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| Audio Additives Stylus Force Gauge inconstantcy I still use the old Technics that came with the EPA-100 arm. It's electronic but analog, not digital, and doesn't give you milligrams (which are SO important). It's just a needle that swings from .5g to 3g, with markings for each .1g — and I can s... | |
| Woot! Decca cartridge bargain What i know for sure is that Stereohedron is superbHear Hear! I have one (Stanton D881S). I came by it while helping a friend. He wanted me to service his Thorens 124, so I did. It had the Stanton. He said it was crap and throw it out; I’d never h... | |
| The Presslift it began lifting too quicklyIf you still have it, you can ’slow it down’ by renewing the silicon gel. Easy job, as the raiser-piston pulls out, just be removing the little screw behind it. The silicon is sold for fixing cueing-devices, and fairly ... | |
| Origin DC Motor in LP12: Marketing or reality? Origin Live told me that I may need to help the platter to get rotation started with my hand. If this turns out to be true, this is unacceptable. I was not thinking that my hand would be a crank for the turntable start procedure.I’m the opposite. ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? It looks like it has a built in phono amp as the little button next to the RCA outs says mm/mc.Does this mean it cannot be used through a phono amp as there does not appear to be a bypass to this , just choice of mm or mc.I think it's only a gain-... | |
| One of the best tweeters ever, whatever happened? Linaeum sold a compromised version to RS. It was a big deal for a small company. Their own tweeters — on their own speakers, and never used by RS — were far better. | |
| Linear tracking turntables, whatever happened? It’s its when it’s not it’s.Clever expression of the rule, but only in writing: gibberish when spoken. I still rely on my 6th grade teacher: If it means "it is", use "it’s" — everything else is "its".If you are happy that it [SL-10] is set up prop... | |
| Mint LP provides Stevenson Alignment I have even read several self appointed experts here argue vehemently that either Lofgren or Baerwald alignments are far superior to StevensonStevenson optimizes end-of-side play — namely it reduces distortion intrinsic to the inner grooves' diam... | |
| Digital Microscope advice SRA The idea of measuring SRA using a digital microscope seems to be about as current as last year‘s high fashion. In recent weeks or months, there have been a few convincing posts by knowledgeable persons in the field suggesting that most of us would... | |
| Mounting a cartridge The Shure SFG-2 has worked perfectly for dozens of years, and unlike no-name electronic devices, will never go out of calibration unless the Earth’s gravitational force changes substantially. Its graduations are in 0.05g increments, and don’t be f... | |
| Fidelity Research Headshell On SME Arm? Asthetics matter!To me too — but ugly is OK if the music is great, I spend far less time looking than listening.Which cartridge will you use, and why is extra mass needed? | |
| An old Thorens TD125 MkII with SME 3009 or a Linn Sondek with Ittok ? An Ittok on a TD-125 beats the LP12, in my opinion. And in my experience — I had both TTs, and bought another Ittok. Using identical cartridges in identical condition, Thorens was a clear winner. I sold the LP12. It was also a more troublesome tur... | |
| FM vs. HD RADIO.... anybody think FM is better? I had a mint Marantz 20B. But I lived in a deep gulch surrounded by high hills — very scenic, but I couldn't get even a decent signal, much less a good one. There was no way to mount an antenna because it would be on someone else's property. So I ... | |
| Finger Prints on Records I think it’s also possible that some of us have more acidic skin oils than othersTrue. Often caused by diet, thus reversible. There are reasons bigger than fingerprints-on-records to lower your acidity: the body should be mildly alkaline for peak ... | |
| Cogging! I have DDs whose motors 'cog'. Theoretically awful — but I hear no deleterious effects, sounds utterly smooth and pitch-stable to me. |