dougdeacon
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| Strange Tonearm Tweak. Long Bombaywalla, glad you finally got a chance to try them. We demoed our OL Silver both with and without the weights before glueing them on permanently. It was no contest.You probably did the right thing using a little less weight for the Benz. Twl w... | |
| What makes a good tonearm? Speaking in generalities, a non-suspended table will tend to sound "punchier" than a suspended one. For much the same reasons, a gimballed arm will tend to sound punchier than a unipivot. A more stable base for the record and cartridge will allow ... | |
| What makes a good tonearm? What do the Resolution + RB900 go for? I could offer some of my usual opinionated recommendations if I knew that. I'm guessing there are tables that will be considerably punchier. | |
| would you bother? Aha, the trickster is unmasked. Just call me Mr. Wilson. | |
| What makes a good tonearm? Ozfly,The OL Silver is a great arm for the money, especially if modded with Twl's HIFI Mod. Not quite world class of course, but hugely impresive for the money. It mates well with some extraordinarily good cartridges like Shelters and Koetsu's. (T... | |
| Essential TT/Cartridge Set up tools Bombaywalla, My scale IS rather magnetic so here's what I do. I put the scale beneath the arm but down on the TT stand next to my plinth. (On a Teres the tonearm hangs out over the stand.)This puts the scale the height of the Teres below the tonea... | |
| would you bother? Dennis_the_menace, You're the second poster today raving about the Vector (unless your name on VA is Steve_DC). STOP IT ALREADY! You guys are driving me nuts. I want one so bad it hurts, but we have to buy a RCM first.Spinitch,Buy the Teres. Our $... | |
| Essential TT/Cartridge Set up tools Word of warning on the digital scales: some are very magnetic. Keep your cartridge well away. You'll have to devise some doohickey to weigh on the plane of the record anyway. That should keep the scale and cartridge apart. Not hard with a little i... | |
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| I was sitting here.... Pbb, is that troll your subjective opinion or do you have data to back it up? ;)The last time I checked the enjoyment of music, whether live or recorded, was an entirely subjective activity. Pretenses of objectivity are just that. | |
| Essential TT/Cartridge Set up tools I second Twl's protractor and 4yanx's scale.I prefer a small straight level to a round one. You can check levelness (leveltude?) between any two points, like any two feet of the TT. You can also spin the level 180 degrees to make sure it's accurat... | |
| I finally compared CD to vinyl and... FWIW, Brian Weitzel of Record Research Labs says he uses QUADRUPLE de-ionized water as the base for his cleaning solutions. Don't ask me what that means or how he achieves it. I have no clue. OTOH if you want to ask me if his solutions clean well ... | |
| Well Tempered or Teres ..... Hey, at least make it a cocobolo donkey cart! | |
| Need Help Subsonic Filters, where can I get one? It HAS been kinda dull around here Eldartford. Thanks for stirring things up! | |
| I finally compared CD to vinyl and... Budrew, welcome to vinyl-dome. What you have discovered is not just another audio tangent. I'm afraid you've stumbled onto the closest thing to real live music available with current technology. Hey, even your wife is interested. You will soon bec... |