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| Polypropylene as a Turntable Base Material As I stated above, I got the info in the second paragraph of the threadhead from the WWW, from the website of someone who uses PP materials to make boats quiet from stucture-borne vibrations. Here's the link:http://www.nida-core.com/french/nidapro... | |
| Polypropylene as a Turntable Base Material La45,Would you recommend bolting the subchassis directly to the PP Base, or suspending it above the base on springs? The motor will be isolated from the base in a separate mount. | |
| Capacitors in line with TT motor - Upgrade? OK, let me rephrase. Is your motor DC or AC? Mine is AC synchronous, and as such uses the 60 Hz frequency of the AC from the wall to regulate the speed. I don't really have a power supply per se, just the power cord and the caps. I think that if I... | |
| Capacitors in line with TT motor - Upgrade? Zaikesman,You state that you increased the capacitance, I'm just curious why. I was intending to just replace the cap with a better one of the same value, is there a benefit to increasing the capacitance, and if so, what is the benefit? | |
| Capacitors in line with TT motor - Upgrade? I realize it was never a top-of-the-line unit, but it's a challenge to try to make it into something good, that I can use for a year or so until I buy a top notch TT. I think that the changes I'm making will elevate the performance to at least mid... | |
| Capacitors in line with TT motor - Upgrade? The motor does vibrate a bit when running, so I will probably replace the caps and see if that helps. I am isolating the motor from the sub-chassis in order to minimize vibration, so I might as well go a little further and get new caps. | |
| Are ICEpower amps really that good? I'll throw in another option. Have any of you heard the Flying Mole 100wpc class D monoblocks? I have them driving Zu Druids, and I think they sound excellent, transparent and uncolored with more than enough power for the Druids, and very tight ba... | |
| What replacement cartridge for BSR Quanta 400? OK. Based on the fact that it seems like the best bang-for-the-buck at $259.00, it is a true MC design, it has the correct compliance and an elliptical stylus, and the few reviews I've found have been good, I'm going with the Denon 301 MK 2 cartri... | |
| What replacement cartridge for BSR Quanta 400? OK, what about the Grado Statement Platinum? It is an MI type, not MC, but the output is 0.5mV (right in the Chenin's optimum range), it is fairly high compliance (20 CU), it is affordable ($300), it has an elliptical stylus, and it has gotten ver... | |
| What replacement cartridge for BSR Quanta 400? Well now I'm totally confused. I've heard that MM is preferable for the BSR, but MC is needed for the Chenin. I guess I will keep looking at MC's - what I gather is that I need one with medium to high compliance, and output in the .25 - .8mV range. | |
| What replacement cartridge for BSR Quanta 400? Thanks for all the replies. I think I'm going to go with the Ortofon Super OM 40 ($239.00 at Jack's Music Factory). | |
| What replacement cartridge for BSR Quanta 400? The Supratek preamp will be fine with a low output cartridge, it is designed for them. With that in mind, would you still recommend the high output? | |
| Just ordered my Supratek Chenin Preamp Thanks to all who have chimed in on my behalf. I wasn't bragging, just excited. I'm just getting back to analog after a 20+ year hiatus, and all the research I've done has pointed me toward Supratek. Sure it's not cheap, but why buy a lesser produ... | |
| What replacement cartridge for BSR Quanta 400? More info. The stock cartridge is an ADC QLM32MkIII, definitely a budget cartridge. Is a Moving Coil cartridge like the Denon 130 or 130R out of the question for this TT? | |
| Just ordered my Supratek Chenin Preamp Mick told me the wait time is two months absolute max, so I expect it will probably be a bit less than that. I'm matching it with Zu Druid Speakers, Flying Mole Class D amps (pretty extensively modded and VERY clean sounding, with way more power t... |