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| Calling all analog experts Jsonic, dope slap accepted.You're right about CB. He won't sell you more than you want, but he may deliver more than you expect. He's done that for me twice. Thus my loyalty.I haven't heard any TT at the $1,500 price point. Nor have I seen one who... | |
| Azimuth&Bias on HIFI test record Colitas, The HFN bias test tone varies from inaudible (good) to a steady "buzz" (needs adjustment) to a rough or warbly buzz (dangerously near mistracking). Unfortunately, bias force increases as the arm tracks across the record. So there's no "pe... | |
| Calling all analog experts Apologies to anyone if I came on strong. I just love my TT too much. My motor had a circuit board bug and I just got it back from Chris Brady. He turned it around in one day and installed the $70 Signature II board upgrade for free! Hugs, kisses..... | |
| Calling all analog experts Well, this discussion beats the crap out of everything!Jsonic, I'm in Middletown, a bit of a hike from the TZB. Still it's always fun to meet other audio-phools so the invitation stands. Sundays are generally my only free day, though not all of th... | |
| Calling all analog experts Jsonic, Good advice from all the above. I'll echo Twl's advice with the unseemly enthusiasm of a new Teres owner. Clearly there's some risk in buying from a younger company, but the performance advantages overwhelmed those concerns for me. FWIW, C... | |
| Review: Teres Audio Pulley Upgrade I listen mostly to classical, so I used a VHS copy of 'Amadeus'. YMMV as always. | |
| Shelter + BentAudio loading: field test Romy's post was actually about the best I've seen from him. Love and kisses his way!I personally have no clue if the quality of resistors used for tranny loading would or "should" be audible. Perhaps we just have lingering audiophilia nervosa. At ... | |
| Review: Teres Audio Pulley Upgrade Abe, great review. Glad to know you heard exactly the same benefits we did when we A/B'd string vs. tape on our 265. There are no sonic downsides, just better speed stability. I'd guess that Teres TT's without lead-loaded platters would benefit mo... | |
| Stylast compatibility ZYX cartridges jes45, Sorry that I came on strong, but it seemed you were advising him to blithely ignore ZYX's warnings. That struck me as imprudent when a $2K+ cartridge is involved.CardiacKid's question was, "Will Stylast travel far enough up the cantilever o... | |
| Which cartrige would you go with? I've only heard the Shelter so the following is theoretical.The Helikon has been called cool by some. The ZYX and Shelter receive nothing but lavish praise. People who've heard both in the same system say they're equally good with only very subtle... | |
| New Vinyl Playback Technology No A/D conversion. The laser reads groove modulations and generates an analog electrical signal which is RIAA equalized and boosted to line level at the outputs. No seperate phono stage needed, just a line level pre. | |
| Stylast compatibility ZYX cartridges You don't "buy into" capillary action in a tube? What do you think a capillary is? Hint: check the circulatory system chapter in any anatomy textbook. The distance a liquid can travel due to capillary action is a function of its viscosity, the dia... | |
| Shelter + BentAudio loading: field test Dmailer, thanks for the update. I'm sure you're right about the "best" setting being system dependent. Your Trumpet/Lamm electronics are certainly very different from my c-j stuff.It may also be listener dependent of course. My partner has not hea... | |
| Shelter cartridges...Any thoughts? My only thought is that you can't have mine, though you're certainly welcome to come over and listen!Shelter 901/OL Silver/Twl's HIFI Mod/Teres 265Agree with David on OL's QC, but not to worry if you buy new from a reputable source. OL stands behi... | |
| Is heavy vinyl worth it? Pbb, Unless you're quite committed to vinyl in general and your present TT/arm/cartridge in particular, a $150USD WallyTractor might be of dubious value. The Wally may be the best protractor around, but it's custom-made for one particular setup. C... |