dougdeacon
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| VPI 16.5 thoughts This had to be the stupidest question I have ever asked. IME the stupidest questions have been the ones I've been too afraid or proud to ask.I remember your thread, and remember being among those who advised buying a RCM before a power conditioner... | |
| Do you think you need a subwoofer? Thanks SirSpeedy and Raul, for continuing to address the one sub/two sub question. Of course I am in the ideal position to mediate, since I have NO sub! I can expostulate from a position of pure innocence, err, ignorance. ;-)My decision is: you're... | |
| Tonearm / Catridge matching? Increasing effective mass will in theory cause greater problems when tracking warped records. The higher inertia of the arm in the vertical plane will cause a greater swing in effective VTF at the top and bottom of warps. How much this will effect... | |
| Do you think you need a subwoofer? Darkmoebius,Thanks for the insights. Like you, if I can get another .03% for just $10-20K, I'm all for it! ;-)Our rings-like-a-bell Salamander Synergy is (somewhat) isolated from the trampoline floor. Each of its eight feet is sitting on a heavy d... | |
| Please help me I am in trouble with my new table.. Never mind, I see you started a new thread on the topic. | |
| How do I set anti skate on Nottingham Anna arm???? Fully agree with Oldears and Ozzy. The blank disc method is flawed in principle. The antiskate tracks on the HFN&RR test record mentioned by Ozzy are also flawed. It's easy enough to use the three "tracking test" tracks on side 2 to adjust ant... | |
| ZYX RS20 vs Denon DL103 Joe,A reasonable VTA reference point on a ZYX can be eyeballed as follows:- View the cartridge from the side- Spot the slight ridge in the acrylic that runs the full length of the body, 1-2mm above the bottom of the cartridge- That ridge should be... | |
| Please help me I am in trouble with my new table.. I do need advice on setting anti skate on the Anna tonearm. This was the only setting we couldn't get corrected. No matter where we moved the weight it still skates towards the middle of the table at pretty good speed. Am I missing something? Is t... | |
| Do you think you need a subwoofer? Raul,Thank you for starting and supporting a truely informative and interesting disucssion. I just read the entire thread (not counting all the helpful links, yet). This is a great resource for those looking to further improve musical reproduction... | |
| ZYX RS20 vs Denon DL103 Joe,1.78g is probably too light. It's certainly too light for the higher end ZYX's, and AFAIK the suspensions are similar. I fear mis-tracking on dynamic passages, if not now then certainly when cooler weather arrives.1.90g is about right in the s... | |
| Why one side is very much louder than the other si LOU,I understand your frustration and you are quite correct. Getting the most from today's higher quality vinyl rigs is much more complex than it was when we all played MM cartridges.We would all understand if it seems like too much bother. For ma... | |
| new vs. used vinyl, pops and clicks. Ditto most of the responses above.At least 80% of our 3,000+ LPs were bought used. With proper cleaning the large majority are as quiet as any new record. Some are quieter. New vinyl isn't perfect either (and new records must be cleaned as diligen... | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone Looks alot like Snoopy to me. | |
| Why one side is very much louder than the other si It certainly sounds like a poor cartridge/wire connection. Try polishing the cartridge pins with a piece of Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (the white side, not the blue.) You could also try a Q-tip dampened with contact cleaner or alchohol, but take great... | |
| ZYX RS20 vs Denon DL103 Joe, Just solder the cartridge pins to the tonearm wires. It'll probably sound better!Sorry to hear about that, it must be maddeningly frustrating. |