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| How important is the tonearm? Scipo said... most designers try to keep The tonearm's mass has low as possible to avoid unnecessary wear on the grooves.I do not agree with that statement. What does tonearm mass have to do with tracking force, in and of itself? Tonearm mass is a... | |
| Klipsch Cornwall III or Tyler Acoustics PD-15 The Cornscala can be a very, very good speaker, depending on who built it and how much thought they put into the process. If you look carefully at Crites' site and read the many comments on Klipsch and other sites, it's apparent that this is very ... | |
| Suggestions/Help? Theresamarie1,I have heard a lot of descriptions of K/IIs, but 'tinny/screechy' would not be one of them. Are you sure that all is well with your speakers or your system upstream? | |
| Garrard 301 Dividoro,Look here: Keystrobe Turntable EssentialsThese folks make a replacement strobe and pulsar unit for Garrard 301, 401 and 124 decks that negates the need for frequency-specific platters. They seem to be reasonably priced as well. I am conte... | |
| Considering analog...but nervous gh0st,This thread of yours sure generated a mixed bag of reactions: C'mon in, the water's fine! Don't do it! Join us! Keep away!I probably would have logged on to drphil.com by now.I agree and disagree with much of the advise you have been given, ... | |
| Tube Monoblocks for heavy music on Khorns 1- Khorns2- tube amp3- heavy metal4- small roomIMHO, pick any three. I suggest that you eliminate either 1 or 4. | |
| Klipsch Cornwall III or Tyler Acoustics PD-15 Rohitdev, these are two completely different animals. I have much more experience with the Cornwalls than with Tylers (PD-15s), but I will venture to guess that if you like one you probably won't like the other. You really need to find a pair of b... | |
| Golden Tube Audio SE-40 Faust3d said:You can get better amps for a bit more money and even for less money.I have not heard a tube amp that sounded better than the SE-40 for $350 or so. If you can do the upgrades yourself, spend another $100 (or less) and it becomes a gia... | |
| Arms w/ azimuth adjustment while record is playing All "full" versions of the VPI JMW arm allow you to adjust VTA on the fly. I cannot think why I would want to adjust azimuth during play - methinks there is too much chance of damage to the stylus and/or the LP.BTW - nice handle, dude. | |
| I think I am going to attempt to make turntatbles Bc5k,Good for you! I wish you the best of luck, and I hope that you have a little fun in the process.My $.02 worth: designing a shielded MagLev bearing is not for the faint of heart, pocketbook or math skills. If you are seriously looking for an a... | |
| 1970's receivers and integrated amps... It depends on your definition of hold up is. A good condition vintage receiver, mated to a compatible speaker, can sound anywhere from "vintage" (aka poor) to pretty damned fine. But I doubt that anyone would replace their Shindo gear with a used ... | |
| Why no heated gear? Herman, thanks for helping me to win a bet with myself. When I wrote:So why can't we just heat the tube with an external heat source like a heat gun or a heated blanket? Because "tubes" are vacuum tubes - the glass envelope encases the internal el... | |
| Why no heated gear? I'm surprised that Elizabeth gave up. Or maybe not, judging by some of the other comments. So let's examine this issue from the ground up.When we say that a piece of (tube) gear needs to "warm up", what are we specifically referring to? Does the a... | |
| Filling a 6600 Cu. ft. room Systembuilder, based on your last response it seems that you agree that a single pair of speakers for a space of your size is going to be a compromise. The best suggestion I can make is to try a pair or Ohm Walsh 5000 speakers. I have not heard a ... | |
| Filling a 6600 Cu. ft. room A lot depends on your listening preferences, which you have not described for us. If you just want to play background music, pick a pair of speakers and place them where you want. They will probably be too loud close to the source and not loud eno... |