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| VPI 2nd Pivot for 3D billstevensonThis is a response to Raul's contention that there is a "problem" with unipivot tonearms ... It falls far short of proof in any scientific sense that a problem exists with unipivot tonearms. Yes they wobble a bit at first drop, ... | |
| VPI 2nd Pivot for 3D tomwhWhen people start talking absolutes in this hobby, it tells you something Agreed ... absolutely! ; | | |
| Audio Research SP-3 You might want to look on the ARC website. | |
| What Is The Cost Of Amplifier Casework? georgehifi2,741 posts... You'll never see a MacIntosh owner with all his gear off to the side, except for the speakers ...It looks like you haven't been invited into many McIntosh audiophile's homes, or looked at the systems page here or on othe... | |
| Need suggestions please! Electrical noise in my system and it's driving me crazy! hifiman5The solution was opening up the breaker box and tightening down ALL of the ground wires for each circuit. Some of the ground wire screws had barely been tightened at all. You MUST be careful doing this and you should turn off the main... | |
| Help... my turntable is alive! moonglumThe OP does not need to buy a new belt. The solution is simply to wash it in warm soapy water then rinse & dry and it will be good as newYou may be correct, moonglum, but you can't know that for sure unless you've actually examined... | |
| Help... my turntable is alive! moonglumI’ve just been told my earlier post was deleted by a Moderator.Perhaps because you engaged in insult rather than discussing the topic. I fail to understand the problem you (Cleeds) have with the words “negative & positive” in relatio... | |
| Help... my turntable is alive! moonglumI must be honest. When you first questioned the usage I thought you might be “winding me up”. Based on your last 2(4?) posts I now recognise that your confusion is genuine.I'm not confused at all. There's simply no such thing as "negativ... | |
| Help... my turntable is alive! One of the reasons it's important to understand that there's no such thing as "negative VTA" is that, had the OP initially properly set his VTA, he wouldn't have had his phono cartridge bottom out in the first place. VTA can be set pretty reliably... | |
| Help... my turntable is alive! moonglumSince you haven't offered an alternative convention ...Because there's no such thing a negative VTA, you could say "lower the pickup arm" or "reduce VTA." Either of those would accurately state what you were thinking. | |
| Help... my turntable is alive! moonglum... I think you are are confusing angular quantification of VTA with *someone's* attempt to indicate the direction of a VTA adjuster ... Sorry, but I'm not confused at all. There's a singular accepted definition for VTA, and a "nega... | |
| Best universal disc player that has great audio reproduction? The McIntosh MVP-881 is really, really good. You can find them used for around your price. | |
| Help... my turntable is alive! moonglum... if one considers that the pivot is the primary means of adjusting VTA and that the movement is constrained to the vertical axis, if one assumes that "horizontal"/"neutral" VTA is effectively "zero" on that axis then ...But that's m... | |
| Help... my turntable is alive! moonglum Positive, Neutral, Negative VTA are popular expressions which have been around for a while ... You can call it "physically impossible" if you wish There's simply no such thing as "negative VTA." You can call it possible, but that do... | |
| New cartridge and/or tonearm for a Delphi Mk1 Your best choice of cartridge depends on both the pickup arm and your phono preamp. The SME arms do work very well on the Oracles. |