czarivey

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Disabling the speed control on a Thorens TD 125 MKII
HAHA,Don't do that! Speed control is part of 3-speed electronics and frequency generators supplied to the AC synchronous motor of the deck. Not possible at all. 
RCA Classic Records-180 versus 200 gram
tzh21y,Welcome to my world, where you can find original RCA shaded dog, London FFss blue-backs, Deutcshe Grammophon - red stereo- tulip in MINT and only MINT condition. Original London FFss are somewhere in 150g range and will easily humiliate any... 
music. on vinyl
jeroot, regardless of record label, there are some glitches for sure even among prestige and high quality vintage labels. Even classic records label re-issues are really weak compared to original issues mostly. Same with Simply Vinyl. The original... 
My 50W, 8ohm amp can't drive my 86db, 4ohm speakers? WTF??
I also tried to tow 27" Bayliner with Volvo 240 wagon, but shortly after I realized that my piston rings and bearings are gone...I guess F350 is much better in this department and Pete 337 is even more better. 
Questionable service at Soundsmith
Ebm, according to the post someone REALLY does. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Baroness "Red".One of new bands with talented mixture of metal jazz and prog. 
music. on vinyl
It's been around for quite a bit I guess for the past 6...7 years. They do digital mastering from files onto high quality vinyl. They also re-issue lots of CD digital only releases.The sound quality is substantially better than conventional CD dep... 
SME 20/2 SME.V with hum and statics, and the left channel is drifting(sound on/of)
You can look up the RCA termination if loose. Check also cartridge clips if they have any loose connection to the arm wires. Otherwise, the arm may have internal wires issues.The internal wire damage is usually done within moving parts of the arm ... 
Questionable service at Soundsmith
I believe they had already bunch of disputes of charges. That's what I would do plain and simple. $450 does not justify of a year of waiting time.anything over a month should subtract $$ from total. Dispute will win. Efficient and saves money. 
Tonearm Rewiring Vendor Recommendation
Do you have replacement wire set? 
Need Theta Digital DSPro Gen V schematics
Oh I might've spelled wrong than I guess "don't care" would be the right one. 
Pop/crack on power up, followed by audible tweeter hiss
Creek amps do the same. I guess some mis-design there. 
Need Theta Digital DSPro Gen V schematics
You need to understand that English has distinct spelling from pronunciation:Theta said they "don't have", but spelled "won't give" instead. 
Whats playing on your system today?
Fantomfingers Dick Hyman 
Harman/Kardon Receiver
The list of champions competing with today's high-end monsters:Pioneer SX980, SX1280,Sansui AU 717, H.H.Scott Stereomaster to name just few out of many...