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hi anbody have a wood record mat ? it is special treated wood to avoid cracks @totem395 As could be a wood mat. It could be, but can you imagine diameter of the armtube in comparison to the diameter of the platter mat ? Also did you made all the treatment with a piece of wood you... | |
So many great golden era DD tables out there, what do you recommend for $1000? Vintage DD for $1000 with plinth and tonearm? I think it’s pretty tough, but much more realistic without plinth and tonearm if you want something special.Technics SP-20 from the mid 70’s was a budget version of SP-10mkII, exactly the same size and... | |
Old school analog system My system is 1/3 vintage, because all my turntables and nearly all my cartridges and tonearms are from the 70s/80s. But all my cables, amps, phono stages and speakers are new high-end. The only exception was for NOS tubes when i was using new high... | |
Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? In my opinion people with all these huge power amps and 3-4 way speakers with active crossovers will never understand sound preferences of the opposite "school" of low power amps and super efficient full range drivers without crossovers. And vice ... | |
Zyx mistracking issue However, according to the specs, Trackablity > 60μm. Using the HiFiNews test LP, +12db (~45 μm) tracks OK, but +14db begins to mistrack slightly, which seems coherent with the specs, and suggests that Zyx are not so great trackers.If so, I might... | |
Zyx mistracking issue Hey, just like any ZYX cartridges the compliance of your cartridge was measured at 100Hz, so your calculation with vinylengine is all the way wrong if you are not converted 100Hz to 10Hz before. I was in this quest too, lolWhen i asked Mehran at S... | |
hi anbody have a wood record mat ? Reed wooden tonearm tube is not just piece of hardwood, it is special treated wood to avoid cracks and deformation in time and at different temperature. Same about Schroeder's arm tube. | |
Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? Each First Watt amp is different, each amp has unique design, Nelson made 15 different models with absolutely unique topology for each of them ! They are entirely different from each other, they are not the same. 90-92db speakers are NOT high effi... | |
Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? Pass experimental platform is First Watt and those amp for many years have been handmade by him only in very small quantities (100 units each). Then he start making more units of each. But each amp is unique in its design, each one is different. A... | |
Grace Level ll Thanks for sharing @halcro , this is a first scan of the original manual with round shape stylus holder on LEVEL II i have ever seen. Actually i have those styli including the same rounded Ruby. Same rounded styli holder comes with all F8 cartridg... | |
Vacuum tubes: Radio tubes, TV tubes, Audio tubes Examples being the types 45 and 2A3, which were used in high end radios of the early to mid 1930s I just mentioned those the other day in another thread here. Emission LAB in Czech Republic still produce those 45s and 2A3 and they are probably ... | |
Vacuum tubes: Radio tubes, TV tubes, Audio tubes The best vintage tubes were designed for military, they are the highest quality (normally more expensive). So besides radio and tv there are critical military equipment that demands the highest quality tubes, stable, durable etc. I have some NOS j... | |
if you did buy the new schiit sol....... Hey, if you want to hear the essence of Moving Magnet look for vintage Audio-Technica or Stanton cartridges, but first just read this article, it will help you to understand why those carts is a choice of industry professionals who mastered and pr... | |
Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? Amen, actually i explained why i think so, but you explained nothing.Is it good or bad that i have the answers ? I have the answers at least for myselfI owned a few brand new modern LOMC cartridges up to $3-5k each, i was effected by reviews and t... | |
Has anyone upgraded from an AudioTechnica ART9? @uberwaltz One thing you have to remember with vintage mm carts is that not everyone is prepared to take a chance on one no matter even if it is NOS.It will still be 40 to 50 years old. And also the dearth of styli is another crucial factor that p... |