the Teres Audio website.
SYSTEM:
Martin Logan Ascents
Teres 255
Benz Ace M Cartridge
OL Silver Tonearm
Wright Sound Phono preamp
MAD Octal 6A triplex tube preamp-modified
Odyssey Audio Monoblocks
IC's are upgraded OTA from NEAR SOTA Cables
Acoustic Zen Hologram MKII and Satori speaker cables.
Abe R.

Product Weakness: none
Product Strengths: Better TT performance/cost of the upgrade

Associated Equipment for this Review:
Amplifier:	Odyssey Monoblocks
Preamplifier (or None if Integrated):	MAD Octal6A
Sources (CDP/Turntable):	Teres 255/Jolida JD 100A
Speakers:	Martin Logan Ascents
Cables/Interconnects:	NEAR SOTA/Acoustic Zen
Music Used (Genre/Selections):	Jazz
Type of Audition/Review:	Product Owner

Product Weakness:	none
Product Strengths:	Better TT performance/cost of the upgrade