dgarretson
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| Wilson Audio Haters I’m afraid that Tru-Fi just failed the Turing test. | |
| Wilson Audio Haters +++1 Doug. All we need is yet one more acronym with an unsupported claim to an audio revolution. | |
| Wilson Audio Haters @bo1972 I'm not ready to embrace the 2D/3D distinction as a principal taxonomic category for high end audio. Is 3D inclusive of other key attributes? What other properties are necessary or sufficient within 3D sound? Surely more than 1% of brands... | |
| Wilson Audio Haters This idea of 2D vs. 3D two-channel listening has baffled me through years of system improvements and visits to shows. 3D is easy to rationalize for an omnidirectional speaker. But with a forward-firing speaker, the 3D effect seems to come from rep... | |
| Repair a Sony SCD 777ES? Hi Jafant, I moth-balled my heavily modified SCD-1 for an Esoteric K01X with Rubidium clock. There is not a huge difference in performance, but only after modifying the Sony to the point that it became unrecognizable as such. | |
| The Palladian-A step beyond Halcro, I did not and thus can only report without conjecture as to the tonearm/cartridge synergy or lack thereof. However, I do own an LPM320STR-- which is a damn fine cartridge. | |
| What's been playing on your turntable and what turntable is it ? Marillion FEAR(F**k Everyone And Run) into Soundsmith OCL-retipped Lyra Helikon> SME 3012R> Luxman PD444. Probably Marillion's best(and most cleverly titled) album since Brave. My favorite working prog rock band. | |
| The Palladian-A step beyond Hello Halcro & Chris,FWIW a friend had good results with a London Decca Reference on his Terminator linear tonearm, then tasted an Acutex LPM320STR and sold the Decca. | |
| Repair a Sony SCD 777ES? Steve, My files from the mid-2000s indicate that the sled motor is a Mabuchi RF-300CH 11400. | |
| Tonearm for Luxman PD 441 After removal the locking armboard you will see that the sliding assembly separates into two pieces: a locking base common to all Luxman 441/445 armboards, and a screw-attached top plate with holes of varying diameter to receive various tonearms. ... | |
| Repair a Sony SCD 777ES? @stevebraxton Instead of tugging on it, try worrying it out with a rocking motion, or maybe working a jewelers screwdriver into the seam of the header. Don’t tug at the ribbon itself. Honestly it’s been a long time since I did this. | |
| Confessions from a VPI owner of some 30 years I would be surprised if any VPI dealer, or VPI itself, will have an interest in producing a custom armboard for a long-discontinued TNT. SOL! As Lewm suggests, this is a job for a custom shop. As regards VPI disintermediating itself from basic cus... | |
| Pass Labs XA30.5: In praise of Class A magic! Stay en garde against forwarding fake news. | |
| Diy interconnects RCA connectors. As Erik mentions, Connex/DH Labs BL-Ag bulk IC cable is pure silver wire with teflon dielectric. Top quality materials that sound fine with KLEI silver RCAs, with R&R or whatever. | |
| Basis or Kuzma VTA tonearms fitted to Thorens TD 125 turntable I have a 4PT on a Luxman PD444. The tricky part with a vintage TT is that the platter may be too thin. You'll need at least 1 3/8" from the top of the arm board to the top of the platter. |