Audiolab 6000CDT Mods

[struth]

this is a cheaper version.. same idea tho

https://www.amazon.co.uk/HYCOTE-Main...d5d99379a&th=1

[Gazjam]

Already have a Dremmel

Frustrating though!
Just need a small enough cutting disc.

Not heard of that Shock Spray before Grant, looks like "super WD40".
interesting.

Its a new player though, its just that the screws are very soft and (I suspect) chosen deliberately by Audiolab for "1 shot only" use to hamper opening the product.
Kinda like Apple do.

Seen it done though, so its possible.
Think I've just been unlucky.

They say nothing good comes easy, so Plan D it is then.

[struth]

Already have a Dremmel

Frustrating though!
Just need a small enough cutting disc.

Not heard of that Shock Spray before Grant, looks like "super WD40".
interesting.

Its a new player though, its just that the screws are very soft and (I suspect) chosen deliberately by Audiolab for "1 shot only" use to hamper opening the product.
Kinda like Apple do.

Seen it done though, so its possible.
Think I've just been unlucky.

They say nothing good comes easy, so Plan D it is then.

wear down some larger ones mate til they are right size

[brucew268]

Work begins tommorow.

Have a pack of this stuff coming, used it before its really effective.
Silent Coat 4mm aluminium backed Butyl constrained layer damping sheets.

Uses constrained layer damping to lower panel resonance and absorb structural vibrations, converting them into low level heat.

Previously I used the 2mm sheets to line the casework on my Oppo, worked great.
Didn't know they did double thickness 4mm stuff.
This will add even more mass and damping to the Audiolab's metal casework.

Gary, I've found there is a sweet spot in use of these materials, not too much or for that matter too little. I find that SilentCoat and similar partly reduce vibrations and partly just lower the frequency of existing vibrations without removing them. The more used, the lower the frequency and might be helpful or harmful to the electro-mechanical operation of the laser, clock, etc. When the life starts to be sucked out of the music, that's when I back off and remove a bit. It's not unusual in my experience to have one part of the frequency spectrum improve and other frequencies degrade, not noticed until later. YMMV.

[Gazjam]

Thanks Bruce,

Good to know.
I'll keep an eye (ear?) on that.

Gaz.

[Gazjam]

Tada!
Elbow grease, patience and a slightly bigger Torx bit and got the buggers out.

Discarding the crappy T6 torx screws that came with it?
I have replacement "proper" screws which pretty much look the same, but will be easy to remove if need be.



No need for Dremmel, phew!

Now for some investigation, taking note of cap values and giving the PCB a closer once over.
As suspected, the case is well put together, but uses thin bent sheet metal.
I'll get that sorted.

Back on plan.

[walpurgis]

Discarding the crappy T6 torx screws that came with it

I quite like Torx screws, nice and positive. Dunno their origins, but I'd guess from automated assembly lines.

[Wakefield Turntables]

Gary,

I've got a furutech pure copper gold plated IEC going cheap in my "to sell" pile if your intersted in replacing that IEC on the Audiolab (it's never been used). Send me a PM if your interested.

[Macca]

Tada!
Elbow grease, patience and a slightly bigger Torx bit and got the buggers out.

Discarding the crappy T6 torx screws that came with it?
I have replacement "proper" screws which pretty much look the same, but will be easy to remove if need be.



No need for Dremmel, phew!

Now for some investigation, taking note of cap values and giving the PCB a closer once over.
As suspected, the case is well put together, but uses thin bent sheet metal.
I'll get that sorted.

Back on plan.

I like how they used all that empty space to site the traffo well away from everything else.

Regrettably the things that annoy me about it can't be fixed.

[Jimbo]

Good old trick that.