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| Skewed cantilever Rnm4, When checking/adjusting cartridge alignment, always:1) set VTF to where you'd normally play the cartridge,2) set VTA to where you'd normally play the cartridge and,3) disengage anti-skating (ie, set it to zero).Failure to do the above can le... | |
| Seek cartridge w/ following description : Opus88,I think I wrote what I meant. Here it is in different terms...Of the three top ZYX's, the Airy 2 has the most distant hall perspective. Something like rows 5-10, obviously somewhat subjective and always dependent on the recording. The Airy ... | |
| Seek cartridge w/ following description : Opus88, The ZYX Airy 2-X-SB meets your description almost perfectly IME. The Airy 3 and UNIverse do not have that distant a hall perspective, so you can avoid them (and their higher prices.) Read my review for all the boring details. IIRC we actua... | |
| Zyx R1000 Airy3 vs Universe Here are the direct comparisons of these cartridges that I'm aware of:1. On our Teres 265 and/or 320 + TriPlanar VII:- Airy 2, copper coils, silver weight- Airy 3, copper coils, silver weight- UNIverse, copper coils, silver weight- UNIverse, silve... | |
| battling the pops and clicks Sorry, typo. I meant ZEROSTAT.http://www.2spi.com/catalog/photo/zerostat.shtmlAvailable from nearly everywhere, Acoustic Sounds, Music Direct, etc. | |
| advice for best reliable turntable A Teres has nothing that's ever likely to need repair, other than the circuit board or the motor I suppose. Shipping that would be easy enough. No part of the table itself is going to break, unless you drop it from a second story window. That migh... | |
| Zyx R1000 Airy3 vs Universe No slouch,Read my reviews of both cartridges if you haven't (link by my signature). Short version: The Airy 3 is a great cartridge. It has the tonal balance, accurate voicing and seamless integration of all ZYXs, but it's faster, more dynamic and ... | |
| cause, solution, ideas please... If you mean putting the weights on the plinth, it depends on the design of the table. If yours is a suspended table then I wouldn't recommend it. The suspension was presumably designed for the amount of mass it's supporting now. Overloading the su... | |
| Please recommend Best MM catridge Um, shouldn't someone be asking him what tonearm this cartridge is going on? Recommending a cartridge without knowing that is shooting in the dark. He could end up with some horrible mismatch. | |
| Where to go from Basis 2000/RB300/Glider? Shall we rename this thread "Lazarus"? Of course he wasn't down for 27 months, so this revival is an even greater miracle. | |
| battling the pops and clicks Chadnliz,Rather than spraying something (anything) near my table or rig I prefer to zap the LP with a Zerodust. No residue to worry about.Nsgarch,Good question. I'm sure stylus profile has something to do with it. The Lyra Olympus I heard was also... | |
| Need to re-discover analog - please help Denis,Glad to hear you're finally up and running, and achieving the kind of results you were hoping for. Your summary of the differences between analog and digital matches my experience (and that of many others) exactly.As Cello said, much of the ... | |
| battling the pops and clicks Ejlif, a few ideas...Try RRL solutions instead of DD. With RRL a distilled water rinse is unnecessary and in fact counterproductive. RRL is actually purer than most distilled water, and it never foams or leaves any residue. On my Loricraft RRL get... | |
| Do you think you need a subwoofer? Do I hear wedding bells?They could even be really BIG bells, since they both have great LF response! | |
| Rewire and new power cord or Upgrade TT I would not suggest a Grado to someone seeking better imaging and soundstaging. Grados do certain things well, but not those things. |