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| Special "phono cables" from turntable to phonostag This is an interesting coincidence, because I had a ruby that I was stuck with when a dishonest dealer would not take it back from an audition (a rare occurance). I tried it for a phono cable and found it to work extremely well, evan outperforming... | |
| Cheap reliable 100 wpc tube amps I have the luxery of having a good used audio store nearby. I was able to try some of these cheaper tube amps without too much sacrifice. My experience has been with the older, cheaper arc's and cj's and dynaco's is that they have more of the shor... | |
| Remove spring from RB300 Sure- the cover for the spring is a flat piece that is held by 2 allen screws and also securely bolted to the shaft running through the vertical bearing. (I was previously of the belief that it provided no support, but in fact it does). remove thi... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Yes, I should not have actually said, "shifts the forces", I should say shifts the relationship of the forces. It gives the various different forces a different relationship (equation) as they relate to each other. You are correct- if we hang a to... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Zaikesman, I believe I can explain this phenomena, and it is interesting because it relates to the effectiveness of this mod. You are correct in your visualization in that in a pivoted arm, movement is restricted because of the fixed position of t... | |
| Remove spring from RB300 It has been a long time, and I apologize for the late responce, and also appreciate you thinking to e-mail me with your question. I have not been on the site for months and I have just recently re-activated my e-mail account-I'm surprised to see I... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long YEAH!! I dig tweaking. It sounds like your ideas should work real well for a # of reasons, so here is my pre-feedback on your proposal- I have had great success adding lead to the couterweights of all the arms I have tried it with. My origoinal go... | |
| Hardwiring? Your theory is sound, however there are much, much more variables to consider. Firstly, cables are an important variable to your sound. While there may be a lot of hype, which cable you choose to use can affect the sound. Depending on the componen... | |
| How many dancing audiophiles out there? Good, good advise. Good question too. Audiophiles tend too listen too music "actively" as opposed to just having background music, (generally). Dancing is of corse an active participation just as live music and just about every club that has music... | |
| Possibly The Best Kept Secret In Turntables? I'm a vpi diehard. The mk IV is a great value, but so is the MK III and the basic jr. I see and hear other tables that sound better, but then there is always an upgrade for the vpi, and the upgrades are very reasonable priced. It is also worth men... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long I should be working instead of spending time here, but I can't help myself. Besides, I have had a lot of benifit and fun from the interest this thread has spurned, so I feel I should put in another 2 cents. Thank you Mr. Rockonroni for mentioning ... | |
| Which cables to get? you didn't mention which ic's from sr and kimber you were thinking of. I only have experience from the higher end sr cables from years ago, and they excelled in inner detail and staging qualities, they conveyed all of the 'warm' very well, but wer... | |
| ???Cartridge break in??? twl's responce is definitely true and good advive. I would also add that what you desribe is as perfect and accurate desciption af the vta being too high as I could imagine. It is also what some cartridges sound like as they break in. Cartridges v... | |
| How could High End audio be improved? Products that actually PERFORM. The general public is very aware that you get what you pay for, and also aware of diminishing returns. I don't see hard core hobbiest as the real problem, a lot of us have a rediculas wealth of knowledge that would ... | |
| Shure Stylus Gauge There is something definitely not right here. The first is that you should not get a different reading when you apply pressure to the gauge and it does not return to the same spot. If it bottoms out and does not return, you have no way of knowing ... |