dougdeacon
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| The importance of azimuth Guess I don't need to bother Wally, his Analog Shop is on the Acoustic Sounds website along with all his other tools. Hey, I enjoy talking to myself in public! | |
| Should I try a MC cartridge and phono pre? Iseekheils, I agree with Rwwwear that a high output MC is kind of pointless. They give away the biggest advantage of MCs, low moving mass, which improves responsiveness, tracing accuracy and detail retrieval.If you *do* decide to try a low output ... | |
| The importance of azimuth Albert, I quite understood that Bob was describing an electronic device. Were you perhaps responding to Jphii's suggestion that he could make one? Like you, I doubt that his woodworking skills would suffice, formidable though they be! :)Thanks for... | |
| The importance of azimuth Rcrump's fascinating post and Albert's response got me started poking around. I found this methodology for setting azimuth by measuring crosstalk in the VA FAQ's:http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/vinyl/messages/138751.htmlNot ideal, since it measur... | |
| How dose your plinth sound? Nghiep, that's fascinating. Can you post some pix? It's good to see the DIY audio tradition thriving.Your comparison seems to corroborate what Twl and Teres both heard. One question: have you tried a more rigid footing than cork? It would be inter... | |
| ultrasound cleaning? I haven't heard of those before, and my Japanese is nonexistent. Any chance they have an English site?John Chapman at BentAudio is working on an ultrasonic LP cleaner. He showed a prototype at VSAC but he hasn't released it yet. I'm waiting like y... | |
| Expressimo Audio "the LIFT" ....doesn't They make two versions. Do you have the one designed for heavier arms? | |
| The importance of azimuth Nice post Bublitchki, and a good reminder for us all.My VTF experience is similar to Albert's (except for the Walker part!). My Shelter 901 is exquisitely sensitive to very small changes in tracking force. Changes of .03g or even less are very aud... | |
| Should I try a MC cartridge and phono pre? Eldartford,No offense, but during your MC days did you actually hear a more SOTA rig in your system? If not, how can you possibly know whether those limited rigs hindered your MC's performance? You never gave the cartridge a chance.MCs are more re... | |
| Turntable comments and recommendations, please As a very happy Teres 265 owner who listens exclusively to classical and jazz, I agree with the other guys! If you're after warmth, a 265 isn't the way to go. A 245 or 255 would be warmer, the 265 is decidedly more detailed, more dynamic and more ... | |
| Should I try a MC cartridge and phono pre? I agree with Plato, Elizabeth, MWilson and the people at MMF (who are to be commended for offering such honest advice). Putting a high end cartridge on a low end TT and arm is probably a misallocation of your resources. We're not saying you won't ... | |
| Custom Made Dust Covers? Also, check out this thread. Ykk made a beautiful looking cover for his new Teres for only $30 or so.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?ymisc&1073666633&read&keyw&zzdust+teres | |
| Keith Monks record cleaning machine Another vote for the RRL fluids, I've had nothing but good results with them. I've read scary things about the VPI fluids here and on VA so have no desire to try them myself. | |
| Best way to clean records Another Record Research fan, great products.For vacuuming on the cheap, go to to Walmart and buy the little 1HP Shop Vac for $25. Pick up some self-stick felt too. Cut pieces to cover the bottom edges of the main attachment that comes with the Sho... | |
| Thorens TD 166 MkII with SME tone arm Listen to Johnnantais, voice of experience and wisdom. |