dgarretson
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| Static This winter I've had similar issues with static build-up on the record spindle and platter that occasionally discharges through the cartridge. You might trying running a separate ground wire that you can touch to yourself and to the record spindle... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Hi Raul, Now several hours with top NOS Azden casually set up with its stock P-mount adapter at 80K load and level VTA. This is an excellent performance! More "there" there than most recent mount of Astatic MF-100. | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? It may be interesting to factor in an arm's versatility with respect to navigating anomalous off-center and warped records. However at SOTA the question is always about the best of all possible worlds. It is therefore reasonable to ask which desig... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? Frogman, Your experience with ET2 surpassing SME V mirrors mine with Trans-Fi Pro vs. SME IV. As regards stylus deflection, when a linear air arm is used with a high-compliance cartridge, rather than shoot for perfect level I position the manifold... | |
| Auralex SubDude HD - Subwoofer Isolation Platform Mine works fine to decouple and eliminate spurious vibrations from being conducted through sprung flooring. However I am curious to try a more sophisticated coupling approach such as Sistrum platform. This should theoretically provide a drain for ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Raul, thanks for the reference to Nick the Azden dealer. I ordered one today and will take a look at making direct connection between cartridge pins and tonearm clips. However the diameter of the pins on a P-cartridge is smaller than on a 1/2" car... | |
| Are linear tracking arms better than pivoted arms? "Air bearings don't work" is quite a generalization. While I have only compared my Trans-Fi Pro to Graham 1.5tc & SME IV, I have no doubt that the Pro handily surpasses both of these pivot arms. To AtmaSphere's point, the Pro operates by desig... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? For several weeks I’ve been listening to a Lyra Helikon retipped with Soundsmith’s best optimized line contour stylus, both through a modified 48db ARC PH-2 and a modified 75db hybrid Atma-Sphere MP-1. The retip is a clear improvement over where t... | |
| VPI Flywheel or Fishing Rod Wire on Aries Motor? That's interesting. Do you use monofilament? Another thing I did not like about all the braided fish lines I tried is the slippery coating. Standard threads all grip better around the pulley. | |
| VPI Flywheel or Fishing Rod Wire on Aries Motor? I know vpi suggests, but it does not work. Perhaps it helps sell rim drives. | |
| VPI Flywheel or Fishing Rod Wire on Aries Motor? Spyder wire and other synthetic fish line is unacceptable for the VPI motor due to complete lack of elasticity. It needs to be tensioned very tightly to grip, and then acts like a plucked piano wire to transmit AC motor cogging as audible quaverin... | |
| Replace VPI TNT rubber belt with nylon thread Do both spans. The short length between the motor and the flywheel likes more tension than the platter span. Heavy cotton or poly thread requires a bloodknot; thicker silk requires a loop knot with the knot positioned to travel on the outside of t... | |
| Your First Vinyl Album. Sam & Dave's Greatest Hits & The Who Live at Leeds. At the time I didn't get The Who, but I did identify with Townshend's nose. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lew, The more so as an MCC1 sold yesterday for $600. Reminds me of an old Don Henley lyric that goes something like, "It was a great little town before guys like me came here and ruined it." | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Yikes, The $500+ just paid for an NOS B&0 on ebay has brought many more sellers out of the woodwork. |