J Woo from Singapore also has a red hot RP6 like mine. But mine has been "tampered with" so much that it's left with only stock motor and tonearm (plus the cover of course).  

Recently J Woo has made a move to upgrade his stock pulley to my stainless steel dual pulley with silicone belts. My humble record weight is also in his new collection now. Let's see what he has to say after the upgrades:

Hi Michael i finally managed to find some time to do the swap. before the swap, i replaced the stock belt with one of your silicone belt and immediate could hear a difference in the sound, the baseline tightened up and the sound "came together more" which already put a smile on my face. first hiccups, i went to buy nail polish remover and shop sells only 1 type and its acetone free. i remember reading its acetone that helps soften and loctite adhesive. so i went around my neighbourhood shops looking for one with acetone and finally found it at a papa mama store for S$1.00, small bottle. following your instructions, it was smooth sailing, injecting the SAE oil into shaft, drooping the acetone into hole and wait 4 mins before attempting to remove the stock pulley. i must say your pulley remover gadget is just super to use and the stock pulley came off without any problems. then came the placing of the double belt pulley and thats my second hiccup, in my kencheong spider mode, i pushed the pulley deep into the motor shaft such that when i tried to install the lower belt, it kept slipping off and then i realised the pulley was set too deep into the shaft. when i tried to use my hand to shift the pulley it would not budge even tho i have not even tightened the grub/set screw. in the end, i had to wrap the double pulley with a cloth and use a pair of pliers to yank the pulley out it was quite an harrowing moment for me with sweat on my forehead, haha.... so it was a relief when the pulley was free again and this time i did it with more care and note the level of the pulley to set so that the lower belt still have space with the subplatter to turn without slipping off  only after a some testing with the 2 belts on by turning the subplatter with my hand that i felt assure that the alinement of the pulley to subplatter was good then i went on to tighten the setscrew. after all is setup, i replaced the glass platter and let the table operate for a full 30 mins to ensure there is no more belt slippage and thats when i knew the installation was a good one. put on a familiar Anne Murray LP and listen, it was wow wow wow........ the sound is very relaxed and more "open", and the change is NOT subtle, haha... i came to the conclusion with a single belt, the sound is "rush" could be the speed is on the fast side and this double belt stabilise the turn speed giving it a more relax sound, i.e timing is now spot on. overall i m very happy with the swap and i can say to anyone out there contemplating the move, i will say like Nike, Just Do It and be rewarded with a jump in the sound quailty that i m sure will bring the same smile on your face that it did to mine, haha... with regard to the LP weight and bubble level, i have tried playing LPs with and without the weight. for my ears i felt that the weight somehow tighened up the sound a bit too much for my liking as i felt some airness is gone with the weight. however i just bought a record fm Ebay and it was badly warp and i found placing the weight on it helps to "tame" the warp and the sound is better with it on. so this weight will still be used for cases such as these. also i love the bubble level and when i m not playing LP, it is always sitting on the spindle so that i can see if the table has been off level at anyone time. for the price, i will say its a lovely piece of accessory and serves its purposes as designed for. Regards J Woo

J Woo has also posted his comments in vinylengine: 

Re: Michael Lim Upgrades  Post by soonon788 »  01 Feb 2016 04:35  i just acquired a RP6 2months ago and i was looking into upgrades from Groovetracer, Tangospinner and Michael Lim.  decided to take small step and ordered a Dual pulley with a pair of silicone belts and the pulley extractor, i also also throw in the LP weight with a bubble level as well as i hv read good reviews of levelling a turntable using one sitting right on the spindle.  parcel came very very fast, Michael is very prompt in both replying emails and shipping. i immediately swap the stock belt for a silicone belt just to hear if there is any differences, and yes, i hear a tighter baseline and the "sound more coming together".  installing the pulley was quite a breeze as Micheal gave very detailed instructions to doing it and the pulley extractor really helps though it will only be used once unless i decides to change the pulley to a triple belt one, haha...  once setup, i played a very familiar Anne Murray LP and i almost fell out of my seat, the sound is just new to my ears, its sounded so relaxed and so lifelike with all the emotions and floor noise was reduced to almost nil. it just blow me away.  what i can say is that the double belt provides a very stable speed and the fact the sound is more relaxed means before that the speed pior to the swap was likely to be more than the 33.3RPM rate.  about the record weight and bubble level, i found its very good to "tame" LPs that are slightly warpped and i love the bubble level and the accessory is always placed on the spindle so at all time, i can see if the table is off level at any one time.  i was at a local Hifi shop to pick up a used Graham Slee Reflex M phono preamp when i saw the shop also selling a similiar record weight and bubble level, so i asked for the price..... its 7x what i paid for Micheal's. from looks its the same thing except a brand has been slapped on it, haha...  so overall i can say, the Dual pulley is a good way to go if one is looking to up his sound for his Rega table and you will be beaming from ear to ear from what you hear after the swap as what i did for me.

Thanks, J Woo! 

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 Sub-platter upgrade for Takeo’s ( of Kanagawa, Japan) new Rega Planar 1

Hi, Michel I am using the Planar one（P1）with a Rega glass made main platter, a silicon nitride ball and a red silicon drive belt. Regarding the sub-platter in my humble opinion; Finish is rather than being very good or very bad except for the"DLC" spindle shaft which seems to provide the sub platter with a longer anti-friction property. The process accuracy is very good ensuring smooth and dead quiet operation. The overall frequency balance is excellent with vibrant and lively feeling.  I particularly like the strong bass and clear mid to high range giving me the listening pleasure. It draws a line between other products sold by somebody else.  Some tips for anyone looking to upgrade so platter;  don't go for a Delrin made and a flywheel using pads  to support the main platter. Thank you. Regards Takeo  .

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Here's David Hui's New Planar 2 upgrades with Aluminium feet, subplatter, belt and underslung counterweight. Very satisfied with his new mod, David is enjoying great music now for sure!

Hi Michael, No issue on the feet at all. I follow the instruction to avoid over screwing onto the plinth, so there was about 1/8 " (might be slightly more) before the disc even reaching the plinth. I heard slightly deeper and tighter base just by installing those feet.  Counterweight took a bit to get the right adjustment since I use a low tracking force cartridge at 1.75-1.8g only. Especially need to understand how the screw is used to fine tune the tracking force.  Installation of the sub-platter and belt was a breeze.  I can certainly hear more dynamics and wide stage probably due to the quieter noise floor. My speed test per RPM is still at 33.5ish without noticeable difference by my ears.  Well, I'm very satisfied that everything turned out pretty well. Will definitely check back for more advice in the future.  Many thanks. David





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Adjustable Aluminium feet for a shocking red RP-6 is simply beautiful! 

Greetings Michael  Wanted to say thanks again — the feet for my RP6 fit very well, allowing me to finally level the turntable! Also love the way you’ve designed the aluminum feet to use the existing Rega rubber, helping maintain the NOS look.  Again, very pleased and also the shipping was super quick! Will definitely recommend you and consider some of your other upgrades!  Many thanks,  Andre

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 Hi Michael,

Everything is dialled in and positioned right now so I’d rather not move the Turntable to take pictures. I used my digital caliper get the Pulley as close as possible to its original position. 

Sounds amazing! Absolutely no low frequency motor noise anymore. 

Thank you for this minimal, elegant and well designed solution.

Dennis 

Thanks, Dennis !

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