Manticore Mantra Service/Repair

This place is in the right direction...

http://www.audiofile.co.uk/turntable-service/

Great - Thanks very much for taking the trouble to reply

Welcome.  Lovely deck btw...

Manticore were based in Biggleswade and I think that Doug is still around (Doug was the owner of Manticore).  If you contact Stewart of SRMtech he may be able to point you in the right direction. http://srm-tech.co.uk/

Thanks very much for the advice

I took mine to Basically Sound in Norfolk and they did a great job. You are closer to them than I am.

May be i can help you i was a Techician for manticore up untill they closed, and i only live in Biggleswade

Hi.

i have a mantra that i brought dirrectly from Doug back in 96. i was in the process of upgrading it when i lost touch with doug.

i have the mb5 power supply but was keen to up grade the arm from the moth arm to one of dougs musician arms.

i have just replaced the motor which has propted me to look at this forum and would be very interested if you are avalible to do a service for me and also if you know where i may be able to put my hands on a musician arm or any other upgrade parts for it.

i live in Raunds so am not to far from biggleswade.

if you could let me know if you are able to help i would be most gratefull.

Many thanks.

Steve. 

Yesterday I collect my Mantra from Inspire Hi Fi, where I took it to be upgraded.

Acos Lustre GST-1 arm, replaced with Rega RB301.

Glass platter, replaced with 10mm acrylic platter.

Felt mat, replaced with Inspire's Acri Mat.

Plinth substantially stiffened and now weighs about twice what it did.  Robert Isherwood suggested this would give the best sonic improvement.

Finally, for cosmetic reasons only, reveneered in light oak to match my Spendor A5s.

I'm delighted; it looks and sounds superb.

I forgot to mention new base board and sorbothane feet.

Ifor, out of curiosity, how did the sound change from being "Inspired"?

I'm sorry if this reply takes a few days to appear (it's now 18:35 on Saturday), but all my posts seem to get stopped for moderator approval and appear about 4 days late!!

I was dreading such a question.  I love beer, but I couldn't write tasting notes.  It's similar with listening to hi fi; I'm not very good at describing it, but my feeling is that I now hear more of the music.  Greater depth.  Poor vinyl is more obvious when compared to a good disc.  How much can be attributed to the new arm and how much to the "inspiration" I couldn't say.