dougdeacon
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| Help with my Loricraft machine Mine makes a slight but audible hum + clicking noise when the arm motor's engaged. It's not at all loud. I might not hear it if the vacuum pump were running. If you hear nothing with just the arm switch on then I suspect a dead or mis-connected ar... | |
| Help with my Loricraft machine The arm should move slowly counter-clockwise when the arm switch is on, whether the platter and vacuum are switched on or not.Try manually swivelling the arm back and forth through its entire arc a few times. This might engage the mechanism someho... | |
| Looking for a great arm that is low maintenence Doug, you're starting to sound like Larry.One of us has surely been insulted, though I really can't say which. | |
| Looking for a great arm that is low maintenence One more tip: have SOTA ship the arm to you by 1- or 2-day air, not by ground. It doesn't weigh much and it's worth the few extra dollars.Mine came by UPS ground and they took 7 days to get from the dealer to me during July. They apparently ploppe... | |
| Looking for a great arm that is low maintenence Nrchy,I'm sure you'll be thrilled with your new rig. I'm familiar with the arm and cartridge of course and they're a great combination. I've never heard anyone who didn't like their SOTA. Assuming your model doesn't have the arm-compatibility issu... | |
| Rega RB1000 and VTA Adjustment Winggo,There are many ways to skin this cat. Your idea is simple, effective and inexpensive.There are of course several afermarket VTA adjusters for Rega arms. Some simply thread on to the post, sit above the armboard and function exactly as you d... | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone Wbdillon,Thanks for that wonderful rhapsody of your life and times so far with Pat. What a treasury of great experiences.He has tried to explain Paul Frumkin but that hasnt worked.I'm not sure Pat should be held accountable for this. Many of us h... | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone Maybe God gives extra time to those he is calling when they are needed to bring about a change in those who are watching and listening? I wish I'd thought of that myself. Thank you, Albert.Pat,I've been following along without posting much. I supp... | |
| Looking for a great arm that is low maintenence Divo,We've tried using the TriPlanar's damping mechanism with four or five different cartridges. Without exception we've preferred the sound without any damping. I cleaned the trough out months ago (it was collecting cat hairs!) and it's been dry ... | |
| Looking for a great arm that is low maintenence Nrchy,I haven't heard any SME so I can't help you with that comparison. Sorry.FWIW I've heard an Airy 3 on both a Graham 2.2 and a TriPlanar VII (in the same system). The TriPlanar VII controlled the Airy 3's high energy levels much better. | |
| Looking for a great arm that is low maintenence Nrchy,The arms you're considering are all low "maintenance". Once set up there's little to do. The Graham 2.2 does require damping fluid and getting it right is critical. But once you've got it things should remain stable, at least until you chang... | |
| Teres 265 or 320 vs. Sota Cosmos Raul,I do remember your complimenting the Airy 2/3 review and thank you for that. Unfortunately, you still haven't answered the one question that matters to Nrchy:Which current ZYX models have you heard on a TriPlanar VII?That is what Nrchy is thi... | |
| Schroeder arms: order of merit? Excellent summary by Cello.The Reference has a lower noise floor than any arm I've heard. Instrumental timbres, overtones, decays and hall information are amazingly good. The TriPlanar comes close, but doesn't quite match it. The DPS is a hair beh... | |
| Teres 265 or 320 vs. Sota Cosmos Thanks gents! If you ever play poker with Raul, make sure he's wearing a short-sleeved shirt.Many months ago I commented that my TriPlanar VII had deeper bass extension than its predecessor, an OL Silver. As an example, I noted that on the HFN&... | |
| Teres 265 or 320 vs. Sota Cosmos Raul's unresponsive reply speaks for itself. He'd be a fine poker player. When caught bluffing about cartridges and arms he's never heard, he boldly raises the stakes by criticizing entire systems in homes he's never visited - and is never likely to. |