dougdeacon
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| tubes and analog Csmithbarc,1. The AES's output impedance might be a mismatch for the Prima Luna.2. The AES's output level might be too high for the Prima Luna, causing overload distortion.Either of these is a more likely answer to your question than tubes vs. sol... | |
| Armboard Oh, I'm using the Clearaudio master solution. ... you own a turntable which has quite lofty sonic goals. I can't understand why you would be selecting a replacement tonearm based on compatibility with an existing armboard. Excellent question. Mayb... | |
| Armboard Andyr's caution may or may apply. If, for example, you have a swivelling armboard as on a Teres or Galibier, effective length is a non-issue. What table are we talking about anyway? Supplying complete info would get you better answers. :-)At any r... | |
| Should I Brush My Cartridge After Each Use? Vinylrowe, if I told you "no accidents yet" I'd jinx myself. So I won't!Zerodust is better than nothing, but it will not prevent or remove the buildup discussed above. Try this: glue a piece of ME to a quarter or a heavy washer (for weight). Place... | |
| Best Koetsu for SME V I dislike the warmth of Koetsu's generally, but the stone bodies are far closer to neutral than the wood bodies. More dynamic too.I heard a Jade and a Tiger Eye on an SME V a couple weeks ago, both were platinums I think. Not as neutral as I'd pre... | |
| Should I Brush My Cartridge After Each Use? Ultrakaz,Thanks for the tip on the KOS. I don't know if smaller pores would clean better, but they might reduce the risk of snagging the stylus.Piedpiper,We're on the same page re: the lazy, hazy, crazy Roy. Wire doesn't matter. VTA/SRA changes ar... | |
| Should I Brush My Cartridge After Each Use? I agree with Viridian about the primary importance of record cleaning, but there is more to stylus maintenance than that. Even "perfectly" clean records (ie, wet cleaned and vacuumed) leave a deposit of vinyl molecules on a stylus. This occurs dur... | |
| Before or after I do VZ first, RRL SDC second. The other way around would probably work just as well. I doubt it matters much.RRL SVW should always be last.No final rinse unless you have a source for double deionized, distilled water that's purer than RRL's. Most... | |
| Experiments with VTF For the record, it would take a 1,000W bulb to keep most cartridges warm in Ndoshi's listening room. I presume that's why he uses a Koetsu. ;-) | |
| Whats the best record cleaning fluid? Mfsoa,The cleaning fluid (any cleaning fluid) emulsifies or dissolves contaminants and holds them in suspension or solution. The vacuum then removes the scummy liquid. So the answer to your question is, "both".That's not to say the brush won't get... | |
| Experiments with VTF Do you make adjustments to VTF independent of VTA?Yes. I agree with everything Aoliviero and Nsgarch wrote about that. The VTF tuning we're discussing is so small there's little practical effect on VTA (SRA, actually, as NSgarch said). Nor are the... | |
| Experiments with VTF Andrew,Great post. Your VTF protocol is very similar to mine, as is your description of what to listen for.Every MC I've used has responded well to this approach: 1. Set antiskating at or near zero. Excess antiskating will interfere with the VTF o... | |
| UNIverse Cu ,XV-1S,Shelter 9000 wt BATVkp10seSupe My dealer steered me away from the Zyx line to the Shelter because I prefer warm/lush. Xagwell, if you asked your dealer for warm/lush, neither the Shelter 901 nor a ZYX was an appropriate recommendation. I own a 901 and I've owned multiple ZYX's.... | |
| Whats the best record cleaning fluid? I will put a $60 shop vac up against any RCM and make it look like a toy. FWIW, I used a GroovMaster (sic) an old turntable and a modded Shop Vac to do record cleaning for two years. Then I bought a Loricraft. It isn't the Loricraft that looks lik... | |
| Increase tonearm mass to match low compliance cart Binar,Hdm and Pauly are correct, and so is Dan_Ed. You'll get a noticeable, audible and enjoyable improvement by adding TWL's HIFI mod to your arm, especially with low-medium compliance cartridges like a 103R. I know. I've done it.Here's the threa... |