armstrod
Responses from armstrod
| Clamp or weight for Technics Direct Drive? Psychicanimal,I've done just that. I also wrote Kevin at KAB and he said he thought the Record Grip would work, but that a weight might be even better.Was the Michell clamp you were using the Rega model for short spindles? | |
| Clamp or weight for Technics Direct Drive? Okay, so I think I should try a weight - seems like that will be a good match for the SP-15. Can anyone recommend a decent inexpensive one? Turntable Toys on eBay has 2 or 3 different models with slightly different weights, sizes, materials and pr... | |
| Clamp or weight for Technics Direct Drive? Psychicanimal,Taunting me with your one-off eBay find? :-)Actually, that's exactly what I'm looking for, but your vendor doesn't appear to be offering any more and a search reveals no sign of the OEM.The HRS clamp is interesting; it weighs about 1... | |
| Denon DN-C640 Network CD Player If you're going to use it with an external DAC, what advantage does this player have over any other transport? Looking at the features, I'm not sure I understand what the benefit of this unit would be.David | |
| what does the pf settings do Assuming you're talking about your phono preamp, the settings you describe change the capacitive load on the cartridge. Generally this is only an issue for moving magnet cartidges, and the manufacturers usually have a recommended setting. As is al... | |
| Clamp or weight for Technics Direct Drive? Ekobesky,I considered the KAB rubber grip for a prior turntable, but I haven't had the best of luck with clamps that use friction fit rather than a mechanical collet. They seem to lose their grip over time, and then won't stay down on any record w... | |
| $75 Thorens vs. $2K+ Michell...is this possible? Did you hook up the Thorens without changing the settings on your phono preamp? If so, that would explain a lot. If you've been running the Benz on the MM setting, the 5mv output of the AT would be a much better match than the .8mv of the Benz. Al... | |
| 30 Years, 5 Cities, Many Storms - Not One Failure Cwlondon,I too have lost equipment to lightning strikes, but this is all anecdotal evidence, as is your experience in not losing any equipment. You said:I am hoping someone will provide me with sufficient justification to add more expensive gear t... | |
| I just wanted to play a record Good thing you didn't tell him he had to wait an hour for everything to warm up and stabilize... | |
| What music do you & your spouse/partner both love? Ruth and I listen to a lot of classical too; we're listening to our weekly modern classical show on KRVM right now (you can stream it at krvm.org). But our all time favorite is definitely Cowboy Junkies. There's just something about Margo Timmin's... | |
| Sales: truth in weight? Undoubtedly some sellers inflate the weight to try and make more profit, but I think it's mostly bad estimates. People in general are lousy at estimating size, weight, numbers and time. Unless you have a scale at home, it's easy to be off by a fac... | |
| why don't they get it? Schipo,Maybe she just can't believe you could possibly fit any more gear into that tiny apartment of yours...:-)David | |
| "Is that a record??? " Chadnliz,That's a horrible thing to say about postal employees. All the USPS workers I've crossed paths with have been terrific - intelligent, courteous and dedicated.I find people are far more surprised to learn that I'm still using tubes than st... | |
| MC cartridge output measurements Bonarigo, you're correct. It's .6777 and I was looking at the wrong digits. Good catch.David | |
| Tube amps and iPods Wow, Biomimetic, great rage against the machine. If your "point was more about disposable culture, gadgets, and badly made products", I'm not sure you made your point. If you just don't like the iPod, that's cool. If you just don't like today's mu... |