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| I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil... I used to use all WireWorld interconnects, but I found it difficult to fit them all into the spaghetti junction behind my equipment (six sources, phono stage, pre-amp, power amps, headphone amp). So I replaced them with skinny cheap interconnects.... | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum "Buffoon" is hardly complimentary. I see no reason why we should not be civil. I sent an older Kontrapunkt C off to VAS two and a half weeks ago, so I should be hearing about it before long. I have hopes it will be as good as I remember, and per... | |
| RCA splitter Splitters and Y-connectors are fine. I'd defy anyone to tell when one is in use. | |
| The "Very Best Record Cleaning Formulation" My experience with the Loricraft, when compared to the VPI 16.5, is that it does a better job of drying the record, and presumably removing dissolved cleaning chemicals. While I am currently experimenting with pure DW in a Degritter afterwards, I ... | |
| Ortofon Kontrapunkt C vs. Cadenza Bronze The cartridge has arrived at VAS, and now I have to wait for it to get to the top of Steve's to-do list. It will be very interesting to compare it to the Bronze when it returns. I tend to use the Ortofons for classical records, and the Decca Refer... | |
| More on did I do the right thing? That's all that matters! I lived happily with a V-15 VxMR for a few years, and I hope you'll do the same. | |
| Thoughts On Turntable Clamps And Weights The most important thing to avoid is dropping the blasted weight on a record on the turntable. If you can manage that, I think they do assist if they clamp down tightly. The weights on my SME tables screw down and flatten all but the most stubbor... | |
| UPS Driver Literally Drops Package with New Hana Umami Red I find UPS and FedEx do not ask for a signature even if the package is supposed to require one. This started as a reluctance to meet people in the pandemic but has continued as a way for the poor drivers to actually have a hope of finishing their ... | |
| Ortofon Kontrapunkt C vs. Cadenza Bronze In short, I would NOT seek out a retip on the Bronze to try and make it sound more like the Kontra "c". It’s kind of its own thing for a few reasons, and retipping that cantilever seems like it might degrade its integrity. Nor would I. It is th... | |
| The "Very Best Record Cleaning Formulation" Maybe the only thing we can all agree upon is that a clean record is a bigger upgrade than money spent on downstream components. I have certainly found it so. | |
| Ortofon Kontrapunkt C vs. Cadenza Bronze Very interesting. The FG2 will be on the same cantilever (tapered aluminium) and mounted nude. The only difference I can find is that it has a larger measurement of 70µ instead of 80µ. Thank you all for your input, I have sent the cartridge off t... | |
| The "Very Best Record Cleaning Formulation" I did something different today with a 1979 LP (new to me). I used AI Enzymatic formula on the Loricraft and then just distilled water in the Degritter. I did this because the record looked dirty (and had a superficial scratch on one side). Came o... | |
| Ortofon Kontrapunkt C vs. Cadenza Bronze How likely is it that the different styli are making me prefer one over the other? To fit the Kontrapunkt C with a Replicant stylus would make it like the Bronze, I think, and that's not what I'm aiming for. I assume there are other internal chang... | |
| Ortofon Kontrapunkt C vs. Cadenza Bronze He can put an FG2 on it, he tells me, for $350. Does anyone know how this varies from the FG80? | |
| The "Very Best Record Cleaning Formulation" You exist. It is enough. |