dougdeacon
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| Has Anyone Removed & Replaced the VPI Arm Stringreen,From the photos it looks like you have a mounting collar screwed down to the plinth. There's a set screw (or two?) going through that collar from the side. Loosening the set screw(s) lets the arm slide up and down, right? Doesn't it jus... | |
| Has Anyone Removed & Replaced the VPI Arm Stevecham,Good question, but the answer's easy to discern from product photos. The JMW 9 and 9 Sig's mounting shaft is located directly beneath the arm's pivot point.The mounting shaft for higher model JMW's is located beneath the VTA tower, not b... | |
| Tri-Planar with no anti-skate? I'd have bought an Air Tangent, but it was so cheap it didn't even print out the VTA labels for each LP jacket! If I have to write them manually I might as well adjust them manually! Yeah, we're nuts, but playing a harpsichord LP is still easier ... | |
| Tri-Planar with no anti-skate? Good question SirSpeedy...Doesn't setting antiskate, seperately from VTF, change the VTF value,necessitating an aditional re-check of VTF?Certainly VTF and A/S are interactive, but IME adjusting A/S only occasionally alters VTF. The amount of late... | |
| Tri-Planar with no anti-skate? Lewm,I set A/S by ear. That way it's optimized for any stylus and any tonearm. I think you should do the same.To set A/S by ear you must first set VTF by ear (with A/S temporarily disengaged or set to zero). Once VTF is optimal, increase A/S in *t... | |
| Tonearm relative to Plinth alignment As long as your cartridge (cantilever) is properly aligned using a protractor suitable for the tonearm, this shouldn't affect the sound. | |
| Tri-Planar with no anti-skate? Paul,Glad to see you're enjoying this discovery. I did this a year or two ago and shared the results here. Several other owners confirmed what you're now hearing. Depending on the cartridge, the LP and the tracking conditions, the weight of the ba... | |
| What determines the volume of a Turntable? What determines the volume of a Turntable?It's tempting to say, "Dunk it in a bathtub like Archimedes", but I won't. ;-)1. Cartridge output2. Phono stage gain3. Line stage gain4. Amplifier gain5. Speaker sensitivityThese are the major factors affe... | |
| Difference between Kuzma and ZYX Piedpiper is correct. Kuzma's new sourcing arrangement is with ZYX, effective early this year. Before that they did rebadge Shelters, as Rauliruegas said.Kuzma does not have access to the UNIverse or Atmos, so whatever models they offer are presum... | |
| Cartridges & Sensitivity to VTF Stringreen,We first used O-rings to fine tune VTF on an OL Silver. Of course they'd work on any arm with an exposed length of end stub behind the counterweight. Just set your c/w for the maximum downforce you're likely to want, then reduce in incr... | |
| Cartridges & Sensitivity to VTF Every MC I've used long enough to play with VTF has responded audibly to changes of .02-.04g, less in some cases. That includes Denon 103/103R, Ortofon Jubilee, Shelter 901, seven different ZYX models and probably some others. I don't remember any... | |
| I envy what you know, not what you have We wouldn't have gotten back into vinyl, acquired so much great music, gear and knowledge (or spent so much money!) without the encouragement, enthusiasm and open helpfulness of regular contributors to this forum. First among those (for us) was Tw... | |
| How to measure crosstalk Pryso,You have to be in the sweet spot to fine tune azimuth by ear. That's the only place you can hear your sytem's L/R imaging at its best. Don't use test tones to set azimuth by ear. They wouldn't help. Use music, preferably higher pitched instr... | |
| How to measure crosstalk Sorry for the inaccurate term. My electronics skills are easily a match for yours, Pryso. ;-)At least I knew what I meant, and fortunately Rene did too!DougP.S. Paul and I are among those annoying guys that Tim mentioned in his excellent post. Aft... | |
| Q: Playing empty/last groove ? Clean your stylus well to remove the layer of burnished-on vinyl particles and crud. It's there - guaranteed. Use something stronger/more abrasive than a dry brush, goop or gel. Search for "magic eraser" if you need a cheap and effective idea or u... |