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Shigaraki Transport


Better than Wadia and affordable ! What more could we ask for ?!?


shigaraki transport

Above - the base of the transport : sanyo mechanism which can be had on ebay - new, packed and mint for 4,60 Eu, but usually it is being removed from JVC boombox, including the nice display, controller PCB, and remote.

The below work is the baby of Andy, and the credit for discovering this interesting gem for the Audio Community goes to Peter Daniels.

I myself will not work on the Shigaraki because everything has been done already by others. I decided to do very similar job with Philips CDM9 mechanism - READ HERE

If you google - you will find tons of information about the shigaraki clone - I will not repeat it here. I just mention teh basics.

shigaraki transport

This is a working prototype. AS you see, this mechanism is not from ther heavy - high inertia camp (like VRDS) , it is from light and fast camp.




This is a prototype with all tweaks applied: new clock, power supplies based on 3 batteries - one for the clock, one for the motor, one for the servo mechanism.

The S/PDIF has been discovered un-used and available on one pin of the demodulator chip on the PCB.
The signal has been empirically proven to be as good as it gets - rivaling players without price limit.  I confirm that by my own ears.



shigaraki transport

Forget about the looks and ergonomy - this transport sound  is like opening the window after a whole day in the small class-room full of soldiers.




shigaraki transport

The CD rotates freely in the air, the clamp comes from the boombox lid. It reads just about every CD that exists. No problems like with old Philips machines and their permanent PMS.




shigaraki transport

Now THAT is one clean and regular trace ! WoW !!



shigaraki transport

Same mechanism packed inside an empty shell from the old and beautiful JVC player.




shigaraki transport


Everything fits like a glove !





shigaraki transport

Even all buttons were made to work !

As I said already - this transport (with the mods like: adding a small  voltage regulator and blackgates to EVERY point on PCB which consumes the power - separately) - plays with very open, fresh, energetic, musical, transparent, happy sound.
In the context of my system - it wins with the Theta by a good margin. In every aspect.

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