dougdeacon
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| Vinyl Virgin seeks additional advice Panamared,Your guy's final advice was correct. If the problem recurs, contact Rega for service. Repairing or adjusting the bearings is a warranty issue, not a user or dealer adjustment.A stylus brush is useful and necessary, but it's not sufficien... | |
| For those using 'Holographic Mylar' as a tt drive "Smooth the icky thump"? Sounds like a new dance craze! That increased stiffness is visible, as you said. If the patch were much longer it would probably cause excessive slippage. I once tried 3 mil mylar tape and that was much too stiff. It could... | |
| Playing fine presses with an unknown cart Agree with the other responses. Clean the new records while you wait (yes, even new vinyl must be cleaned). It will feel like you're playing them but you won't be doing any damage!If you MUST be impatient, replace the stylus on that old rig or at ... | |
| For those using 'Holographic Mylar' as a tt drive Milos,The advantage of taping across the belt is the same as cutting on an angle. It lets you avoid vertical joins or material boundaries. Those can cause a thump, or at least some microscopic slippage, when they encounter tight bends like the mot... | |
| educate me do I have to stick with MM or can I move to MC...?Technically, there's no reason you couldn't go to an MC.... and would I want to? Possibly, but as Tobias and others have tried to advise, it would be an error to move very far up the cartridge hier... | |
| For those using 'Holographic Mylar' as a tt drive That is the right kind of tape, though mine's clear and not blue (thank goodness). It produces stronger and more permanent belt joins than those silver splicing tabs. If enough people order maybe they'll keep it in stock. There must be millions of... | |
| Can Origin Live be as good as the ads say? All companies trumpet themselves and their products favorably. If you expect objectivity and honesty in company-paid advertising you will be disappointed every time. OL is no better or worse than any other company in this respect. One could find a... | |
| Magnetization & Demagnetization any conclusions? SirSpeedy,For a demagnetizer to work it must start close to the LP and be moved away slowwwly. Holding it at a constant distance wouldn't accomplish anything, and removing it quickly would actually re-magnetize and make things worse.De-magnetizing... | |
| Best LP cleaner fluid for fingerprints I agree with Rushton, enzymes are highly effective for breaking down organic compounds like fingerprint oils. Here's a link to Audio Intelligent Vinyl Solutions, which I find more effective than Buggtussel on more kinds of contamination. It's also... | |
| Magnetization & Demagnetization any conclusions? SirSpeedy,I have used the Talisman. It works, though probably not as well as the (more powerful) Furutech. I used it as instructed by Walker and described by Rushton. It would indeed work just as well away from the TT and I agree that would be saf... | |
| Magnetization & Demagnetization any conclusions? Our experiences match those of Rushton, Dan_Ed and James1969. Our LP's reveal greater dynamics, extended HF's with less distortion and a markedly lower sound floor (more low level musical detail, ambient space information, etc.) This has been cons... | |
| Magnetization & Demagnetization any conclusions? It is certainly possible to magnetize a record. That's why de-magnetizers like the Furutech and Walker Talisman work so well (and they do). I'm speaking from daily experience, not just what I think.Putting strong magnets that close to records or e... | |
| How Much Is TOO MUCH for a Analog front End? Braab8,From an old Twl HIFI modder, use a dab of super glue gel to hold the weights on. Don't drip it into the bearings! ;-) If you ever want to remove the weights (you won't) a drop of acetone will cut the super glue.Doug | |
| How Much Is TOO MUCH for a Analog front End? Braab8,You may have answered your own question. You've certainly hinted at an answer. If spending a certain sum for a certain item would cause you to feel stessed, guilty, financially stretched, etc. then that is too much for you to spend. Of cour... | |
| Teres Audio Verus Direct Couples Motor, Anyone? Chris,Thanks for the update. Glad to hear you made that change. The invite's always open, assuming you can tolerate our choice of music! ;-) |