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| Advice/feedback needed on Morch UP4 setup I bought a Micro-Tech scale through Musicdirect for $160. It measures to 1/10th of a gram and it's platform for the stylus to rest on is low at platter height. Too expensive though, somebody somewhere is buying these things for ten bucks i bet.May... | |
| Thorens TD 125 vs. new cheap TT? Hi, I have a TD-125/II. About a year ago, I installed an Origin Live 250 in place of the stock Thorens arm. In my system, and to my ears (and some friends' ears), the difference was minimal (I also recorded various LP tracks with each setup onto C... | |
| Teres vs VPI, SME, Origin Live, etc. Sorry, but I can't resist...Døësn't ånyønë ëlsë hâvé än "øptîøn" këy on hîs/hër kêybøard?(Setting up diacritical marks on a keyboard isn't quite as difficult as setting up a tonearm!) | |
| Embarassing newbie question re: tonearm cables Yes, the OL arms do include cables--I believe OL essentially got its start rewiring/modifying Rega arms (before manufacturing their own arms and tables). I don't know if some of the newer OL arms use DIN connections--my old OL-250 (basically, an R... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path Artar, I too have long been considering a TT upgrade, and the Teres has been on/at the top of my short list since TWL pointed it out in a thread I started here some time ago. (I, however, will probably spring for the 150 or 160 model for reasons o... | |
| $800 Cartridge Shootout and Upgrade Path >>>Yes, I have made my decision, and it will be exactly what Twl recommended in the second message of this thread: Teres 245/OL Encounter/Shelter 501. I will say more about this selection in another post and provide my rationale if that w... | |
| I've finally lost it Quote:The main reason I have stayed away, thus far, from analog is because of the lack of availability of the software of music I usually listen to. Most of what I listen to are small electronic pop bands which are not even available in most mains... | |
| DJ Promo 45's - Interest? Well, I have a collection of 1000+ 45's (or 7"s as I call them!), but not many of the stereo/mono variety you mention. Most of mine were issued anywhere from the late 1970s up to last week.But from what I've seen (in shops and online catalogs), a ... | |
| new vinyl in Toronto / surrounding area Hmm. In most of my visits to Toronto, I'm always much more interested in hunting up used vinyl, but I'm pretty sure most if not all of these stores have both new and used selections:Rotate This, (Queen West, west of Bathurst)Sonic Boom (Bloor St i... | |
| Grado "wobble"...? OK, I've had a chance to look through the archives at VA, and am more confused than ever. Some posters there suggested that the wobble was due to unclean vinyl (my soul, perhaps, but never my records). Others suggested that the VTF was set incorre... | |
| Grado "wobble"...? Hmm. Though I know very little about this stuff and am highly math-phobic, I ran a calculation according to the figure on Galen Carol's "tonearm/cartridge capability" web page and came out with a resonant frequency of 8.635, which though lower tha... | |
| Grado "wobble"...? I should probably clarify a few things. First, the cartridge wobbles only rarely: three records so far, out of several thousand. On all the others it performs far better than a $40 cartridge has any right to.Also, I've tried to find some common de... | |
| 45 adapters David, glad to know it worked out. I think I need to get one myself! I'm currently using a Thorens 125/II--with the clever built-in adapter--so it's unnecessary, but am planning to upgrade the 'table soon.Joshua | |
| Calling all indie rockers... Doing my part to help revive this old thread, I'll list a few--not necessarily all-decade "bests," but not yet mentioned and well worthy of notice--off the top of my head:Freakwater (just about any of their LPs, but I'll cast my vote for Springtim... | |
| 45 adapters I also just saw someone on eBay (seller ID = "gl-er") listing hand-machined brass 45 adapters. They looked pretty nice. (I have no affiliation with this person, just happened across the listing the other day and considered getting one myself.)Joshua |