Owners' Systems
Our intent is to dedicate this section to our friends' and customers' systems - whether or not we've converted every last one of you to a full, Galibier front end (we're working on it).
We want to pay tribute to your imaginative solutions to musical reproduction rather than presenting a catalog of recommended components on these pages.
We'll try to limit this section to unique solutions and items of historical interest - like our very first Quattro turntable, used at the VSAC 2001 show and now owned by Dan Dicker. Our construction and materials have changed since then, but Dan will never part with Quattro #1.
It goes without saying that we'd love to hear from you. Enjoy!!
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We met Garo Gholdoian through an old friend, Jon Lane. Jon has been involved in extreme audio for quite a few years now and we have formed a mutual admiration society for each other. Jon is the current manufacturer of Swans Speakers - distributing them through The Audio Insider. Jon has been consulting with Garo in a new, high-efficiency spearker design. |
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Kevin Brooks believes in taking no prisoners. You may have seen some photos of his custom Ale-based speakers which required a crane for installation. He is the proprieter of Brooks Audio out of Provo, Utah (http://www.kbrooksaudio.net) and we're proud to have positioned our turntable in such an impressive and musical system as his. You can read some of Kevin's comments in our raves section. |
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Bob Mahony upgraded his Simon Yorke Turntable with a Galibier motor controller and an Anvil.
The design your own solution bug bit him, and he subsequently found a machinist and a polisher to fabricate a moveable arm pod for his
Basis Vector tonearm.
You can contact Bob at: mahonyin@removethispartbigpond.net.au. Delete the words "removethispart" from the e-mail address above. We don't want the evil SpamBots to sweep his e-mail address from this page. Read Bob's comments in our raves section. |
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Jeff Weiner loves photography almost as much as he does music. We're flattered by the shots he
took of his first generation Quattro turntable. |
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Larry Keatts loves bluegrass and jazz - don't ever let anyone tell you that a high
mass turntable cannot follow the beat. Larry's rig will dispell this misconception. Built around our analog front end,
an Artemis Labs PH-1 Phono Stage, Lamm electronics, and Reimer speakers, his system knows how to carry a tune. |
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Ed Kotsides purchased the first Quattro SE we ever made and is now in the process of
building a dedicated listening room.
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Keith Fox purchased our final production Quattro Signature. John Pappas built the Big Fun
horns shown on Keith's page. |
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We'll soon have details on a turntable building project run by the
Randall Museum
in San Francisco for which we furnished parts and consultation.
Click here to link to the Museum's website. |
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Bill McCormack showered us with
praise on our raves page.
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We upgraded
Grant Gassman's
VPI Aries with a custom, two-piece, split controller.
Grant wanted to tuck the motor pod into the rebate area dedicated to the stock VPI motor pod. For easy access, we moved the controller circuitry and switches off-board. Read Grant's comments in our raves section. |
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Phil Sieg was the first amongst a growing legion
of Platine Verdier owners who have discovered our motor controllers. Phil reviewed our motor controller
and Anvil record weight in conjunction with a survey of three turntables in
The Listener magazine.
Also, read Phil's comments in our raves section.
After driving his Platine Verdier with our motor controller and using our Anvil, he voted with his checkbook to begin a design consultation process for a custom height controller. Ultimately, Phil settled on an octagonal shaped top plate onto which he fitted to a large, rosewood motor pod. |
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Dan Dicker purchased our first Quattro
which traveled to the VSAC Show in 2001. It has since been fitted a newer, octagonal motor
pod. Read Dan's comments in our
raves section.
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Stephen Robinson is a very talented hobbiest/designer who's passion is building preamps. Link to Stephen's website for his eclectic and creative approach to his hi-fi. You can read Stephen's comments in our raves section. |
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Gerald Wurz is another Platine-Verdier
owner who like us, advocates a rigid linkage between the motor and platter.
He has implemented an imaginative belt tensioning solution for his Maxon motor which he drives with a 1/2" tape capable Galibier pulley. In his previous implementation, he disabled the rubber bushings on his stock Verier motor and controller. Eliminating this lossy connection was a worthwhile improvement which spurred him on to his current implementation. |
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John Pappas is a cabinet maker extraordinaire.
John built a turntable from Galibier parts, and a photo of this will be posted shortly. In the meantime, check out the photos of the cabinet he made for the wonderful Hagerman Coronet phono stage. You might be able to twist John's arm to build a custom cabinet for you for that special project. If you have any questions send him an e-mail. |
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