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| Clearaudio Clarify Help Needed! New issue with this Clarify tonearm. When tt is perfectly level, downforce of an attached cartridge (I've tried it with two different ones, both new) properly adjusted, the tonearm level with a record, when I lower the arm onto the record the arm ... | |
| Clearaudio Clarify Help Needed! Update: I solved the problem with the counterweight. Apparently the counterweight had "frozen" into place on the arm shaft, and eventually I was able to free it. Also, after examining the underside of the arm I was able to see that the knob at the... | |
| Pioneer PL-570 service? Thanks for response. I am familiar with your recommendation. Looking for alternatives. | |
| Vintage Levinson Service? Raleigh NC | |
| Where is the significant point of diminishing returns on hi-end turntable? Point of diminishing returns for turntables is approx. $400. Buy a used Rega, early SOTA Comet or a new Pro-ject Debut. Stick a $100 cart on it (Ortofon Red is a good choice), and buys lots of records — staying well away from the sappy crap most a... | |
| Help Locating Levinson Cables Found what I needed. | |
| Help Locating Levinson Cables Thanks Czarivey for your links, but none of these parts houses stock 5mm Camac connectors.Good news is that I've located power interconnects, so no longer short those. | |
| AR3 updating Interesting, thanks for sharing your experience. btw, I have been surprised how much power it takes to drive these speakers well. What amp are you using with yours? | |
| Effect on Value if I Update Speakers? thanks for thoughts. i'll be extra careful with caps. | |
| DIY record cleaning solution recipe needed Anything with alcohol is a mistake. Go to an online medical supply house, and buy a gallon of their deionizing liquid cleaner, which is used by hospitals to clean surgical instruments. If it cleans scalpels used in brain surgery, you can trust it ... | |
| When does analog compete with digital? I started out in audio selling Quad, Kef and Levinson in the 1970's, and have been in and out of it as a hobby since. I own several hundred cds and about the same number of lps. IMHO, if you want an analog front end that sounds as good or better t... | |
| Matching Replacement Woofers Yes, you caught me out. I er, "stretched the truth" in saying the company was out of business because it seemed the easiest way to avoid mentioning them by name...guess I shot myself in the foot with that one! In any case, I am corresponding with ... | |
| Matching Replacement Woofers Hmmm, some food for thought, thanks. However, I may have led you a bit astray by failing to mention that the blown woofer is no longer present, i.e. I don't have it any more. Also, the woofer is proprietary, made by the speaker company and not pur... | |
| Do we believe in Machina Dynamics? My only question is, why was this posted in "tech talk"? There is no "tech" to MD's placebo gee-gaws. If only 'Gon had a forum called "Suckers Club"... | |
| vpi hw19-III paint job? Well, sounds like the sentiment is a bit more positive than I had anticipated...hooray! Good tip from Honest 1 about filling the wood grain and sanding first, that oak grain is a real downer. Unfortunately, it's too late for me to photograph befor... |