cpdunn99
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| Vinyl and slurring S'es I don't necessarily agree with Bear. There is no "most likely" scenario. Try everything else (VTA, stylus force, cartridge alignment, playing records on someone else's system, etc.) before handing over hard-earned cash.And if it MIGHT be the cable... | |
| Linn or VPI philojetI'm also in the Chicago area and would love to be able to contact this fellow you mentioned! My e-mail is posted somewhere here under my username.C. Dunn | |
| Turntable upgrade - worth the effort? SOTA is indeed back in business. They are here in the Chicago area (formerly in Lemont, IL but now in Worth, IL). You could call them to see about having the table "tuned up," but it is going to cost you a pretty penny dealing directly with them, ... | |
| Linn Ittok Arm Adjustments Great, Twl! Thanks very much! My arm does, indeed, have that small amount of "positive VTA" to which you referred. I have a Goldring Excel VX on an Ittock LVII arm. So, the next question is, how does one know which cartridges like which VTA? And i... | |
| Linn Ittok Arm Adjustments TWl,you recommend setting the arm level with the record. I am in the same predicament as "Heindmmoe," above. Am not sure exactly what you mean by "level with the record." Do you mean that, when placed on the record, that the arm should be parallel... | |
| Best cartrige for Linn lp12 Ittok arm. I'm using a Goldring Excel VX, which is wonderful. However, it is time to get a new cartridge, so I looked into getting it retipped. But, I found another Excel on this site with low hours and have bought it.That said, however, an aquaintance at Go... | |
| The best speaker you ever heard? I have heard many speakers and keep coming back to my 1980s Cabasse MT type speakers. I think they were the equivalent of the Cabasse Skiff that came out a few years later, but don't know what their equivalent (if any) would be these days. Great d... | |
| Vinyl and slurring S'es I have noticed this with 180g vinyl discs. The slurred and hissing/rough S's are really annoying (e.g., Dylan's "Highway 61 Revisited"). In fact, I hadn't played any for some time. Now, I am wondering if these discs require some modified VTA, styl... |