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Help me understand compliance!
Calculation work ONLY if you know dynamic compliance at 10Hz. If you cartridge is Japanese then compliance most likely stated at 100Hz in the manual (even if they do not mention 100Hz). In this situation you have to multiply this data on 1.7 at le... 
Help me understand compliance!
Read this article first, it's not that easy!  
The Lifespan of an LP?
Life span of a record is longer than your life.  
Technics moving all turntable production to Malaysia
Buy vintage "made in Japan" gear, service at JP Jones lab if needed.  
The best TT system for under 30K
I would NEVER put a TV anywhere in the listening room even if someone will pay me for that!  
Technics moving all turntable production to Malaysia
Maybe it’s fake news? 
Brand new Technics SL-1210GR platter wobble ... disappointed!
Chakster, Rega and pro-ject are not junk! I really wish you would stop! You wish they are not, but they are junk (all entry models really are). Just because you seemingly favor a direct drive, in particular "technics" (which by the way was develop... 
Technics 1200G phono recommendations
I have no idea why people mention turntable type or brand when they are talking about phono stage? What’s the reason for that? Your phono stage connected to phono cable and this cable connected to the cartridge pins. What is matter:CARTRIDGE type,... 
Technics moving all turntable production to Malaysia
If older 30-40 y.o. (Made in Japan) reference Technics turntable still available used or even NOS then new (Made in Japan) models like SP-10R and SL1200 series will be available for a long time too. They made so many. Some people are always too la... 
The best TT system for under 30K
This topic going crazy... Not pretending for "the best", but would like to share " my moderate priced system " (this is what i am using today). Minor rearrangement at my Lab. Find the difference... AT-616 Pneumatic insulators from Audio-Technica ... 
Brand new Technics SL-1210GR platter wobble ... disappointed!
Why not switch to a turntable from a specialist manufacturer. Project are well known, Rega less so. The situation described in this post in unique while we have tons of post about many problems with cheap junk belt-dive like Rega and Pro-Ject ever... 
Biggest bang for the buck in retipping a new Denton DL103R
My budget is around $1K. I am willing to go higher if it means dramatic improvement. I want to be well below the point of diminishing return.If your budget is $1k why don’t you just buy much better cartridge with warranty from official source?  
Phono Stage, How much do I need to spend, New or used.
You have $650 cartridge and $125 phono stage now. I think you can fond some nice phono stages within $1200 and you don’t gave to pay more than this. One inexpensive phono stage I like a lot is JLTi mk4 which you could find for $700, now mk5 availa... 
Technics 1200G phono recommendations
With the RS, you can set a very low compliance (100) and it works with MC carts too.What?  
Technics 1200G phono recommendations
Cartridge most likely Ortofon MC Cadenza blue. Does that change anything? It is, you need a phono stage with optional gain and optional loading for MC. Gold Note PH-10 is excellent