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| zyx universe cartr.- ideal weight -ideal vta , I just can't hear the significant sound improvement over a small range dialing in on the sound sweat spot when adjusting vtaLucky you! Set the base of the cartridge level and get used to its sound before giving yourself fits over VTA. We dial it i... | |
| Best protractor for aligning to cantilever Rich, I don't know of a mirrored protractor for Stevenson. I imagine Wally could make one...Nrenter,1. The dual reflections that trouble you are what gives the TTB the advantage I described above. They are its best feature. You just have to practi... | |
| Best protractor for aligning to cantilever The protractor from www.turntablebasics.com is the poor man's version of a Wallytractor. Just $20 and usually instant shipping.It doesn't have the finely scribed lines of a Wally, but it is built on a mirror, which just as important. No non-mirror... | |
| Tonearm for Cartridge Upgrade Path The Denon and (especially) Koetsu MC's are low compliance types that need a higher mass, stable arm to play their best. The Clearaudio MM is a high compliance cartridge that will play best on a lower mass arm. IOW, the arm that works best for the ... | |
| Review: Alaap Audio (Doshi) Mark II Tube preamp Doshi, I have never heard of it, is this thing really any good?Well, to quote another mini-review I read somewhere:Nick Doshi Mark II: It is in INCREDIBLE. It has the most beautiful yet neutral tonal balance the I have ever heard. The Mark I is ne... | |
| Suspended vs. non suspended turntable Some high mass unsuspended tables (like mine) work great on some springy wood floors (like mine). Other high mass tables on other floors might, or might not.A suspended table also might, or might not, work well on a springy floor. It depends on th... | |
| How often do you folks vacuum clean your albums? We typically wet clean/vac one time. CF brush before and after each play. Clean stylus properly after each side (very important, especially with modern styli).Before we started using the new AIVS solutions I used to be able to dredge up a line of ... | |
| Review: Alaap Audio (Doshi) Mark II Tube preamp Nice review Peter and thanks for the mention. Glad if I helped in any way as you've built/improved your system.As both you and Mothra said, the Alaap lets the music through with less distortion, compression or blockage than we've ever heard. All o... | |
| Brag About Your Vinyl Collection Viridian: 2Rest of world: 0 | |
| Instructions for a Turntable Basics Protractor Rega arms are not designed for Baerwald alignment. The standard Rega mounting distance of 222mm puts the arm too far from the TT spindle for some cartridges to reach both Baerwald null points. You'd have to move the cartridge farther forward than ... | |
| Instructions for a Turntable Basics Protractor A laser leveller does work but a thread (not "string", I misspoke) is actually more accurate - thanks to the parallax effect. Sometimes simplest is best. :-)One thing we ought to have asked is, what tonearm/turntable are you planning to use this p... | |
| Instructions for a Turntable Basics Protractor No problem Mark. It was Frank Schroeder who taught me the string trick. We all learn from each other! | |
| Zerodust, or similar stylus cleaners Schipo,You want a plain white Magic Eraser, not the detergent laden blue stuff. Anyone who has "how to use" questions can email me for a Word doc that explains safe and proper use in detail.Zerodust alone is inadequate for stylus cleaning. I've re... | |
| Instructions for a Turntable Basics Protractor In addition to Markd51's good instructions, the trick to using the TTB well is to get your eye used to the parallax (dual images) from the mirror. Some people find this distracting, but in fact it is the best feature of the TTB and the one that ma... | |
| How did you get into vinyl? My parents' hi-fi console played vinyl instead of shellacs, so I went with the latest thing! |