dougdeacon
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| Phono pre for ZYX 100 Yatra high output 54db is sub-optimal for a .48mv cartridge. ZYX's output specs are conserative because they use a non-standard test record, but even adjusting for that results in a gain structure that's borderline with a 54db phono stage. I agree that you need mor... | |
| Upgrade options from Michell Gyro SE A friend moved from a some Gyro version to a Galibier on my recommendation. To say he's pleased would be a serious understatement. Night and day. Camry to Carrera. Etc. | |
| Got a New CD Player and Now I'm Bummed Dodgealum,Here's my $.02...I think the emphasis on your TT placement is misplaced. You took great pains to isolate it from both footfalls and directly radiated energy from the speakers. While some airborne energies may be trapped and resonating wi... | |
| What exactly causes clicks and pops on vinyl? As an addendum to all the truths above, if an LP has occasional, RANDOM clicks or pops then a wet cleaning/vacuuming that includes an enzyme soak step will usually remove most of them. The enzyme solution from AIVS is very effective. MoFi has a ne... | |
| Record cleaning Q's - brushes and fluid Mark,A CF brush works well for the final pure water rinse. (Audioquest is better than the brand sold by Acoustic Sounds). They become more of a pain with actual cleaning solutions. Residues clog up the fibers and make them cling together, which de... | |
| What's causing distortion at musical climax? Before doing any of the above suggestions (which are all good ones that I completely agree with) you need to make sure your stylus is clean. A gummed up stylus will mistrack on dynamic passages that it could handle if it were clean.Search for "Mag... | |
| Why the sudden popularity of 12 inch arms To shed a little light and (I hope) not too much heat on this debate, I know from experience that Raul notices and values some aspects of audio reproduction while not noticing or valuing others as much. We all have listening biases of course, but ... | |
| Record cleaning Q's - brushes and fluid For a cheap brush to spread the enzyme solution I use a corner painting pad I got at Walmart for a couple dollars. Made by Rubbermaid, blue handle, short white nylon bristles on a flat pad. 10 minutes seems like a long soak. I do 4 minutes, brushi... | |
| Mounting of a tonearm. Tshulba,Thanks for the further description."Smearing" is an excellent description of what can result from tracking angle error distortion. When the cantilever is non-tangent to the groove (as it is on an LP's inner- and outer-most grooves) the sty... | |
| Speed Controllers - How do they work? Spenceroo,Sidssp already answered your question. Power (wattage) has nothing to do with it. | |
| Mounting of a tonearm. That's good news. IGD is a function of tracking angle error and the shorter modulations of inner grooves, but that's not your problem or you'd have it on many records. IGD has nothing to do with the age or condition of any particular record, so th... | |
| Mounting of a tonearm. 2002ss335 is correct. ARM MOUNTING DISTANCEArm mounting distance per se has little sonic effect. It's true every arm is designed for some specific mounting distance, but that distance was chosen for one reason only - to ennable a particular cartri... | |
| zyx universe cartr.- ideal weight -ideal vta , Oilman,Your experience matches ours. The precise numbers differ from cartridge to cartridge, climate to climate, but all the effects are the same - including that variability from LP to LP and passage to passage. Tom wrote:I did hear times where t... | |
| Best protractor for aligning to cantilever If the lines were thinner and they got rid of those concentric squares, I think it would be a better tool, though.Agreed! One line through the null point plus one on either side for squaring yourself up would be better. I can't think of any use fo... | |
| Best protractor for aligning to cantilever Just to point out one real downside the TTB does have, its printed lines are pretty coarse. I'm sure the same protractor with finer lines (aka, a Wally) would allow better accuracy. It's thicker than an LP, though it's not quite 3mm. For best resu... |