daveyf
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| Favorite Platform for Linn LP12 @radiohead99 I would suggest sourcing a lightweight rack for the Linn. Something like a used Target audio, or other small like kind rack. | |
| SF Amati vs Serafino @mobiusmu Sounds like you have an excellent room to place any speaker. Your current set up may rival the new Amati's. If you go with a larger speaker, i would definitely place them the same way you have the GT's. I would treat the room first and ... | |
| Linn Sondek LP-12 tonearm recommendations? Scot, nice suggestion. I have also heard good things about the AMG arms. They will be on my radar if i ever replace my WTA. ( hopefully they would be a step up??)@rbtstock While it is a fact that the make up of the table is going to impact what yo... | |
| The Linn Karousel bearing. It also depends on your power supply. if you have a Valhalla, then you would need to change that to at least a Lingo ( the Valhalla board is not sized to accommodate a Karousel). The sub chassis probably works if you already have a Cirkus fitted, ... | |
| Linn Sondek LP-12 tonearm recommendations? @rbtstock The standard recommendation for an LP12 is the Linn Ekos arm and its variants. I use an arm that while not popular with the other Linnies is extremely good on this table, it is the WTA arm. The WTA is light enough to not interfere with ... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines @mijostyn The problem with just buying new LP's is the selection. There are numerous great LP's that have not been reissued, or are no longer available. I do agree with you that the likelihood of damage and wear is far greater with the used LP. ... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines @antinn Having collected LP's for decades, I can tell you that the typical used jazz and rock album is going to have significant issues..primarily from scratching and groove damage ( VG-VG++). You damage the groove with pits and scratches ( your ... | |
| No-one talks about Rowlands anymore I had a fellow a'phile over for a listening session yesterday. I was using just my Rowland 8T modded by Jeff. My tube amps were not active. I think the sound was still as great as ever and the amp was just easy on the ears. I really like the model... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines @antinn Thanks, that is very informative. One thing that I think is missing in this conversation is that IF one is buying old records ( flea market as an example) the potential for noise is going to be high, regardless of the cleaning regimen. S... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines IMO, Ultrasonic cleaning is definitely an improvement over a basic wet vacuum cleaning. I had a very noisy RCA Direct to Disc that I had assumed was beyond hope, yet after the US cleaning, it was much quieter and is now very impressive. I do think... | |
| Record Cleaning Machines I cleaned a number of Blue Note originals ( some of them scratched and therefore VG to VG+ copies) on the Kirmuss. I used only distilled water, nothing else. The results were interesting, a slightly cleaner looking LP, but SQ was exactly the same ... | |
| How long does Class A have? @bpoletti Be nice... this is an audio forum, no need for politics.@mrmeaner Perhaps a better question would be, how long does Class D have? | |
| Nirvana sued over "Nevermind" cover photo If the baby on the cover had never told anyone that his name was Spencer Elden, how many here believe that he would have risked been identified as an adult? | |
| Record Cleaning Machines @stager There is some concern that using alcohol on LP's can be quite detrimental. Alcohol is a drying agent, as such the potential to dry the vinyl and make it more brittle is a possibility. Possible damage to the groove wall would be the result. | |
| Record Cleaning Machines I have a Kirmuss on loan right now. The Kirmuss method is as mentioned above, lengthy and involved. Therefore, i decided I wanted to see if the machine worked well with just distilled water and nothing else. At first, I had thought that the lack o... |