billstevenson
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| Will be selling two 45 rpm Blue Note Jazz collections. Need advice.. You could also check Discogs for listings. What you have is valuable. | |
| Technics SL-1210G Headshells, Record Weights, and Mats Also, I probably should explain that the head shell thing is quite important. The OEM head shell that came with my GAE weighs ~7.5 grams, the ones that I have been using for years (Jelco) weigh ~12.0 grams. That small difference required use of ... | |
| Technics SL-1210G Headshells, Record Weights, and Mats I forgot to mention that Origin offers their mats in a special version for Technics TTs, that it slightly smaller in diameter than their standard mats. I prefer their standard mat. Either works fine, the sound is identical, they are the same pri... | |
| VPI TNT 3 I have wifi just have never connected either Sugar Cube up using it. I appreciate your further note explaining what I need to do. What is missing in these parts is one of my grand children. :-) | |
| Upgrading from Dual 704 to Technics 1300G – Worth it for Sound Quality? Only you can decide if it is worth it, but there is no question that the Technics is superior to the Dual in every possible sense. It will measure better and sound better and be far more flexible. I have owned my GAE since 2016, it sits right ne... | |
| Technics SL-1210G Headshells, Record Weights, and Mats I bought me GAE new in 2016 and have done a lot of experimenting and am still learning. Some of the lessons have been hard. Recently I bought AnalogMagik software for turntable setup and learned that the head shell that I have been using is heav... | |
| VPI TNT 3 Thanks. I'll have to dig it out and figure out how to do that. | |
| VPI TNT 3 @bhenry91 +1 on Sugar Cube, or maybe more accurately +2 as I have an SC-1 on my system in FL and an SC-1 Plus on my system in NH. Now if I could just figure out how to update their software. Have you updated yours? I can hear a slight effect ... | |
| Decent backup cartridge Since you already have delved a little bit into Ortofon I suggest you explore the world of Audio Technica a while. | |
| ADC moving-iron cartridge has "low" output Forgive a bit of time since last working with these cartridges, but I set up several turntables with ADC cartridges back in the mid to late 1970s. They were quite good performers, tracked well, generally had low distortion. If my memory serves i... | |
| Do I need a MC cartridge now? Or an attenuator? While I am not familiar with the Rothwell attenuators, Rothwell is a good company and since you already have them on order you certainly should give them a try. They can't hurt anything and you should give them a listen and make up your own mind.... | |
| Aging ears and Nuances I am 77 years old. I can't hear like I used to be able to, but like you, I can still hear some things. My hearing extends out to 12-13 kHz, it varies a bit day to day. In fact there is precious little music above 10 kHz, or even less. It is re... | |
| antiskate disc The AR turntable was not my favorite. From 1970 to 1980 I worked in high end hifi stores through college and when I was not at sea (I was in the Navy) and was a TT setup specialist. The AR turntable wore out a lot of cartridges unevenly and the ... | |
| MM Cartridge recommendation The products of two companies always come to mind for me when it comes to MM cartridges that offer exceptional performance, consistency and value: Audio Technica and Ortofon. | |
| Analog Magic Question @herman I wanted to let you know that I followed your coaching to the letter and after several more hours was able to substantially improve the results. As you predicted, however, the low numbers I originally reported seem unrealistic. Not sur... |