billstevenson
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| 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. | |
| Technics SL-1200G Mat Recommendations For several years I used Origin Live mats on both my GAE and my VPI HW-40. A few months ago I switched to the newer Origin Strata. I could not believe the improvement. It is well worth the price, at 295 British Pounds, money back guarantee. Yo... | |
| Continued misadventures with Ortofon 2M carts Since you have the Denon cartridge that works, you have something to listen to, I suggest you contact Ortofon and request that they check your 2M cartridge. Send it to them in the headshell if possible. Their US office is located in Ossining, NY... | |
| How often, and how, do you clean your stylus? I clean it before each side played and you are wrong, that is not excessive. Every time I check any of my styli under my microscope there is almost always a bit of debris clinging to the stylus or the cantilever. I also use a record brush before... | |
| SUT help SUTs are like seasoning on food. They definitely change the sound, it is silly to think they don't. Silver wire sounds different than copper, the core material matters, how they are wound etc. also matters. They are not everyone's cuppa. No ma... | |
| SUT help You also should look at Bob's Devices. His are excellent and I believe he might offer a return privilege. 10:1 would be a good ratio for what you want. IMHO, any phono stage is improved when an SUT is inserted. I just like the way they sound. ... | |
| Need help with phono cartridge selection I am sure everyone who has responded is trying to be helpful. Here is an analog to your question: I have never painted my house before, what color do you think I should paint it? Your question is really impossible for anyone else to answer for ... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? OK I admit that in my sound room there is a piano and a set of drums and a lot of percussion instruments. Sometimes these must inevitably influence my perception of sound as reproduced from my stereo system. But, the influence is only subliminal... | |
| MC-MM-MI CARTRIDGES . DO YOU KNOW WHICH HAS BETTER QUALITY PERFORMANCE? REALLY? The search for the Holy Grail. Frankly there is no right answer for a number of reasons: Everything changes with time especially technology; the live music reference is not an accurate gauge because every live venue is different; every recording... | |
| Mobile Fidelity Ultradeck Rega is likely to be able to support their product long term. Think about needing parts and service 10 years later. |