Techinics Sp-10 Mk2a break-in period

Dear Peter,

I read somewhere that upgrading the stock power cord on the power supply made improvements to the sound. If that is indeed true, swapping out all the 30+ year old caps should also have an effect on the sound. Thus, my reason for the question.

Dear Lewn,

Your point is well taken. I would imagine the mating surfaces between the thrust pad and bearing can take some time to "get along".

Sp-10 mk2 owners know the stock power cord on the PS is a thin lamp cord with a two prong connector. I was thinking of upgrading the PC to something better (undecided yet) and with a three pin male connector. I would gladly make the power cord change if it would improve the sound.

Hi Peter,

The custom PS on your sp-10 mk2, is it made with a captured power cord or is it fitted with IEC? Have you experimented with different PCs? If so, what are your findings? Thank you

I recently swapped out the skinny stock lamp cord on to the back of my SH-10EA PS for an  Furutech Cu IEC connector. I wanted to hear first hand if different PC used on the PS in this particular application makes an audible differences.  For comparison, I used a  $7.00 generic PC and a 2.0m Nordost Valhalla V1 PC.  I heard absolutely no difference between the two PCs.