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| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL Now that I have a powered subwoofer between my Quad 2905 speakers, I realise I could have got away with 2805s (or their replacements with fancy wood trim, the 2812). The trick has been to adjust the level of the subwoofer such that I cannot tell w... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm Sounds like Fremer is getting on board: https://youtu.be/d8TDC-vfPhc?si=Ta8HA8i9cJrqEb10&t=415 | |
| Turntable suggestions for a newbie OP: I bought LPs and cassettes back in the day. Between my wife and I, we had quite a lot of LPs, but after moving to Canada from the UK, I started into CDs and left my Garrard deck behind. Then I inherited all my brother's LPs (he was replacing t... | |
| Does anyone have experience matching an Icon PS1 MKII with a Soundsmith Zephyr MIMC Star? I have a low output Soundsmith cartridge (Sussurro MkII ES) and it sounds perfect through a 1:10 SUT that shows it a 470KΩ load. | |
| The Shure V15 V with a Jico SAS/B stylus VS The Soundsmith Hyperion MR and Lyra Atlas SL @macg19 Actually, your parents paid for it and medical school after that. (Federal Taxes) Ouch! I bought a VxMR in, I think, 2006 and enjoyed it for some years on a Planar 3 as my way back into vinyl. Table and cartridge were given away when I... | |
| Ultrasonic Record Cleaner 40 v 80 v 120 kHz Neil will come and give you the low down before long. One consideration is that the size of the cavitation bubble that forms (as well as it's energy) is related to the frequency of ultrasonic vibration. 120kHz bubbles are likely to clean the botto... | |
| Cartridge for Michell Gyro SE and SME 309 I see. MI cartridges are well worth experiencing. In your price range you could easily fit a Nagaoka MP-500, or a Soundsmith Aida. I'd take either over a Grado. One of my arms is a 309, and it holds a Soundsmith Sussurro. It's a lovely combinatio... | |
| Straight tonearms without offset angle @kennyc Your suggestion would require possession of a very rare thing: an open mind. | |
| Cartridge for Michell Gyro SE and SME 309 Grado cartridges certainly aren't MC, so I'm a bit confused. | |
| HumminGuru Orbit Vinyl Record Static Remover We get down to 10% humidity in the winter here (Saharan levels!), so the Destat III gets used every play on both sides. | |
| HumminGuru Orbit Vinyl Record Static Remover Similar ball-park price to a Furutech Destat III, which I find easy to use and effective. I think I prefer the handheld approach. | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album Well, I was very lucky with the mono version of the Elgar cello concert/Sea Pictures: the disc is spotless and looks like new. After a thorough cleaning it is silent except for the music. I can only speak to sound quality, as having only one ear I... | |
| New cartridge ideas... I would also recommend adding Soundsmith to the list. I'm enjoying a Sussurro as my second-best cartridge. | |
| Truly Stunning Vinyl Album @wwmeredith Happy to hear it. I'm waiting for the mono version to arrive in the next few days. So much good stuff out there.... | |
| Straight tonearms without offset angle As well as the thread here on the Viv Labs Rigid Float, I can recommend studying a couple of others elsewhere: At Audiokarma At diyaudio It's a fascinating subject, not least for the love for underhung arms exhibited by owners contrasting with ... |