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| New AMG tt just arrived. Documentroom,As an avid audiophile, I congratulate you on a great system that undoubtedly is a source of endless joy and excitement for you. As a music lover, I too join you in your sadness at the passing of Mr. Roeschlau, a great individual who d... | |
| Simon Yorke and VPI Or maybe the Classic is a really good turntable? Just a thought... | |
| VPI Classic motor question That's what I did. There is still a little bit of swooshing sound coming from the motor, but it's quite low. The playback does not seem affected so I'm going to leave it for now. Perhaps the oil needs to settle a bit more. Thank you all of your ad... | |
| VPI Classic motor question Every time I called Mike was not there. I asked the person who answered the phone whether he could help me, but he didn't even know whether replacing the motor entailed soldering, and whether the shaft should be all the way up or down. After askin... | |
| hissing sibilants Jjrenman,The gain value surely cannot be dictated by the internal impedance of the cartridge. From what I understand it is dictated by the cartridge's output voltage. You want to use the lowest value that provides sufficient gain for the signal. T... | |
| hissing sibilants Btw, it is sort of obvious, but did you also check that your cartridge is properly aligned otherwise? You only mentioned the VTA, but even more important is the overhang, azimuth, proper offset angle, etc. I'd start there to exclude an improper se... | |
| hissing sibilants I have a Delos and if you're having sibilance issues, it's definitely not the cartridge. As others suggested, do you hear sibilance on all records, or only some? Just to give you an idea, I have a few pressings of "Synchronicity" by The Police and... | |
| VTA for Lyra Delos Daniele,The idea is to achieve an SRA of 92 degrees, which is presumably achieved with the tonearm parallel to the record surface. However, given the variance in styli mounting as now well documented, setting the tonearm parallel to the record mig... | |
| VPI Classic motor question Brf,I called them all day yesterday, but apparently only Mike is knowledgeable enough to give advice on the motor issues, and he was not there every time I called. I'll probably give it another try tomorrow. | |
| VPI Classic motor question I did. All the way up seemed to sound most quiet. | |
| VPI Classic motor question I pulled the shaft all the way up and fastened the collar. The motor still makes a swooshing sound. I think the noise is a combination of dirt that made its way into the motor over time and any excess oil I applied. The speed is spot on so I'm goi... | |
| VPI Classic motor question Thanks guys. I don't think it's the collar position. I removed the pulley and the brass collar, and the plastic washer. (Btw, the washer should be on the bottom, under the brass collar right?) So only the shaft is spinning. The noise is still ther... | |
| VPI Classic motor question Davt,The sound seems to be coming from the motor, and I re-powdered the belt when I lubricated the motor a few weeks ago. I replaced the belt a few months ago so it should be fine. However, I do admit it is difficult to test it as the pulley does ... | |
| Zero Antiskate vs Stylus Wear Moonglum,You're welcome! And just to make it clear, I do not question whether skating forces are of concern or to be ignored. I'm certainly not going to argue against the laws of physics. I merely noted that certain designs, such as VPI, might be ... | |
| Zero Antiskate vs Stylus Wear Moonglum,I just noticed this tread. As a VPI Classic owner, I found that the sound from table and my Lyra Delos is better with no anti-skate applied. I believe that's the overall consensus among VPI owners, as is Harry's opinion. I experimented wi... |