bpoletti
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| Reasonable moving coil cartridge In my opinion....The price range you're suggesting does not have any adequate moving coil cartridges. Or t least any moving coil cartridges that start to reveal some of the potential of MC carts. IMO, the real entry-level moving coil cartridge i... | |
| Jelco SA-750D cartridges Congrats. Glad you're happy with your new cart. | |
| VPI Scout 1.1 "Should I Stay or Should I Go? Keep the table. Good table.Get a replacement cantilever / stylus.Live happily ever after. | |
| Subwoofer insight. In my experience and in my opinion.... An 8 inch subwoofer in a 28' x 38' x 9' room? I don't think so. It's all about moving air. A single 8" driver can't move enough air. 2 x 8" drivers can't move enough air. 8 x 8" drivers can't move e... | |
| Best Tonearm for Thorens TD-124. You're interested in what tonearm Art Dudley prefers in his TD-124? Why not write him an email through Stereophile and ask him. | |
| van den Hul Colibri, Koetsu Rosewood Signature, SoundSmith Sussurro Mk ii I'm surprised nobody has mention Lyra cartridges. The Delos and Kleos carts are quite good. Not thin or too analytical like the early Lyra's, particularly the ones with the ceralloy cantilevers. They are medium compliance carts that will work w... | |
| Jelco SA-750D cartridges I used a Jelco SA-750D for years. Had very good success with an AT OC9/II and Lyra Clavis Da Capo. Both carts were mounted in the "stock" Jelco headshell that came with the arm. From that experience, I would expect any of the AT carts in the OC... | |
| Jelco Tk-850l tonearm counterbalance I think there's a heavier counterweight available from Jelco or an aftermarket source. Another option might be to use a lighter headshell. Shaving a gram or two at the cartridge end will make a difference at the counterweight end. | |
| StylusTimer And yet nobody, even the manufacturers, can say how many hours a stylus can play before it needs replacement. Maybe just listen for a degradation of image and soundstage. Maybe depth of image and layering. Those are indications that the stylus ... | |
| Audio Furniture has its own sound! Maple under the turntable is a good idea. Vibrapod pucks could help, might try Vibrapod cones. That also applies to the corners of your electronics. That's been my experience. I've also used metal cones with good success. Got some of them f... | |
| PROAC D48R Bass Booming Another possible suggestion is to place the speakers asymmetrically in the room. Have one speaker places closer to the side wall than the other. One speaker closer to the back wall than the other. Move the listening position so that the speakers a... | |
| PROAC D48R Bass Booming To to a local @home, Hobby Lobby or other store that sells artificial plants. Buy four of five large, leafy artificial plants and position them along the back wall, and between and behind the speakers. Don't be afraid to use 6-foot or taller pla... | |
| Best cartridge for very old worn vinyl It's not necessarily the cartridge itself, but the size and profile of the stylus. Many early cartridges used spherical or elliptical stylii that rode fairly high in the groove. That's where the wear will be. If you can get a cartridge with a V... | |
| Whats on your turntable tonight? Mahler 1, Boston, RCA. Reader's Digest Festival of Light Classics, various selections. Firebird Suite, Shaw/Atlanta, Telarc | |
| Wide baffle speakers are better than narrow @erik_squires So you're saying that the crossover doesn't matter? That the crossover can't be tweaked to make a speaker sound good regardless of the baffle width? Is that what you're REALLY saying? |