banquo363
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| A Copernican View of the Turntable System I use the AT 605 feet (the smallest ones amongst the 3 in dgob's pic) on my sp10. I didn't even know there were larger ones. The small feet work fine and the large ones are probably better suited for using under heavy plinths. Someone posted that ... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous @Riley804: the OP said as much at the beginning of his post. Funny though since that was over 2 years ago--evidently, it didn't take back then.I started down this vinyl journey only 5 months ago. Gone through 2 phonostages, 2 preamps, 2 turntables... | |
| A Copernican View of the Turntable System A FV-diagram will clarify the topic.Which question/topic do you believe it will clarify?1. Is a plinthless TT better or worse than a plinthed TT?2. Is a self-standing tonearm better than a directly coupled tonearm?(1) or (2) or both? Do they amou... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? Since I haven't been able to understand a word of the recent postings (you all lost me at 'caps'), let me change direction a bit.IF we assume that a straight line from source (phonostage) to amp is the best/least colored way to get at the informat... | |
| Lightspeed Attenuator - Best Preamp Ever? I've never turned my volume past 12, and most often have it at 10. Both vinyl and CD. What is responsible for having to turn it to 2-3? My ear drums would rupture at those levels. | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s ...not to mention you will know you are listening to the SP10 the way it ought to be heard.There is a lot to be said for that. Now all I have to do is get my wife to share this perspective. She was already rolling her eyes at my bringing it to Mir... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Bill's quote was on the higher end of your prediction range, Lewm. He'll need the entire turntable. I'm not saying it's not a fair price--I'm confident it is--but, yikes, this is as much as I paid for the TT, including tonearm. Gotta go sell somet... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s And second, given the critical importance of proper alignment of the stylus tip relative to the record groove, I cannot understand why someone would mount their arm independently from their table, thus giving up the mechanical integrity that a co... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Thanks, Lewm. I emailed Bill about costs for replacing all caps in power supply. I'll do that even if Mirko fixes my current problem. Are there electronic parts in the TT itself that need to be overhauled as well? I dread having to pack and ship t... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s I visited the guy who will try to fix my TT. His name is Mirko Djorkevik and he has a shop in Huntington Beach, CA. He listened to the noise emanating from my TT motor and says it's the shaft that the spindle sits on. It's the same thing I said, e... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s My experience supports the proposition that a nude TT can sound excellent. I can't make comparative judgments because I've never had a plinth.Chris: your set up is so cool. What's that black piece over the Start/stop button?Henry: your thread and ... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s I found a guy near me who says he can fix my TT (not Brooks Berdan). When I described the problem to him over the phone he seemed to know exactly what was wrong. We'll see whether his confidence is warranted. Evidently, he can machine TT parts as ... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Sounds like your tonearm is secured to the chassis, not free-standing.No, it is independent of the chassis. I drilled a hole in some plyboard I had laying around and mounted the tonearm on it. I then screwed that piece onto more boards to give the... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s As I said, my TT was used for broadcast. Those guys drilled a tonearm hole right through the Technics metal top. When I first got the TT, I mounted their tonearm into that hole. The spindle to pivot distance was perfect but I could not get the cor... | |
| Apocalypse Now?—Technics sp10 problem s Dear Lewm: if you look at the site rwwear linked to, and open up the second pic down on the left, you'll see what I was trying to describe. The spindle goes into the hole and the piece of metal above the hole is what is worn on my TT.The vibration... |