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| VPI Classic hum Macdad - Soundsmith not available where I live, so I have to order online ... too much of a risk to take if i don't like it ... where i live, at least the dealers let me try demo units of the cartridges i've mentioned.Bifwynne - That hum is still ... | |
| VPI Classic hum Curiouser and curiouser ...Some quick facts:1 - The Classic and Aries 3 tonearm don't seem to be interchangeable.2 - The Classic arm, with counterweight attached, and steel arm tube, is lighter than the Aries 3 tonearm, which is all aluminium, als... | |
| VPI Classic hum Hi, Bifwynne ... as of now, I'm still getting that hum, although, again, in the lead-in and quiet parts. My dealer says none of his customers who have got the Classic report any such issue. Anyway, he's offered the Aries 3 to me for the weekend, a... | |
| VPI Classic hum Bifwynne - Thanks much for your input and suggestions. Give me 2-3 days to detail my history with the Classic since I got it last year. And also to try out some of your suggestions and my own procedures.My Classic with steel tonearm tube sounds gr... | |
| VPI Classic hum Bifwynne - I have a Classic 1, it's about a year old; upgrading the armtube to steel was an option I paid extra for. There's no compatibility issue with the Maestro that I can make out so far, but that hum is still there! As Macdadtexas said, it's... | |
| VPI Classic hum I was told a separate ground wire is required for Grado cartridges not to hum, I've used a wood-bodied Grado with an Amari TT mounted with Rega RB250 arm, but with separate ground wire (unlike Rega TTs), and no hum heard.My Classic has a steel arm... | |
| VPI Classic hum Actusreus - the hum I'm getting in the lead-in grooves, I heard no such thing in previous set-ups I had, including a Clearaudio and NAS, with a variety of cartridges.Bifwynne - I will update my posts as I find out more. | |
| VPI Classic hum Actusreus - Thanks for your suggestion. I've been running with vinyl for 25 years, I know what it can and can't do. Record surface noise can't be helped, noise from cables can be eliminated via proper placement. The cartridge picking up noise from... | |
| VPI Classic hum Tks, Macdadtexas, do you have any recommendations for such cartridges? I would have thought the ones I used would be well shielded? Is there anything I can do to the cartridges I have now to ensure they're well shielded? | |
| VPI Classic hum BifwynneTo clarify, there are two different hum issues.- The earlier one, I attributed to interconnect not being placed properly, ie, too close to amp or power cord. This is no longer an issue, as I've learnt how run the connects so they don't pic... | |
| VPI Classic hum Here's an update, and a new issue.Two cartridges I've used of late - Benz Gullwing and Dynavector 17D3 - reveal another source of hum.This time, the hum begins when the stylus touches the playing surface, during the lead-in to the tracks, and I ca... | |
| how do you determine anti-skate settings? I recently installed a Benz Ruby 3H cartridge on my VPI Clsssic - the local Benz distributor was kind enough to come by and set it up for me. After two hours of tweaking, we determined the set up worked best without any anti-skating and with the t... | |
| Purepower 2000 vs PS audio PPP I had the option to buy a PPP and PurePower. The PPP worked fine for a few hours and then tripped my mains and kept doing that each time I tried to power it up. I sent it back the next day and the distributor has yet to get a new batch - this, aft... | |
| Magnepan 1.7 I think high-current amps work nicely with the Maggies, too. My speakers are the 1.6, currently being driven by an Odyssey Audio Khartago Extreme SE - it's just 110 watts, right down to 2 Ohms, but is a high-current amp. I've used the Maggies with... | |
| Ayon CD2 is AMAZING No indication on changes, they're launching it at the Munich show, not sure when that is. I'm currently using the CD-07 - I chose it over a PerfectWave Transport/DAC and Wadia 381. Hands down win. Especially as it was much cheaper, too. |