dougdeacon
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| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? I thought we were talking about Home audio products NOT professional gear? Who the Heck bought a REVOX tape player back in the day??? No one for home use. No one? Really? I did, soon after college in the late 70s. Others I've met here did too. Per... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? Tape will never surpass vinyl in resolution and signal to noise ratio and dynamic range....Nonsense. Assuming the source is an analog session or master tape, tape to tape copying can produce a copy that's just one lossy step removed from the origi... | |
| Big cartridge screws? Why would you adjust your cartridge screws, by hand or otherwise? Once overhang and zenith angle are correct, they are snugged down and need not be touched again until you change cartridges. | |
| Graham Phantom Anti-Skate. Is it effective at all? Unfortunately, vinyl-philes can no longer rely on dealers to optimize their vinyl setups. Dealer knowledge has withered since the CD overturned the LP nearly 30 years ago. That withering will accelerate as physical media recede altogether in favor... | |
| Dumb VTA Question Gemini05,Expanding on Peter's response, if you're obsessive enough to visually measure SRA, what needs to be measured is the vertical contact line of the stylus. That's what actually interfaces with the modulated grooves of an LP. As Peter implied... | |
| Graham Phantom Anti-Skate. Is it effective at all? Agree with Don_c55. The sonic and musical improvements from defeating (and eventually removing) the anti-skate device from my tonearm were considerable. The sound floor was noticeably lowered and micro-dynamics increased... more music with more ju... | |
| Graham Phantom Anti-Skate. Is it effective at all? Hey... I agree with Judy! I too have never done this. No kidding.Tilting would put uneven pressure on the TT bearing. That would cause eccentric wear, impact speed stability and shorten the useful life of the table. Realistically, this might not b... | |
| Zyx Universe. O.24 mv vs .48 mv with low eff spkrs Ummm... Yay! | |
| strange phenomenon ... the diagnostic possibilities expandHow delightfully dry. | |
| strange phenomenon Agree with Elizabeth, but before you commence diagnostic swapping, check that the tonearm wire clips are fit snugly to the cartridge pins. | |
| ZYX Premium Cartridges Lew, try parsing the last two lines together.Judy's new sparks,T'ward guy that I'm with,Of eras hark,That we do not mith! | |
| ZYX Premium Cartridges Judy oft snarks,With vaporous pith,Her curt remarks,Of content aren't with. | |
| How long does it take to break in new cartridge? There is no "generally". I've used dozens of cartridges and their behavior from new varies all over the place. Some change very little, if at all. Others change profoundly and may not stabilize for 100-200 hours or (rarely) even longer. Most fall ... | |
| How long before your cartridge warms up? Despite Judy's sarcastic denial, there's no question it's a regional issue, and a seasonal one too, for precisely the reasons Jcarr explained (the behavior of elastomers varies with temperature and humidity).Years ago Raul paid us a visit, travell... | |
| Stillpoints under a turntable? I use the original Stillpoints with Risers and inverted cups beneath my Teres 320 (85-90lb, unsprung) turntable. They provide a significant lowering of the sound floor vs. the supplied spikes, at the cost of a *slight* diminution of macro-dynamic ... |