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| Need cartridge advice for Philips turntable Just Googled the old Philips cartridge I mentioned above and they and their replacement styli are readily available on the used/NOS market.You would want to go with a 401 (or higher) and not the 400/conical version.There is also a new Philips 501-... | |
| If you were a Castaway on the BBC Radio 4 Desert Island Discs what music would you have? The one and only correct answer is "Ginger".DeKay | |
| Preamp suggestions again with size considerations Less than your budget, but looks interesting to roll tubes in, plus it has user adjustable heater and gain settings.Here's an "informative blurb" off the WWW...http://singaporehifi.blogspot.com/2020/07/musical-paradise-mp-701-mk-ii-tube.htmlThe US... | |
| Looking to buy an inexpensive home entertainment center or shelves for gear, CD and LPs Take a look @ Wayfair...https://www.wayfair.com/keyword.php?prefetch=false&class_id=&keyword=audio+stereo+cabinetsRecently purchased patio umbrellas from them and the transaction went fine.You might also check out overstock.com.DeKay | |
| Have speakers really improved within the last 20 years?? And then???...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqwzuiSy9y0DeKay | |
| Hickok 6000 Settings for Testing 6550's Here's an old thread that mentions your 6000 and 6550/KT88's...https://antiqueradios.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=275639I was looking for my TV7-D/U @ the time, when I ran across it.DeKay | |
| Family Problems... 2Juki has the 301/II for $300 and a USA based place has it for $329 (quick Google search).Guessing that the Scarecrow Sprinker I recommended some time back is looking better now eh?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jHYV6nJkswAnyway, my wife used to... | |
| Need cartridge advice for Philips turntable The 312 has a low mass arm which requires a high compliance cartridge.I had 2 of them in the late 70's for a few weeks (long story) and one came with a Philips branded cartridge and the other with an Audio Technica (sp)? cartridge.The Philips (wha... | |
| Luxman PD 210 belt change Here's a YouTube video of the platter being removed.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1WcMGWlYPwDeKay | |
| Record Care Regime can I do better ? swan336:Just for fun watch this YouTube vidio on cleaning vinyl records...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfxNWFWV1QcDeKay | |
| Can I use 24 gauge speaker cable? Wow:I've been using the same 26 gauge solid core copper speaker wire (with various SS/tube based setups) for the past 18 years and have not experienced any of the "downsides" posted by others in this thread.The speaker wire lengths have been in th... | |
| Tweaks you got rid of because they were not effective (enough)? hilde45:Yes, sad but true...We've been without Internet, much of the past 3 days, due to AT&T's incompetence so...Aside from dealing with AT&T "help" who have admitted that they did not even know what a "land line" is we have been otherwis... | |
| Tweaks you got rid of because they were not effective (enough)? Probably mass loading components, but I may have gone a tad overboard...Here’s a pic of the previous system (since replaced due to tweaking it).https://www.culture24.org.uk/asset_arena/8/71/06/360178/v0_master.jpgSorry, but this pic (in context to... | |
| Just added full LP playback The cartridge may be riding too high in the rear (VTA).If so, you then would lower the tonearm height.An easy test for this (if you don't have a thicker mat) is to place an an LP under the one you are playing, which effectively lowers the rear of ... | |
| Beating a dead horse.... SACD If the majority of your SACD disks are multilayer (with redbook playability) why bother @ such a price point?This said, I was less than impressed with early SACD (sounded imbalanced/phasy) with SOTA gear @ the time, but it could have been the SACD... |