almandog
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| Ground loop b/w amp and phono stage Ssayeed,How did you solve the ground loop issue?I am having the same problem with my turntable and I have already tried every that you did in this thread, and also what others suggested.Please let me know if you had solved the problem. | |
| Digital microscope recommendations Hello,Have you used the digital microscope to peer down into the record grooves yet? Let us know what you see in the groones. It would be interesting to hear what you see if you did a before and after cleaning view of the record grooves. | |
| VPI Customer Service I have had great experience with VPI customer service. The only thing I do not like is that they only take calls on certain days and certain time on those days. But I waited in line and they were great. I spoke to Mike several times and he is very... | |
| Who listens only to vinyl? I listen only to vinyl at home. On travel on in the car the only option is digital, as you know....I really enjoy the never ending fiddling and tweaking associated with vinyl, because you can never get it perfect. There is always something to do o... | |
| Record cleaning fluids Make your own !!!!!I tried several commercial cleaners and I could not tell the difference theirs and mine. My next project is: I am going to get a USB digital microscope to examine the record grooves before and after cleaning with the fluids I ha... | |
| Is there a problem with my Lyra Delos cartridge? Montgomery,I would say you should check the stylus raking angle (SRA). I was getting distortion from my LP and I experimented with the SRA and solve the problem. In some your tracking force could also be the problem, as other have pointed out. To ... | |
| VPI Classic hum Vinyl Lover31,I am also getting a hum from my VPI Classic 1. When I touched the Interconnect at the junction box on the TT I get the hum, and also touching the interconnect at the phono stage I get the hum. I ground the TT to the phono stage and a... | |
| I Pick up a Radio Station when I am playing record NSGARCHPoint well taken I will get a phono cable soon. Any way my problem is solved. I get a good ground wire from the phono to The pre amp and the radio station went away. The ground loop problem that I mentioned is not really a ground loop. What... | |
| I Pick up a Radio Station when I am playing record Neil,I have upgraded my system, but have not posed new pictures on Audiogon as yet. Yes I do agree that the Exact Power are some great units, never had a problem with them. I now have a McIntosh Power Conditioner. I am using a Canary CA430 phono s... | |
| Tube Phono Stage vs Solid State What do you think? I also had a Modwright phono stage, and I had sellers remorse when I let it go. I never had the chance to compare it one and one to a solid-state unit. But so far the Modwright is the best one I heard in my system that deliver the sound stage that... | |
| Tube Phono Stage vs Solid State What do you think? Swampwalker,I am going to use Dynavector Moving Coil: 20XH, 20X Medium from VPI, and a Denon DL-S1. I listen to Jazz, R&B, some Rock, and Reggae music; therefore I am looking for some bsss from those phono stages I mentioned. | |
| New favorite VINYL Album? Good question....from Koegz above.Have you heard Hugh Masekela album, "Hope"? Its a Jazz album. Listen to the track: "Coal Train". I have a small LP collection of just over 1100 records (mostly Jazz), and I go through them and label the best sound... | |
| Can I straighten an off-center twisted cantilever? Don't try to straighten it!!!!!!!It will break off !!!!!I was in the same situation as Cdk84 just described, and with a Dynavector 20XH. I tried to straighten it afrer it was bent and the cantilever broke off in my hand. I then sent it to Soundsmi... | |
| How can I fix this Phono Stage problem I think I found the solution to the problem.I took off the interconnect from the TT to the Canary and tried several of my other cables and the buzzzzz was still there. So for some reason I dig into my archive and pulled out a 20 year old Radio Sha... | |
| How can I fix this Phono Stage problem Audiofeil:I am running the Canary CA-430 into the C2200 phono/Aux input. I have used that input with several phonostages including Modwright, Graham Slee and SAP. But I did not get any ground loop problem like now. And I have always use the Dynave... |