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| Hudson HI FI UV stylus cleaner It's neither ultrasonic (vibrates ~100Hz) nor ultraviolet (just a purple LED that emits no UV). However, it does clean the stylus, although imperfectly. I gave up on it and use the Humminguru S-Duo instead, which is a real U/S cleaner combined wi... | |
| Second MC Cartridge Choice.....Tokyo Now I finally have my four carts in operation, I do find myself trying all sorts of things on the cheapest one of the four, as the sound is addictive. That would be the MP-500. Maybe addictiveness is exactly the wrong metric, as perhaps it implie... | |
| Cartridge position on headshell . . . If the stylus is at different location, in relation to the headshell, that the previous cartridge that would indicate that one of the cartridges was not placed correctly or maybe even both. How about the cartridges are different sizes? Rather o... | |
| Tube phono pre amps For a couple of reasons I am temporarily back with my Quad 24p (four 6111 tubes). It handles MM and MC carts and has both fixed and variable outputs (so you don’t have to use a pre-amp if you are vinyl only!) It is warmer and richer than my NuVis... | |
| Degritter MKI versus Degritter MKII I think the upgrade is more to do with the convenience of a DW rinse without changing tanks (although you have to stand over it to switch tanks with a button press, rather than physically changing tanks as at present). I plan to keep using MkI un... | |
| The best plug in filter ever! @holydean I hope your filter satisfies your hopes and that your wife thinks you're very clever for buying it. I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, and what people choose to spend their money on is not my business. As I have said before (and n... | |
| The best plug in filter ever! For a double-blind test to be statistically valid, there must be at least 25-30 subjects in the test to assume a standard distribution curve so that you can calculate the reliability of the data. Rather depends on the size of the effect, doesn'... | |
| What is the best way to clean Vinyl? You do seem to be going in circles! Yes, you can get a used record as quiet as a CD, but it depends on the record. Dirt can be removed, scratches cannot. As for vacuum vs. U/S, you've already had my thoughts on that. | |
| Do You Play Or Save Your Best Cartridges It seems I am in a minority by using my best cartridge sparingly. But don't worry, I don't have to change cartridges several times a day, I have two turntables, and if only the courier would get a move on I would have two tonearms on each. So I ca... | |
| Do You Play Or Save Your Best Cartridges I am sparing when it comes to enjoying my London Decca Reference and Jubilee. John Wright has retired, and the new owner of his business is an unknown quantity. I got essentially nowhere asking if the Jubilee could be converted to mono (something ... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm I have waited several days before looking in. One does not want to be irritated. ...you are no[t] longer an audiophile. You are just a music lover. Not a bad place to be. Certainly a lot less expensive. As you wish. I shall still point out whe... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm In this very thread he has said what you think you hear is meaningless. People have to get off this listening thing. and then followed up with The distortion caused by the Viv are is easily measured and if your system is really good and y... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm Woo hoo! Here we go again! All I can say is that people are entitled to like what they want but then they are not true audiophiles. @mijostyn Well, you have said many times we must ignore what our ears hear, so that bit is consistent. Except f... | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm What? It's AUDIBLE? Listen to yourself, if you care to believe in your ears. We are not allowed to believe in our ears, right? I'm quoting an authority here. | |
| Discuss The Viv Lab Rigid Arm what you think you hear is meaningless. People have to get off this listening thing. Just asking for a friend, but why, actually, do you listen to music at all if those quotes from your posts are serious? |