if you follow my audio journey regularly, you are no stranger to my previous set-up, namely the oyaide r1 outlet and a $25 aluminium wall plate........
joining the r1 from the wall to oyaide mtb-6 was an acrolink 4030 with 004 plugs..... which are just the normal stuff for a budget conscious audiophile.....
this went along for quite some time until i became curious about the oyaide WPC-Z base and wall plate....
the oyaide product is certainly jewellery-grade: superbly engineered for the audio enthusiast..... but dun ever let your wife know how much this piece of aluminium costs; i think she will be very annoyed ....!!
all along, matching the r1 with a piece of MIC wall plate wasnt my kind of match-made-in-heaven but then i had no choice.........
i wanna install a stout wall base but WPC-Z cannot fit onto a UK size 2 outlet AC box but what can i do???
mount a US size box ...?? i can do that but the in-wall wiring may not be long enough to reach the r1...... in addition i am reluctant to mess with the decor and those US outlets one can buy are quite bad when it comes to aesthetics...
unable to think of a simple and effective solution, i decided to KIV the idea until .... until i decided i really wanna do it......
fast forward to 2nd Oct 2010...... as i was sitting in a couch at x audio, pieces of the puzzle came to me ...... and as i was busy explaining my idea to ryan and swee, i became excited that it can be done.....!!! FINALLY!!!!!
so what do you need....????
firstly you'll need a $25 piece of wall plate as shown below........
after which you have to get a metal workshop to make a larger cut-out to fit the r1....
once this is done, the rest is straightforward ....... however, do note that the assembly is the reverse of what is usually done........
and please please remember to turn off the power to the room before doing anything else.....
then you will first mount this wall plate onto the wall........ followed by the oyaide base ....
important instruction: to ensure these 2 pieces are attached together tightly, 2 washers and nuts each are required...... these are used on the inside of the $25 wall plate........
dun worry about the screws as oyaide provides all of which are required......
once ok, it will look like this.....
final steps will be to connect the cables to the r1....... before you do that, you should apply your favourite contact cleaner and conditioner to all the bare wires and wire clamps....... this is very important..!!!
when the connections are tight (pls check and check and check ....!!!), you can fit the r1 into the base and tighten with 4 screws........
attach the carbon-plastic wall cover and YES..............!!!! job completed......... *AHHHHHH*
switch on the power from the circuit breaker and plug in da power cord....... for now the 6100 is my new KING......
if you have done everything right, you can sit back, relax and enjoy the music......
dun forget to congratulate yourself for a job well done....!!!
hope you like this update.......
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