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| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Sorry Lew,My bad, Carbon Graphite it is. In any case, didn't work for me.Re material's expert, I'm far from being an expert on anything.I always say: I learn everyday, I'm going to die stupid in the end, but I'll die trying...:-)Mat sound, like ca... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Mat wise, did anyone try the old Oracle groove isolator?It's a bit smaller than the TT platter but thick enough to be higher than the edge. I have tried carbon fibre (Boston) and Acrylic hard mat and found them hard and bright sounding. The Groove... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Minh,You could use the 5W20 in both oils.Good enough for this application, in my mind.Just make sure to clean and dry the bottom plug/oil pan and the spindle/bearing from the RP well as it tends to adhere to metal parts and maintain its lubricity.... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Hello,Agree with comparing apples to apples, viscosity wise, when comparing the two oils. Here is some data re viscosity of multiple grades oils:http://www.viscopedia.com/viscosity-tables/substances/engine-oil/The multiple grade is not crucial in ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Lew, re: "I am surprised that one good oil would be noticeably superior to another good oil in a tt turning at most 45rpm", studying fluid mechanics would indicate that the toughest lubrication applications are slow speed as opposed to high speed ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Hi and thanks for the thorough response!What I meant by noise is not audible noise as much as high noise floor or lack of pitch black background which hurts the 3D and the dynamic contrast and gives you a sense of flatness to the sound.It is still... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? I have noticed that some of the members here had experience witn Lenco and other idler wheels as well and was wondering what was your impression of the results compared to a DD in a heavy plinth.My experience is limited to a friend's JN Reference ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Agree. Not all panels are created equal. I agree with you on the Magnepan.I heard Martin Logan, King-Sound, Quad ESL and various models of Acoustat including 2+2, 3, 33, 4, 66.The best of best of the lot was 3 located between two rooms (so it had ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Hello Lewm,I am well aware of the potential. Acoustat had model X which had the OTL directly driving full range panels.My "issues" with panels are not how hard they are to drive.I am well aware of their strengths. My issues is maybe my own persona... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? OTL driving panels is surely a very good match. I have heard McAlister Audio OTL 195 driving Acoustat 3 with great ease (not an easy feat with speakers that swing impedance from 0.5 to 40 ohm!). King sound, like wise.The Beveridge are very instere... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Hello,Finally got my TT-101 installed in my solid 40" tall birch plywood plinth with Zeta tonearm and EMT HSD-6 cartridge.Then stayed until 2:00AM listening with fascination!This is the best sound I have had in my system by a large margin. So how ... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Thanks, Halcro!Its cooking all right. Seems to work fine once the bearing/spindle was lifted a touch. Dead quiet and knock on wood, everything seems to function correctly.Next is to re-drill the motor cavity in my console/plinth to allow for the d... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Hello Harold,The Oracle Delphi Mk II:I agree with you that the new revisions of the Oracle do not bring something special to the table (pun intended:-)). The heavier platter with the o-rings on the circumference and the nylon screws to support the... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Thanks for the wonderful advice, guys!!!I cannot thank you enough.You just saved me a huge heartache of having to ship this unit back to UPS and get a full refund when I had much better plans for this baby...I was a happy Oracle Delphi Mk II owner... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Ok, found it!!! (The spindle height adjustment screw).Removed the bottom black cage and it it's a brass large flat screw at the bottom.Once I screwed it in slightly, the shaft went forward and the clearance/axial float of the spindle/shaft was red... |