AUDIOPHILE Acoustic Research ARXB Turntable - DIY Rebuild with Modifications!

The Acoustic Research ARXB is astonishing value for money. A vintage audiophile turntable killer that punches well above it's weight!

Even in stock form this humble American made, belt driven suspended sub-chassis turntable will knock over turntables three times it's price.

Full List of build and mods

fully cleaned sub-chassis and bearing wells.
new delrin thrust pads
new ceramic ball bearing for tonearm well
polished all bearings and platter
upgraded vertical tonearm bearings to sapphire cups
swapped in a technics arm wand with sme headshells
stripped and serviced haydon motor
new capacitors, power and rca cables
new plinth built from pine and meranti
painted the top plate a bit creatively
currently playing between a Shure m75e MM cartridge and an Denon DL-110 MC cartridge

Previous Videos
Disassembling - Acoustic Research XB Turntable Tear Down
Polishing the platter - Polishing A Turntable Platter - Acous...
Servicing the motor - Servicing The Haydon Motor for AR XA/...
Rewiring and modifying the tonearm - Rewiring The Acoustic Research Tonear...
Pulley Upgrade - Acoustic Research XA/XB Pulley Upgrade

0:00 Introduction
0:03 Disassembling
0:34 Polishing the platter
1:28 Servicing the motor
5:08 Rewiring and modifying the tonearm
7:06 Cleaning the chassis
7:20 Building a new plinth
12:42 Putting everything back together
16:28 The finished product

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