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| Vibrapods under Bright Star for VPI Scout I have used 3 different footers under my sand box and can tell no difference between them. My gut tells me that the sand is absorbing a great deal of the vibrations and therefore the footers are not that important. Note that I have never set the s... | |
| VPI Scoutmaster platter/bearing install Cpk and Stringreen are right. Use a little dab of white lithium grease on top of the bearing. Then let the platter slide down by itself under its own weight. You are experiencing hydraulic pressure due to the tightness of the bearing and chase ass... | |
| Cartridge & phono stage for VPI Scoutmaster setup? I've heard others say that the Sumiko Blackbird ($679) works very well with the ScoutMaster. You may be able to use it with your present CJ phono stage since it is a Hi Output MC cart. This may do if you are really strapped for $$$. However I am v... | |
| To damp or not to damp JMW-9 Sig ? Parelius, I just looked at the arm and I see the hole you are talking about, but I cannot see a screw inside. Now this may be due to poor eyesight, but I tried the two hex keys which came with the table and neither fit anything inside the hole. Wh... | |
| To damp or not to damp JMW-9 Sig ? Sberger, I tried just a little fluid and there was some improvement, most notably in the bass. However I'm not sure if there was some trade off with other areas ie the airiness. I must also note that the table is now sitting on the sandbox with Tr... | |
| To damp or not to damp JMW-9 Sig ? Thanks for the recommendation Stringreen. I've heard good things about the Gingko. Many also recommend the sandbox. However I have found that the benefits of the SB are highly dependant upon the platform material that is used atop the sand. I trie... | |
| To damp or not to damp JMW-9 Sig ? FTR, I thought about trying less fluid. I thought it may have been over filled. But there was no fluid on the underside of the JMW-9 arm when I took it off of the pivot. That made me believe that there was not too much fluid. The trough was about ... | |
| To damp or not to damp JMW-9 Sig ? OK, I tried dampening the arm last night and didn't like what I heard. The sparkle left the music. I read that Harry said if the cartridge was damped then not to damp the arm. The Dyna 20XL is damped.Would've got back on this sooner but have been ... | |
| How Much Have You Lost Thru' The Upgrade Process? I don't think I've lost anything. I've traded some $$$ for items that I wanted. So far, I'm happy with the upgrades I've made. Like you, i don't upgrade as much as some do. But the ones I make are usually researched very good before getting them. ... | |
| Is the Ginko Cloud 11 the best isolation for a VPI I know of one person who has the cloud under a scout who is quite pleased with its performance. Another option is a sandbox. I use one under my ScoutMaster with good results. However it is a DIY project. FWIW, I also have the motor platform separa... | |
| One's trash is someone else's treasure Sounds like a Monty Python movie Buyer "so whadaya want for the TT?Seller "I'll take $100 for itBuyer "I won't give you a penny less than $300"Seller " I won't accept a penny more than $75."Buyer "Well in that case, I won't give you less than $40... | |
| Tube pre with H/T Passthrough and Sub Out I'm not sure why you need the sub out, nor am I familiar with any 2 channel preamps with that feature. However HT bypass and phono preamp can be found on the Supratek. They get lots of good reviews. | |
| What was your biggest vinyl surprise for $.99 About 3 yrs ago I met a fellow at the Habitat store while looking through the albums. I was looking at classical and he asked me if I liked classical. I told him that I was pretty new to the genre, but liked it fairly well. He said he had a lot of... | |
| How far would you drive to audition a component? Not very far considering that the components sound is going to change, maybe even dramatically, when you get it home and put in with your equipment and in your room.I have been more successful in buying a single piece by reading user & profess... | |
| Review: Bent Audio Tap Linestage Audioezra, I would appreciate a review of the 2 preamps. I am in the market for a preamp and am looking very seriously at the Supratek line and the Bent passive. I have a CJ 2500A amp now and wanted to put a tube pre with it to see how tubes sound... |