dougdeacon
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| What TT upgrade from tweaked Thorens TD160 VTF - too light allows mistracking by the stylus. Since HF modulations are the hardest to track, they take on a slight "tizziness" or edge as the stylus struggles to trace them cleanly.- too heavy dulls HF's and diminishes overall dynamics. The mu... | |
| What TT upgrade from tweaked Thorens TD160 Jgiacalo,That's great news. The ability to trouble-shoot, adjust and tweak sonic results is part of the attraction of vinyl replay. Or maybe it's part of the annoyance. I sometimes forget which! ;-)In addition to trying various footers to tame tha... | |
| What TT upgrade from tweaked Thorens TD160 FWIW, my suspension-less tables have far fewer footfall problems (viz., none) than my old suspended table, this on a springy wood floor. Bouncy floor + suspended table = problems.If defeating the springs on the TD-160 is a fairly simple and revers... | |
| Record Clamp????? "Most" Linn owners use a mat and not a clamp. The reason is partly something that Bdgregory and Armstrod already mentioned: lightly suspended decks don't like extra weight and moving mass. If you do add a clamp you might have to retune the suspens... | |
| $3000 on Analog system - how to spread? Flyingred is right, you don't "have" to spend big money for record cleaning. You can clean by hand with a GroovMaster (sic) and a modded shop vac or DIY a machine like Chris's for well under $100. You do have to clean however, and hand cleaning is... | |
| $3000 on Analog system - how to spread? You forgot the RCM. There's no point buying a decent vinyl rig if you're going to play dirty records. You won't enjoy the sound and you'll ruin the vinyl.Back to square one! | |
| ZYX Universe silver vs copper Jeffreybehr,The ZYX UNIverse is a phono cartridge, not a cable. Check out the review beneath my signature for details. FWIW I concur with Cello. In our system and to our ears the copper vs. silver differences were not subtle. If someone slipped a ... | |
| VTA and 180 gram vinyl Darn. I guess we're just not having fun and spontaneity. And I was just beginning to believe we did! Learn somethin' every day! ;-)In theory I agree with Lloyd. OTOH, adjusting height on a rig like an MMF (or even a Walker) wouldn't work for us. T... | |
| Help setting up Origin Live Silver tonearm Marc,Thanks for the size check on the hex key. It's been a couple years since I had an OL arm. (At least I got the "small" part right.) ;-)The thing that really suprised me, was how much more dirt the stylus raked out of the groove, on a record th... | |
| Help setting up Origin Live Silver tonearm Mre2007,IIRC, the hex key for that adjustment is metric and VERY small. You'll need a set of keys with several sizes < 1.0 mm.If you want fine arm height adjustment without raising the arm too much, consider something like the Expressimo collar... | |
| Shelter 501 Mk II vs. Grado Statement Reference Agree with Stevecham. A Shelter on an unmodded RB-250 will work fine. It will sound better with Twl's mod, but if you don't want to do it for some reason no harm will be done You'll just miss out on the most that this combo can do. | |
| Shelter 501 Mk II vs. Grado Statement Reference Agree with the others. A Shelter would give you the more extended highs you're after while retaining the bass and midrange heft you have now. The stylus profile alone compared to the Grado will do that.Benz is another possibility in a mid-complian... | |
| Cartridge Under $2K for Interspace Arm/Deck The Space Arm can handle quite a few cartridges, including the ones mentioned already and many others. Can you describe your musical and sonic priorities? It's your money so you might as well get something you'll like, rather than just something w... | |
| How do I know if cartridge replacement is needed? No one could say from the information provided whether your Grado needs replacement. - Have you checked the cartridge setup and alignment thoroughly, or had it checked by someone who knows how?- How old is it? If it's more than ten years the suspe... | |
| VAC Phono in Avatar Super Divo's probably right (unless this stepup is only 5db or so).A stepup would also lower the impedance seen by the cartridge. Tonal balance might be significantly altered, yielding reduced HF's and/or heavier bass. |