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| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scout I'm selling my moving iron Sounsdmith Aida cartridge that was recommended to me over the Dynavector by my dealer and I've been very happy with for a few months on my Scout. It retails new for $1000 and the used price is in your range. If you're in... | |
| DBP-10 Protractor Instructions...... Hi Kurt,It's perhaps the convoluted way that Dudley described the process he went through to align the cartridge on the Schick tonearm that made me totally discouraged from ever using the DBP-10. I got completely lost in the steps and different ca... | |
| DBP-10 Protractor Instructions...... IMHO there is no protractor " made specifically for this arm ". What exist are different geometry cartridge/tonearm set up: Stevenson, Löfgren, Baerwald, Pisha, etc with different standard values: DIN or IEC and even you can choose your owns.Yes t... | |
| Anyone using a Lyra Delos yet? Clabe,To the best of my knowledge, the Mint Tractor is made for a specific tonearm, not cartridge. If all you have changed is the cartridge, any variations between the Delos and Air Tight are irrelevant. That's the whole point of having the Mint--... | |
| Anyone using a Lyra Delos yet? Clabe,Why do you need to know this? Seems like a rather odd piece of information to be asking about. | |
| VPI Classic - Now you have one...... For those with the "popping" problem: why not simply turn the volume all the way down when you turn the Classic off? I do it anyway, just in case, even though I have not experienced any popping with my current set-up. It seems like a prudent thing... | |
| New favorite VINYL Album? "Waltz for Debby" by Bill Evans Trio. It is impossible to describe how good this album is. Evans is at his best and Scott LaFaro bass will change your perception of what's possible in playing bass in jazz. The fact that this is a live album and yo... | |
| Anyone using a Lyra Delos yet? Syntax, Great photo. But your SRA looks a bit off, based on Fremer's latest column in S'phile. 92 degrees, he says.Not necessarily. Fremer defines the SRA as "the angle between the record surface and the vertical axis of the stylus's CONTACT AREA ... | |
| MintLP Protractor for the JMW-9T tonearm I thought I'd provide an update as I received my Mint Tractor this past weekend and used it to realign the cartridge on my Scout. I performed the initial set-up with the VPI-provided jig. When I checked the alignment with the Mint, the null points... | |
| Anyone using a Lyra Delos yet? Hello all,I'm considering the Delos for my VPI Classic that is on backorder. My question concerns the loading for the Delos: which setting do those who own the cartridge find works best with it? Mr. Carr doesn't like to specify a loading for Lyra ... | |
| Blue Note reissues Thanks Mikeyc8. I'm glad to hear that someone finally confirmed my negative experience! I knew it wasn't a coincidence but this gives at least some validity to our complaint.I've never seen reissues with free CDs, but the $10 vinyl reissues are so... | |
| Blue Note reissues Thank you for the link, Sibelius and Dan_ed! | |
| Blue Note reissues Sibelius, Funny as I've been eying this release for a while now. My dealer has it for $10 as a Blue Note reissue. I'll get it next weekend. Btw, where do you get the Music Matters Blue Note Series? Is there a link you can provide? Thank you! | |
| VPI Classic - Now you have one...... That's correct Cmalak. I got the Valhalla wiring but not the VTA tower. The Valhalla option was $300 extra, but my dealer said unequivocally it was absolutely worth it and I trust his judgment. The Classic that was set up at the store also had som... | |
| VPI Classic - Now you have one...... Thank you Cmalak for your feedback. I actually contacted VPI a while back and Mike told me the effective mass of the JMW-10i SE is 11.2 grams. But then it seems that others were told the mass is anywhere from 11.6 to 12.3 grams so go figure. With ... |