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| External motors connection with the speed of my t Dan_Ed's explanation sounds right to me and yes, motor slippage is a potential risk on all tables with outboard motors. After all, they won't work unless there's some tension on the belt, which of course tends to pull the motor toward the table. M... | |
| Is analog & vinyl anoying? Is it worht it. Herbert Von Karajan... was very involved with the recording process as well as conducting his performances - Yeah, so was Leonard Bernstein. That certainly gave us some sonic gems!If HvK used the sonics of his own DGG vinyl releases as a benchmark... | |
| Is vinyl still a "perfect" source? OTOH, the only reason to avoid digitally recorded (not re-mastered) Chesky LP's is to avoid driving up the prices until I can fill out my collection. ;-) The few I have already are superb. | |
| general tonearm design question Hah! Great idea! Mozart wrote a piece called 'Notturno for 4 orchestras'. I have a London blueback copy in stereo, but I'm sure it would sound more like what he had in mind in quad. Surround sound ain't exactly new! ;-) | |
| general tonearm design question SirSpeedy,Glad to hear you're enjoying the EP units. Have you tried the EP-15a without the Ultra-Pure? I'd be curious to know how much additional benefit you hear from the balanced power.BTW, upgrading the power cord from wall to EP-15 also makes ... | |
| general tonearm design question Doug. Are you saying the azimuth on a uni changes each time you adjust the VTA?No Pauly, I didn't mean to imply that at all. Sorry if it came through that way.I was suggesting that IF an unstabilized unipivot relies on stylus/groovewall and cantil... | |
| Drifting tonearm/cartridge weight Viridian nailed it. It's worth adding that you may have AS set too high, which would increase any outward drift while cueing. It's very unlikely you need AS set as high as your tracking force. If you have, try reducing it to half that amount or ev... | |
| One TT, 2 arms, 2 cartridges for $2,000 used? I agree with Swampwalker. $2K would barely begin to buy one decent vinyl front end. To hope for that plus a second arm and cartridge isn't realistic. Even if you could find such a setup you'd end up with a poor approximation of both types of sound... | |
| general tonearm design question The OL design doesn't make sense to me either. I owned a Silver. It was an excellent arm for the money, really excellent, but it didn't match top level arms for clarity and resolution. Personally I wouldn't spend $5K (or even $2K) for an arm with ... | |
| general tonearm design question Nsgarch is correct on all counts (except the mud). Here's an example I often use which seems to help people visualize the stylus azimuth conditions he described.Sit in a desk chair or rocking chair that can tilt fore and aft. Face directly forward... | |
| Zenith alignment with Dennesen Soundtractor I believe the Dennesen is Baerwald (null points at 66.0/120.9mm), and it certainly has a reputation for being accurately made.My HFN&RR "protractor" has its two null points at approximately 65.5/120.5mm, so it's pseudo-Baerwald. ;-)If nothing ... | |
| KAB EV-1 record cleaner-what a pleasant surprise Gemini,It's great to able to enjoy the special sound of music on vinyl, even more now that you can remove most of the noise. Good choice, great price, enjoy! | |
| Dynavector XV1s loading & phono Any comments about Antiskate force and what to set that to? To me, the last time I put the XV1s on the LP12, with the antiskate dialed up max, was still pulling into the record center hard. Or is this a sign that the cart is not set up properly. I... | |
| tubes and analog Some Herbie's Audio Labs tube dampers would be a great tweak to try...they will help with your "muddy" bass, as well as "clean up" the sound a bit allowing the low level detail to come through.Excellent suggestion, and a very quick and easy way to... | |
| tubes and analog Csmithbarc,Mab33's discovery re: the Prima Luna's input sensitivity mirrors what I found (but didn't post, since I wanted someone else to verify it - thanks, Mab33!). There's a case to be made that it's so low that many phono preamps will overdriv... |