billstevenson
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| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! Neil! It is always a pleasure to find you ever since we first crossed paths in the VPI Forum now many moons ago. Some things never change and I marvel at your patience. FWIW for any who are lurking and not sure what to make of all this let me a... | |
| Phono preamp or SUT for low output moving coil You will probably not be surprised by my answer. Measurements get us to a certain point, they do not absolve us of the responsibility, or perhaps even better, the necessity to listen and decide what sounds we prefer. It is usually the case, but ... | |
| Phono preamp or SUT for low output moving coil I agree with most of what has been discussed, but would like to point out that there is no conflict between the use of an SUT and choosing a phono stage that has an accurate RIAA curve. I guarantee that the the use of the two together can be sere... | |
| Phono preamp or SUT for low output moving coil What lewm explains is extremely important for people to understand if they want to use an SUT. I had to address this problem myself when I bought my SoundSmith Hyperion and then tried it with an SUT. I have two actually and both have 10:1 ratios... | |
| Phono preamp or SUT for low output moving coil Hi Raul, What is essential for me, and you and I had discussed this some time ago and reached agreement, is that any phono stage must - MUST - accurately amplify the signal it is processing in accordance with the RIAA curve. The Stellar happens ... | |
| What devices have you found useful when inspecting your stylii for cleanliness? Hi Richard, After each side I inspect the stylus visually. I do have a lighted magnifying glass that I use sometimes, but my eyes are still good enough for this purpose most often. | |
| Phono preamp or SUT for low output moving coil It is important to understand the subjective factor in the sound of these things. I have a PS Audio Stellar that I use in one of my systems that I bought in large part of the basis of Mikey Fremer's review. It is excellent in every way and I am ... | |
| What devices have you found useful when inspecting your stylii for cleanliness? It is interesting to read the diversity of routines that everyone has developed to address this simple task. I have three main TTs, two with fixed (i.e. non removable headshells) and one with a removable headshell feature. In all cases I check t... | |
| VPI Prime Upgrade I had a Prime and went the whole upgrade route, triple belts (very worthwhile), Road Runner for speed control (very worthwhile but out of production), second arm, there were other things. I had a lot of fun with it. That TT got traded for an HW-4... | |
| Personal Turntable Evolution This is a fun thread. I don't know how I missed it before now. Here is my list: 1. Weathers Townsend - Purchased in 1963 and foolishly traded in 1969 2. AR Inc. - The disappointing replacement for the Weathers. 1969 -1970 3. Dual 1219 - 1... | |
| Tone arm length Probably many of us have experimented with Baerwald vs. Lofgren vs. Stevenson until we were so frustrated we wanted to take up a less challenging hobby...like chess. :-) I suspect most of us concluded eventually that the difference between Baerwa... | |
| Tone arm length I almost forgot about the microscope. We are summering at our home in New Hampshire. The microscopes are both at our winter home in Florida. If you are really interested send me a private note and when we get back in late September or thereabou... | |
| Tone arm length My wife and I enjoy Victoria very much and try to visit there every chance we can. Perhaps our favorite city. I will try to visit Sound Hounds next trip. I am quite sure you will enjoy your new set up. | |
| Tone arm length From 1970 to almost 1980 including all of my college years, I worked in hifi retail stores first in Seattle and after graduation in San Diego. The stores I worked at were primarily McIntosh dealers and at that time a great deal of emphasis was pl... | |
| SME service is terrible. Can’t buy any accessories from local dealers here in USA To offset the negative comment above, I have had two tonearms completely rebuilt by Alfred of SME Canada and everything was done properly and promptly. I found him personable and easy to work with too. |