dougdeacon
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| Graham Phantom Anti-Skate. Is it effective at all? As Downunder points out, comparing a standard Mint protractor (Baerwald) with the Graham jig (non-Baerwald) is comparing apples with oranges. Any sonic differences cannot reasonably be ascribed to the device, per se, but will rather result from th... | |
| experiencing distorted playback with Benz Ruby 2 Well, if I'd known it was just a Beatles album...;-) | |
| Zyx Universe. O.24 mv vs .48 mv with low eff spkrs Since I generally can't stand horn speaker distortions, listening with my head deep inside the horn is often the only way I can tolerate them. Swampwalker's advice and Ralph's clarification are spot on! | |
| Graham Phantom Anti-Skate. Is it effective at all? Syntax and Rockitman,Thanks for sharing your experiences. It seems that some Graham armwands may be angled differently than others. That is useful information... caveat emptor.That said, having these different experiences hardly justifies personal... | |
| Graham Phantom Anti-Skate. Is it effective at all? ... Graham did not change the Arch Angle of these tubes.Whaaaat??? They offer longer armwands to reduce tracking angle error but neglect to reduce the headshell offset angle? If so, that's brainless.All the more reason to follow Philb777's advice:... | |
| experiencing distorted playback with Benz Ruby 2 Agree with Chayro. Unless you're listening to a filthy or damaged LP, "crackling" sounds are noise (an addition TO the signal), not distortion (a modification OF the signal).The improvement from increasing VTF confirms that, and stylus mistracking... | |
| getting back to vinly Spellczech with a fore yere deleigh? Seams like obstressive compulsitory diss-order. | |
| Zyx Universe. O.24 mv vs .48 mv with low eff spkrs Doug - talked to Mehran, always a pleasuregenerous exchange policy - I am upgrading to the ii. !!!Woo-hoo! I figured he'd be generous to a repeat customer, that's always been his way. Mehran's one of the true good guys in audio.When all the new go... | |
| Wet Cleaning the Stylus Ohnofiasco,ZeroDust will not remove crud that's burnished onto the stylus. All it does is remove loose fluff (and of course it won't remove anything at all from the cantilever). I've rehabbed a number of cartridges for people who regularly "cleane... | |
| Zyx Universe. O.24 mv vs .48 mv with low eff spkrs Almarg,Thanks as always for your willingness to share technical knowledge. Most of my postings are based on what I hear and seat of the pants "thinking". It's always helpful to hear from someone who actually understands what he's talking about.Jca... | |
| Zyx Universe. O.24 mv vs .48 mv with low eff spkrs So they're actually just 81db efficient when stated with industry standard specs? Ouch. | |
| Zyx Universe. O.24 mv vs .48 mv with low eff spkrs You're using OTL's with 84db speakers? Why? I never understood the point of low efficiency speakers. They put such demands on the amplification chain that sonics are bound to suffer. Show an amplifier an easy load and it'll dance or whisper or roa... | |
| audiophile help needed in CT ZenBlaster, I guess we're almost ex-neighbors. We moved to Bloomfield just last year. Looked at Balbrae but landed on a hilltop just below Talcott Mtn. It's scenic... also windy and frigid in the winter. It can't match Lew's town for bright lights... | |
| audiophile help needed in CT Thanks for posting more info. Before traipsing all the way to Goodwins (or even across town), have you:- cleaned the stylus properly?- cleaned the record properly?- adjusted tracking weight? - adjusted anti-skate? You said tracking weight and anti... | |
| audiophile help needed in CT I'll be in Deep River in July for a family member's graduation party. I'll listen for a busted LP12! |