dougdeacon
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| Teres related question Like the others said, do it. A Teres 135 is so much better than a P3 your head will swim. If it's still too much $ consider an armless Nott' Horizon for about $1K. Easy to mount a Rega on that too.You can also upgrade your RB300 with parts from OL... | |
| bluenote borghese and shelter 501? Both the Bluenote and the UP-4 are unipivots. Speaking theoretically, many unipivots seem to lack the stability to fully control lower compliance cartridges like Shelters. As Ozzy apparently discovered, they tend to limit you to higher compliance ... | |
| Record-playing Rituals? I tried clicking my heels together but I fell over and scratched the record. Say, where can I get a ruby-colored ZeroStat? This orangey-red thing works great but it is sooo ugly. | |
| Better than Aries Scout?: the New VPI Scoutmaster Jim,The only difference between a "kit" Teres and a "complete" one is sanding/polishing. Otherwise they're identical. Assembling a Teres is simple. No machining, no drilling, no engineering. I can't think of a high end TT that's easier. Chris Brad... | |
| Phono Pickup Transformer - What's Good to Get? Jcbach,I'll make two recommendations, depending on whether you already have an easy way to adjust cartridge loading.If you already have adjustable loading, I don't think you'll beat the K&K trannies at their price point. They sell for $225 in ... | |
| Better than Aries Scout?: the New VPI Scoutmaster Hi Jim, I'd suggest the following:ARM - keep the arm from your P2It's an RB250, right? There's simply no better arm in this price range, and it's free! It's way better than the table and cartridge you're using at the moment. The RB250 will mount e... | |
| Need help with Ortofon stylus force gauge Patrick,Very resourceful with the cork and tape fix. We'd expect no less from an experienced Linnie. I've seen the bashing but I've never seen a Linn, so I'll take your word that a used one well adjusted can be a good source at a good price.65dB t... | |
| Need help with Ortofon stylus force gauge Warning! Patrick Lugnut! Warning! Unplug that thing and put it in the garage, now! Otherwise you'll be hooked. Oops, too late. Welcome to the Teres/OL/Shelter club. Even if you're only here on a visitor's visa I predict you'll get your citizenship... | |
| Need help with Ortofon stylus force gauge It's almost useless, as Pbb says, but not quite. Stefanl's right, you can get close with the Ortofon and then set by ear. The Ortofon will just help you make sure you're within the 1.4-2.0 range but that's about all.If the 901's new it needs 40 ho... | |
| Cartridge Loading- Benz LO.4 Oops! It's definitely a log scale when running through trannies. Now that you mention it, I'm not 100% sure when going directly to a phono stage. Do a search for "loading" posts by John Ellison on Vinyl Asylum, or just ask him. He knows the math o... | |
| Damping Rega Table "I believe that Rega doesn't advise swapping out of the rubber feet."- Rega also advises against adjusting VTA- they advise not to upgrade their plastic tonearm stubs- they advise not to upgrade their poor tonearm wire- they even advise *not* to c... | |
| Cartridge Loading- Benz LO.4 Okay, here's what I'd do, FWIW of course.Choose several LPs you're familiar with. This is not a time for unfamiliar music, just concentrate on sonics. Solo piano is excellent. Pick something dynamic that involves the whole keyboard, Beethoven not ... | |
| Cartridge Loading- Benz LO.4 Jimbo3,I don't know your cartridge at all, but based on the specs you quoted from Benz I'd be surprised if 47K sounded best. Do you have an easy way to change loading or would you have to strap resistors across the phono inputs? | |
| Damping Rega Table "If that's your only issue, stop tapping on the plinth...":) My Teres does the same thing if I use it for a percussion instrument. Jimbo3's right, don't worry about it. Non-suspended TT's play transients and dynamics better than (most) suspended T... | |
| What do I look for in used records? Obviously it varies from record to record, but here are my impressions based the few in my collection. Serious collectors could tell you more.Angel - okay to goodTops - thought they made baseball cardsVanguard - okayVox - okay to goodWestminster -... |