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| Celebrity Audiophiles? Do you guys know of any? Me. I'm rich, famous and extremely sexy. | |
| SME 3009 S2 IMP setup advice Did you remove the anti-skating weight/thread, slide the tracking force weight back to zero and then static balance the arm, as Scott describes, before setting the VTF and anti-skating?Also, does the arm have a single small (sliding) tracking forc... | |
| Johnny Winter better than ever I saw the Winters brothers with Derringer in 1971 (good show). Taj Mahal was the opening act. Still have one of Derringer's Fender Heavy picks in my old "Lake Okaboji, IA" souvenir stash box. | |
| Johnny Winter better than ever Winters is blind (been legally blind for years). | |
| Phono amp/cartridge question The V15 IV is a dull sounding cartridge, it does not do clear. Tried it in 1979-1980 and ended up going back to the V15 III.Don't recall it being bass shy, but I used Rogers AB1's to cover the LF's and they did not go very low (started dropping of... | |
| DIY Flexi First attempt. Search for the Ken Lyons Ikea Lack rack tread @ A'Gon, if it's still here.If not, Google (Ikea Lack rack audio) and you should find info.Placing a turntable on a Flexy is crazy bad (same with a CD deck as it's a crap design). | |
| Correct belt size for Thorens TD 125 MK II The two belts measured are generic, but I don't recall the online vendor as they were purchased years ago.I just did a WWW seach and see what you are up against (19.6" - 21.2" IC range).I've used slightly wider belts in the past and though they cl... | |
| Correct belt size for Thorens TD 125 MK II I meant .2" which per my memory would be around 5 millemeters and/or .5 centimeters, please double check this.I did a lazy "outside" measurement of the used belts (my bad), so take away a bit (the measurements S/B IC based).This said, 21.2" would ... | |
| Correct belt size for Thorens TD 125 MK II My well used belts measure in the 21.3"-21.4" range. Try new flat belts (.2" wide X .025" thick) in the 20.0" 20.7" range. | |
| In famous Interviews of Musicians 6:30 into the clip is Paul Macartny being interviewed by Chris Farley (SNL). Too bad it's not the whole skit ("uh, do you remember uh when you were uh with the uh Beatles?").http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdL6MKQJ8LYBilly Idol on the David Letterm... | |
| cartridge alignment? Correct (good/decent-:) Azimuth is when the stylus makes similar/same contact with both sides of the groove.It's having the center vertical line of the stylus being at a right angle to that of the flat surface of the LP (a T-joint).Suggest you rea... | |
| cartridge alignment? In that case if you feel the sound is either too full or too bright once you get it up and running you can adjust VTA by using thicker/thinner mats.The mats can be DIY (all mine are) made from wool felt or other fabric, cork, paper with cork or fe... | |
| cartridge alignment? Lots of info @ the following link (see the Cartridge and Turntable Setup section).http://www.audioasylum.com/cgi/d.mpl?audio/faq.htmlI also suggest starting with the free "Enjoy the Music" printout, basic hand tools (usually found around the home)... | |
| Cartridge for Thorens TD-160 also Phonoamp Here's more info (check these links)...http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/messages/613565.htmlhttp://www.analogue-classics.com/html/sme_3009___3012.html | |
| Cartridge for Thorens TD-160 also Phonoamp Best to ID which model the 3009 is. Their effective mass can vary quite a bit, depending upon the version/model. |