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| VPI Aries 300 RPM motor - Humming Had the same humming with mine and never solved the problem. Seemed that depending on the cartridge/platter combo used, it would either act up or be silent.I'm still using the old motor. | |
| Best amp & source with Lamm M1.1 / M1.2 David, you mention you have to be careful matching the preamp because of the Lamm's huge gain. Any idea what to look for in a preamp to know it's a good match for the Lamms?Byron | |
| Counterpoint 5000 -How good in it's day/now Hi Chazzbo, I have an SA3000 with all the modifications offered by Alta Vista Audio (Michael Elliott). Power supply, Phono stage with stepups, and the linestage.In my system it beat out my other preamps Lamm LL2, Wytech Opal and EMM Labs SWM3 in p... | |
| BEL 1001 amps. Specs and ordering Got to love these forums. You'll get so many different opinions to questions you end up feeling more confused. I'm with Mike as far as loving this amp. In my system it's extremely dynamic with spot on imaging, excellent low range, mids and highs. ... | |
| Budget phono cables I was using regular coincident CST rca's ($300) which out performed my XLO signature 3.2 phono cable ($750). I am now using coincident extreme I/C's. You can probably pick up a used set of CST's for around $170. Great bang for the buck IMO. | |
| For you Bay Area jazz fans Wish I lived in Oakland. It's always a pleasure to see Chambers play. He's definitely at the top with others like Rod Morgenstein, Dave Weckle, William Kennedy, Steve Smith. | |
| Bob Crump passes away over holiday. I'm beginning to dislike the month of November! | |
| The end of LP collecting???? Judy426, I thinks it's actually "A fool and his money are soon partying" | |
| What can I expect in a UPS damage claim? It's incredible to me how a company that treats it's customers like this can still be in business! Why do people do business with companies like this? | |
| Problems with shipping to Canada There are tracking numbers for USPS depending on the service you use. I always request USPS Global Express,Global Priority or Insured Mail Int'l depending on size and value. Never a problem. | |
| Coincident TRS Extreme cable....anyone here using Just purchased another set of Extreme speaker cables for my bass cabs. Noticed tighter, quicker, more solid bass. A definite improvement again. Also purchased the Extreme interconnects which replaced my CSTs. Again I noticed that the sound was smo... | |
| VPI Aries platter/bearing change out Hi Ken, I upgraded my cartridge since I posted the problem and found that the new cartridge was resulting in the same hum problem. So I replaced the old platter with the new platter and the hum disappeared quite a bit. The calprit ended up being t... | |
| VPI Aries platter/bearing change out Hi Ken, It is pretty straight forward. Steps I took :For the platter,1. remove the tonearm 2. If you are using damping fluid cover the top with some saran wrap and an elastic 3. remove the pulley 4. lift the platter off 5. stand unit on its end an... | |
| Best vintage receivers for FM? The following site may help you www.fmtunerinfo.com scroll down left hand side to shootout. | |
| VPI Aries 2 platter is creating hum Tried installing platter again. Hum still present. Played around with grounding and foil once again but didn't solve problem. Re-installed my old platter ( the noise floor is absolutely quiet) and will leave. I'm not willing to move components to ... |