dougdeacon
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| The importance of proper set-up IME it's rarely possible to use VTA to balance out frequency problems from the system, room or recording. VTA adjustment just doesn't alter bass/treble balance that much. It alters bass/treble timing, which is a different thing.As Newbee said, the... | |
| The importance of proper set-up Stew,Since you're crazed enough to ask, the best primer I've seen on VTF and VTA adjustment by ear is at Lloyd Walker's site. Read this first: http://www.walkeraudio.com/fine_tuning_your_turntable.htmAs LW points out, their are two levels of adjus... | |
| Graham 2.2 traking force, do you use more? Sniper101,Excellent insight! I just learned another reason (besides VPI's antiskate problem) why some people achieve better results using apparently excess VTF's. Thank you for that. Unipivots are of course inherently unstable in the azimuth plane... | |
| The importance of proper set-up I can recall all of the trips from my listening chair to the turn table to give another tweek of the VTA, id infinitum. I wonder when I ever found time to actually relax and enjoy the music! That's why we record the setting for each LP on the jack... | |
| The importance of proper set-up Dan's right. I can't even measure the difference with my digital gauge, which goes out to .01g. Certainly no one could measure it with a Shure gauge.About 2/3 of our LP's fall within a very small height adjustment range, less than one revolution o... | |
| The importance of proper set-up Nsgarch is right, madness lurks around the very next corner!Now, mind you, certain records would sound better on certain settings, while others I recalled sounding better on earlier settings. You're but one step from where we are, adjusting arm he... | |
| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long mctigues,Have you tried listening without the silicone dampening engaged? Try this without and with the HIFI Mod. That would probably be a good test of your question.Personally, I have never liked the effect of silicone dampening (except on unipiv... | |
| Graham 2.2 traking force, do you use more? Sniper101, There's a reason VPI users apply excessive tracking force. Until recently, JMW tonearms had a very crude antiskate mechanism. Rather than design a proper one, VPI recommended the sledgehammer approach of increasing downforce, even to le... | |
| Phono preamp & Cartridge? for Sota Millennia/SME 5 Read the review of the UNIverse beneath my name for a full description. Short version: it's one of very best cartridges in production today, some would say the best. It's alot more money than an Airy 3 of course, and it's worth every penny. I'd ha... | |
| Phono preamp & Cartridge? for Sota Millennia/SME 5 Satsun643,Purchasing a used cartridge is riskier than buying other used components - they're fragile and consumable. If the savings is significant and you decide the seller is trustworthy then it might be worth a go. I'd suggest speaking to the se... | |
| New Record Sounds Like Crap - How??? Listens2tubes,A small correction if I may: Buggtussel Vinyl-Zyme removes mold, as in spores and mildew. It does virtually nothing to remove "mold release", which is a chemical used in the vinyl stamping process. Mold release chemicals are typicall... | |
| New Record Sounds Like Crap - How??? Lots of good advice above, and I can echo the experiences of Jependleton, Nsgarch and Rauliruegas. I have experienced everything they said (except that I've never used Last, or Groove Glide either).One more thing to try before you decide poor QC a... | |
| Phono preamp & Cartridge? for Sota Millennia/SME 5 In cartridges, neutral means ZYX. No cartridge I've heard will match a ZYX for neutrality and natural sounding instruments and voices. The XV-1S is also a good cartridge, a little weightier for rock than comparably priced ZYX's, not quite as fast,... | |
| Antiskate issue. Blueranger,Here's another effective way to set AS:1. First, make sure VTF is set properly. Skating force varies with VTF, so adjusting AS first is backwards. Start with AS at 1/2 of VTF and then use music to adjust VTF as follows:- too light and b... | |
| If boulder is tops what is second tier? I haven't heard the Boulder but I certainly agree with Albert, Drjoe and Mike. A front cover spash in Stereophile or TAS means nothing, or at least nothing about the sound. A high price correlates to large profits, but not necessarily to anything ... |