dgarretson
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| Experience w/ Trans-Fi Auio Terminator Tone Arm? Wntrmute2, It's great arm, but the on-the-fly VTA feature should be approached with caution. After each change in VTA the clamping screw should be retightened to ensure solid coupling between the air manifold and the core block. Recheck zenith aft... | |
| Have gun will travel I'm also a fan of the Rifleman(and Lawman to a lesser extent.) However, Paladin as played by Richard Boone is by far the most interesting-- transitional to Sean Connery's James Bond ant Cpt. Kirk. | |
| Experience w/ Trans-Fi Auio Terminator Tone Arm? Acman3, I wouldn't bother with the copper wire and Molex connector. IME the straight-shot 9N screened silver wire sounds much better and is less susceptible to RFI/EMI.Franz56, T3/Pro is a killer and no longer requires the return privilege as a ma... | |
| Have gun will travel Mitch4t, you need to sign up for the Encore Western channel or Wire Paladin San Francisco... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgvxu8QY01s | |
| It Might Get Load - documentary White is the ultimate R&R fan club and whatever his personal talent, his modesty carries the film. Page is the ultimate narcissist, and whatever his talent, his self-embracing tales obviously bore and amuse the Edge. Over a longer run U2 is as... | |
| Have gun will travel If it's as good as the TV series it has to be great. | |
| Kate Bush I noticed intermittent crackling on the first two cuts but clean thereafter. The situation improved slightly after a good wash. I have not had a chance to revisit. | |
| Linear tracking arms and compliance... Unrelated to servos, I have adapted a short linear air bearing tonearm to cartridges of widely varying compliance. Using lightened parts this modified Trans-Fi Terminator arm reduces horizontal mass to a minimum, then adds back a bit of mass as a ... | |
| How are the Dueland ribbon interconnects? I've used Duelund 2.0 V2 silver for internal speaker wire but not for interconnects. This wire initially sounded rolled-off, but after long break-in and further improvements to other components, the correct frequency balance has been restored and ... | |
| Where stands the music of Chet Baker with you? Lets see, gone early at age 59 with 150+ albums in leadership roles performing with(to scratch the surface)Getz, Parker, Mulligan, Jim Hall, Elvis Costello, Lee Konitz, Chico Hamilton, Max Roach, Jimmy Guiffre, Joe Pass, Kenny Burrell, Hank Jones,... | |
| VPI TNT Bearing question I took a staged approach developing the corner towers, evolving from sorbethane of the original TNT Jr., to springs, to a rigid mass-loaded approach using solid hardwood and later brass in feet, and finally to brass with a DIY Stillpoints-style co... | |
| Best CD I've heard so far 2011......... I haven't been able to locate the new Calexico locally on vinyl(my preferred medium), but hopefully will do so.One of the best late arrivals in 2011 was Atlas Sound/Parallax. This is a Bradford Cox(Deerhunter) side project. It has the exotic shift... | |
| VPI TNT Bearing question Whatever VPI has done with subsequent iterations of the platter bearing to improve coupling between the bearing housing and the plinth, my point is that massive brass coupling of the metal bearing housing to the platform below will surpass the acr... | |
| VPI TNT Bearing question I did something similar to a TNT with a non-inverted bearing by extending the threaded thrust rod outside the bearing well. A massive brass donut threads onto the rod, with an extensible footer that drains vibration into the platform below. One of... | |
| Best Live Album Ever... So many in jazz that it's impossible to short list.R&RWho- Live at LeedsStones- Ya YasThe Dead- Any, esp. Filmore West '69Hendrix- Most, esp. Winterland LP boxFaces- Five Guys Walk into a Bar...Neil-Any, esp. Rust Never SleepsLou Reed- Live in... |