albertporter

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More Electrical System Madness
I had a central air conditioning system with electrostatic filter system (with faulty ground) that did exactly what you describe. Of course it could also be a random static charge going through your turntable and/or phono, or even your refrigerato... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
No, the upgrade is not ready but he sure was talking positively about it and how I needed to move up when the time comes.I'm sure like all other Walker products, this will be bargain priced :^). 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Slipknot, the comment Lloyd was supposed to have made about my Walker TT was a joke (worked verbally Tuesday night but not all that well in print :^).On topic, the following LP's were "on my turntable" for Lloyd Walker and the rest of my music lov... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Yep, except it was Lloyd and no Felicia. I think Felicia did a head count of males versus females and decided to stay with her friends.Lloyd listened to my system and after a long pause he said, "You have the worlds best turntable."I think that wa... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Just now, viewing discussion topics I see:Whats on your turntable tonight? PopsI say, "Clean that record and see if it helps"(Thanks Pops for inadvertently setting up this pun(ishment) . 
Airtangent vs Kuzma airline
Brian,At my home it will be on a custom built tig welded aluminum stand filled with silica and whatever top plate (granite, maple, composite) that works best.At the other location it will sit directly beside the other Walker TT, on top of the Rix ... 
Airtangent vs Kuzma airline
Brian, (Essentialaudio) the foundation will be the STABI XL TURNTABLE for the Kuzma Airline arm. Plan right now is test with Koetsu Jade Platinum Signature that is supposed to arrive Wednesday (this week). I don't think the table and arm are shipp... 
Airtangent vs Kuzma airline
Rum,In the very near future I will be able to tell you precisely how the big Kuzma turntable with air bearing arm sounds. We will be comparing it to a Walker Proscenium with Walker air bearing arm. The cartridge of choice for the test, a Koetsu Ja... 
Airtangent vs Kuzma airline
I've owned the Versa Dynamics with it's air bearing linear track arm, two ET air bearing linear track arms (upgraded pumps), a Triplanar, 2 Graham's, an Air Tangent 10B, two Breuer Dynamic and multiple popular pivot arms such as the Decca, Dynavec... 
Tracking Force Gauges
I'm confused by repeated comments about VTA. The platform on the Winds and this less expensive gauge from Singapore both have platforms that are about the same thickness of an LP.Are you guys leaving the LP on the platter and placing the gauge on ... 
New 11' x 7' listening room....small speaker?
I was thinking of a speaker that was reasonably priced and had great tonal balance. I admit I have never tried Maggie 1.6's in a room that small.One friend in my audio group has 1.6's in a spare room that's maybe 11 X 14 and they sound wonderful, ... 
Tracking Force Gauges
I received my gauge from Singapore as well. I am completely satisfied with it's appearance and construction for the low sum of $95.00 delivered.Tomorrow night is music night, we plan on testing two or three different stylus force gauges, once the ... 
New 11' x 7' listening room....small speaker?
Maggie 1.6 will work in that space. They sound good and are reasonably priced too. 
shielding of interconnects: positive or negative
Unless you have a RF or EMI problems an un-shielded cable frequently does sound better than shielded. What you need is a cable that manages to shield against those things without changing the sound adversely. They do exist, several audiophile bran... 
listening to music in the car
I used to enjoy music in my car until I traded for a new model with factory installed "high end" Bose radio. I had no option, it was standard equipment on the vehicle.I much preferred the stock factory radio in my older vehicle (same make and mode...