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Proximity Hum And How To Eliminate It
Thomas Mayer D3A.  
Do I buy an upscale TT?
My friend bought a fully refurbished Garrard 401 with some upgraded parts, with a very nice plinth, fitted with a Groovemaster 12" and an Ortofon SPU Royal GM II. For some reason he had to go back to his other turntable which was Nottingham Analo... 
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@rauliruegas these are your words. 'The subjectivist, at least gentlemans as alan, are " closed mind " and almost always are entitled to that " stupid "    
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@rauliruegas I note you said I have a closed mind and am stupid. I am the very antithesis of a closed mind, that is why I am prepared to try things that break the normal convention, which appears to be the very opposite of yourself and @mijostyn, ... 
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@racedoc fantastic, someone who has actually done the same as me and auditioned the Viv against other arms and therefore can speak with 1st hand experience and not theory. I applaud you sir. Naysayers take a leaf out of this book and go listen.  
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@gzm I appreciate you like the flexibility of the Viv being free standing, what I found is that by securing it to the surface where it is mounted with a couple of pieces of double sided sticky tape wrought benefits. I suppose you could also use ve... 
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Correction to above every time, not everyone. DOH!  
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@lewm somebody has been doing some homework 😃 @mijostyn talking of jaw dropping, my jaw drops everyone I read one of your posts in this thread.  
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@rauliruegas I do believe that whilst we may not agree, we now understand each other.  
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@mijostyn ​​​​​​the point here is, it is not for you to judge or pass comment on what should sound good to one individual as compared to another, everyone has their own preferences and tastes and let us be thankful for individuality. Furthermore ... 
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@dogberry +1 @cleeds +1 @mijostyn no buyer's remorse here. The above 2 contributors in their latest posts have hit the nail on the head. When you said the listening with your ears thing as picked up on by dogberry, I read it with incredulity. Th... 
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@rauliruegas ​​​​ sorry but I am not interested in nor do I want to understand all the theories. All that interests me is the music and how it sounds to my ears, and to me I enjoy what the Viv Labs brings to my system.  
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@lewm I take your point, perhaps 'open mind' would be more appropriate.  
Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm
@pindac has hit the nail on the head surely the point is the enjoyment of music. I don't know about anyone else but when I buy a new piece of equipment I don't give a stuff about the theories, the equations, the technical specifications, the meas... 
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All I can say is listen for yourself and then you can judge and have an informed opinion. If you hear one and like what you hear then great, if you don't like it then that's great as well. There is an old saying 'the proof of the pudding is in th...