dougdeacon
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| Graham Phantom Supreme? minimal connection points are highly over-rated. The Graham Supreme demonstrates this quite handily.How so? The only way to know would be to compare a single-wired Phantom Supreme to a standard-wired one, which no one has done AFAIK. The problems ... | |
| ZYX R-100 Yatra & SME 3009 MKII Non-Improved Jaytea,Unless I'm mistaken, your SME is a lower mass arm, around 9.5 grams. ZYX's are not well suited to such arms. While it's not the only factor, the arm/cart resonance frequency may be above the normally recommended 8-12Hz range. You could chec... | |
| MoFi So Long So Wrong Goatwuss, Stingreen and Tricon_dave are correct. This LP plays fine in my system too but I have two friends with (less capable) systems which distort it just as you described, especially the inner tracks. We've played the same copy in all three sy... | |
| Tweaks such as demagnetizers ionizers for lp's Sarcher30, glad you're enjoying this poor man's Furutech demag! IME and Dan's it's more effective and longer lasting than a $200 Walker Talisman. Whether it matches the $1800 Furutech is untested, but as they use the same technology...The usage I ... | |
| Mistracking Appeals to authority are irrelevant unless the authority addressed the issue of concern, which is not the case here. Jimbojrjb has a *specific* problem with a *specific* passage on a *specific* LP. None of the authorities cited ever played that LP... | |
| Mistracking Mr. R, I concur that most tonearm manufacturer's calibrated A/S or VTF scales are of little use. I pay no more attention to those than I do to test records. The world's best tonearms don't even have such scales, for good reason. The goal is simple... | |
| Tweaks such as demagnetizers ionizers for lp's The idea is to start with the device (powered up) very close to the object. Circle it s-l-o-w-l-y around the object while s-l-o-w-l-y increasing the distance. As the field slowly changes position and weakens, molecules in the object orient themsel... | |
| Mistracking The steady-state conditions of a test record don't teach us how to fine tune for the varying conditions presented by real LPs. The OP's problem is with one particular passage on one particular LP. He may be able to play a test record perfectly yet... | |
| Stand out phono stages My system is a little on the dark side and I've used many tube phono stages and now I'm finding that a solid state phono stage is really better for me. Helps the overall balance.A classic example of applying a band-aid instead of addressing the p... | |
| Mistracking Again, only on the parts of the song where Lisa really belts out a lyric. If the distortion were happening during quiet passages then it would be random and I'd agree with Chayro. However, the coincidence with moments of big dynamics makes it far ... | |
| Different Results between Record Cleaning Machines In_shore, that tip came from my father in law, a British WW2 veteran and master machinist... world-wide indeed.Good tip, Richard. Vaseline should not be used on natural rubber. In particular, vaseline is not a recommended lubricant for use with ev... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt George a,Thanks for that link. Splicing the belt cleanly and with the two ends precisely aligned is certainly the most difficult aspect of this. Mylar tape has no forgiveness so close doesn't count, the splice has to be perfect. I've ruined more t... | |
| Tweaks such as demagnetizers ionizers for lp's Another vote for the device Dan linked, heh!, and I fully agree it's twice as effective as the Walker Talisman for half the price. That's not hard to understand. What's stronger, a handheld magnet or an AC powered electro-magnet? :)WARNING: unplug... | |
| Different Results between Record Cleaning Machines You might check the seals in the vacuum system. Coating each one with a thin layer of Vaseline will stop any vacuum leaks. An old machinist's trick that works on my Loricraft. Should work on other machines too.I'd trade the speed of a VPI for the ... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Hi Mike. Acetone will dissolve cyanoacrylate adhesives (aka 'Super Glue'). Work with the motor upside-down to keep residue from flowing down the shaft into the bearings. I use Lok-tite. Super Glue seems like overkill to me.I haven't found anyone t... |