chakster
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| Technics 1200G Tweaks The rubber mat must be thrown away, SAES SS-300 alloy mat will solve all the problems, the best mat on the market along with Micro Seiki CU-180 Big upgrade for any Technics turntables. | |
| Dynavector cartridges, old and new Amongst the classic Dynavector LOMC i see not only 23RS Rubby (Micro Ridge), but also 17DS Diamond (Micro Ridge). For some reason they call it "REACH" profile. Obviously the "S" models are very rare and much more refined as i can read from the man... | |
| 7" Singles You are right about laziness with 45s when it comes to home listening, it’s more fun to play them in public with two turntables and some dacing people. However, rough 45 versions of the songs/compositions are mostly different from the LP version a... | |
| Grado Stylus Upgrade I use Onzow Zerodust after normal stylus cleaning brush. Not sure why this device is expensive now, i think i paid $25 including delivery. I always use ultrasonic Cardas LP for "clening" and sometime for burn-in process. | |
| Miyajima MADAKE experience @wynpalmer4 I know, but that case was more about Andy's personality, so for me he's no longer in the list of retippers. Anyway, i think it's not a good idea to service Madake at anyone else, but the Miyajima Lab. And it's sad that Miyajima's servi... | |
| Technics 1200G Tweaks I’m still not sure it make sence to add a piece of Silver Cable from turntable to phono stage is the headshell leds and internal tonearm cable is copper. Personally i don’t use silver cables in my system at all at the moment, all cables are copper... | |
| Miyajima MADAKE experience After the accident (with rare Technics cartridges) described by one of our member few years ago, i would never deal with Needle Clinic and wouldn't advice it to anybody else. There are many retippers with good reputation such as Expert Stylus and ... | |
| Recommended cork platter for my SL 1200 GR Technics TT @bpoletti My listening chair has upholstery that tends to generate static electricity which I have to discharge before touching any equipment. Just take your shoes or slippers off and try it again, should not be a problem. | |
| Technics 1200G Tweaks @andysf yes, ZU prices on ebay are amazing, they are selling old stock for promotion directly from Utah, you can buy Mission Phono RCA cable from them for the same price under $100 (extremely cheap for the quality they are offering). I use Zu Miss... | |
| Technics 1200G Tweaks In my opinion the most critical part is the cartridge, if you want to improve everything you can just find a decent cartridge first, it’s endless game, but this is the most important! Not sure which one you have now? I’ve been using Isonoe footers... | |
| Technics Sp10 Mk2 vs SL-1200G - I finally did an A/B @lewm you have Zu Audio in Utah, they are amazing if you're looking for full range drivers like Tannoy. I'm a big fan of full range crossover-less speakers. If you're not familiar with ZU check Druid MK VI or Definition models. I use lower Druids,... | |
| MM or High Output MC, MI Cartridges. Suggestions Please. Miyajima must be the best for mono records, it's a true mono cartridge, find info about Miyajima Lab online and look for entry level mono carts (and the size of the stylus you need for your mono records). | |
| Grado Stylus Upgrade Great! Yep, you must be careful when you will try to pull out the old stylus assembly from the Grado. But i hope you will get the manual with new stylus and you can check the direction. They are sitting tightly, but if you will apply force in the ... | |
| Recommended cork platter for my SL 1200 GR Technics TT The best platter mat for Technics DD turntables are the SAEC SS-300 (alloy 870g) and Micro Seiki CU-180 (copper, 1.8kg) if you want to block EMI effect and eliminates the distortion-producing resonance in the 200-400Hz range, which is common to mo... | |
| Best phono cartridge under $350 I can add to the list of great cartridges for relatively low price:the Grace F-8 Custom which is looks like Level II, but silver color. If those old F-8 models supplied with advanced original Grace styli of the second generation (Level II) like RS... |