dougdeacon
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| New cartridge, now some adjustment questions. Jed,If breakup is more on the L channel on all three side 2 tracks then you probably need to reduce antiskate a bit.If the cartridge is brand new, don't go too crazy. Just get it close and listen to music for 50-100 hours. Check it again after the... | |
| New cartridge, now some adjustment questions. Jed,Viridian is correct about the brush and its effect on VTF. You've got it backwards.I agree with Rushton on the HFNRR test record. It's an interesting toy with little practical utility for dialing in a cartridge. Check out the link he posted fo... | |
| New Turntable: Teres, Nottingham, Origin? Since there seem to be so many different things to "play around with--or tweak" with the Teres, I can see myself obsessing about whether everything is set up "correctly" or the best it can be. The whole point, for me, is to forget about listening ... | |
| Carbon Fiber Brushes I still have a Pickering CF brush that I bought in 1978. Bristles have gotten a bit soft but it still works.What the heck are you doing with yours, sweeping the shop floor? I hear cocobolo sawdust is tough on CF brushes. <;~) | |
| New Turntable: Teres, Nottingham, Origin? 4yanx,Thanks for clarifying. Excellent points all the way through, as usual. I'd forgotten that the Spacedeck came so close to the top two. Value for $ indeed.One wonders how a Teres 160 would compare. CB himself says it outplays the 245, which ma... | |
| New Turntable: Teres, Nottingham, Origin? FWIW, somewhere in the archives there's a discussion of a dealer-hosted TT shootout. This was two years ago or so. The dealer moved the same arm/cartridge (OL Illustrious + Shelter?) from table to table. A dozen or so listeners agreed to the follo... | |
| Cartridge for JMW 10 I like ZYX's too, love them actually, but no one would call them "lush". Neutral, natural, seamless and realistic are the words that usually come to mind. In the long run that's more satisfying (to me) than listening to colorations added by a cart... | |
| Setting up the cartridge--Tips/techniques Indeed. Let's not go through THAT again! ;-)We're not trying to be unhelpful Bundy. The article linked by Rockinroni above addresses your question perfectly. Read it.A search of the A'gon or VA archives will provide other views. I doubt there's an... | |
| About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone I'm really in touch with my body and its telling me that this stuff is working. I could bitch about a number of things that are no longer normal but I'm in generally good health and can enjoy every day. I can actually make plans and follow through... | |
| Teres vs VPI, SME, Origin Live, etc. There was discussion here last year to hold a Teres/Galibier/Redpoint "shootout" at RMAF. That didn't pan out AFAIK, so I'm not sure a direct comparison (same room, same sytem, etc.) has ever been made. | |
| Teres vs VPI, SME, Origin Live, etc. SirSpeedy,Thanks for the idea of soldering all my connections. It would probably sound better, as Raul confirmed. This of course supports the concept that a single tonearm wire has a sonic advantage over a broken one. It seems we agree on that. Of... | |
| Basis and table mats? Dave,Thanks for the tip. Is it like gift wrapping silk ribbon? Or is it different?Doug | |
| Grounding problem? Ouch! Sorry for your cartridge. :-(Here's an old trick for tightening cartridge clips safely. Stick a round wooden toothpick inside the clip. Squeeze *gently* with a hemostat, strong tweezers or a jeweller's needlenose pliers. The toothpick "gives... | |
| Basis and table mats? Dan_ed,Our normal source for mylar ribbon only sells it in 1/2" and wider. You might try 1/4" recording tape, the thicker the substrate the better. Use it emulsion side out so it doesn't deposit particles on your platter or pulley.I imagine the re... | |
| Teres vs VPI, SME, Origin Live, etc. SirSpeedy,What does the military have to do with it? Military connectors are still connectors, and I doubt audio performance is on the military's list of requirements. No connection, not even a soldered one, can match the electrical purity of a hi... |