dogberry
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| Garrard 301 - Project @lewm If you find that: Upgrading the capacitors in the RIAA filter and the output coupling capacitors does wonders for the sound. I am surprised that: I am in general not a fan of tube rolling at all. It seems to me that if a better capac... | |
| What devices have you found useful when inspecting your stylii for cleanliness? I have 10x and 30x loupes. The former I used to use to diagnose skin cancers and is by far the most useful for a stylus. The 30x I bought for examining the edge of straight razors when honing, and the shallow depth of field and distortion make it ... | |
| Audio Desk cleaner.....still available? @howardlee Sounds similar to my process, and I'm very happy with the results. | |
| 274B Tube Comparison Not all amps allow for a straight replacement of a 5U4G with a 274B. I asked Sophia Electric about it, and they asked for a circuit diagram of my amp and then said it would not be advisable. On re-reading your post I see you are going in the othe... | |
| Audio Desk cleaner.....still available? My Degritter MkI soldiers on, and is in nearly daily use for three years now. Customer support is reported to be excellent, though I have had no occasion to use it. If considering one, here is a very long thread by users discussing their experienc... | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State Btw, our ears are the worst tool to make precise comparisons, that " your ears will tell you " is full of subjective with no objective single parameters it's only: " I like it " and that's all. We shall have to agree to disagree. For what shall... | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State I think that's a direct quote from "Oklahoma", music by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Almost - the song says "should be friends." And my reply (It's a scandal! It's a outrage!) is another song from the same musical. | |
| How To Control The Eager Beaver I wondered about insufficient anti-skate, but for skating force to pull the stylus inwards, it has to be in a groove. I have had experiences where the stylus drops, bounces and jumps inwards - all without spending any time in a groove. So I suspec... | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State The farmer and the cowhand can be friends. It's a scandal! It's a outrage! | |
| Recommendations for MM Phono ~ Tube or Solid State It maybe true that well-made high-gain MC phono stages outshine an SUT. All I can say is that an SUT sounds better than the MC phono stages I have at hand. So unless I win the lottery (more unlikely than ever since I do not take part in the "tax o... | |
| A Turntable History Question Thank you all for your thoughts. I should have stayed to have a listen! | |
| A Turntable History Question As far as I remember (and if my memory is to be trusted) it looked very smart and he was extremely proud of it. I didn't stay long enough to listen to it though. | |
| A Turntable History Question Suspended from corner towers à la SME. | |
| A Turntable History Question Maybe that was it, though I'm not sure if VPI was selling their TT's in the UK in those days. | |
| Increasing a Low output MM I shall, thank you. I was replying to your statement: Second, the SoundSmith cartridge is an MI type, not an MC type for which SUTs are most suitable. You are, of course, correct that a 2.4mV output would be increased far too much by a typical... |