dougdeacon
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| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scout Agree with Srwooten, you seem a good candidate for Fremers' DVD. It covers all the basics well. Fear not, however unskilled you may be at TT setup, I'm far more unskilled at drums! In 6th grade they gave up and made me play my turn during the band... | |
| 12-inch armwand on Graham Phantom II? Very insightful question from Hiho. The inaccuracy resulting from adjusting azimuth would be slight (varying with the cartridge). It might not outweigh the reduced tracking angle distortion from a longer arm and reduced offset angle of the cartrid... | |
| VPI JMW 12.7 Spindle/pivot distance VPI has a long history of NOT providing tonearm setup information. From your account it seems they don't even tell their dealers.If dealer protection isn't the reason, the only other reason I can think of is that VPI would rather sell you a VPI ta... | |
| Tips for setting VTF on VPI Classic? Fsonicsmith,Try tip #6 on this thread . Intended for older Triplanars that also lacked fine VTF, but it works on any arm that has some exposed length of end stub. I've been using this method for five years to make reliable, repeatable adjustments... | |
| DBP-10 Protractor Instructions...... Raul,When you used words like "dishonest" and "deceive" to describe Yip you exceeded the bounds of politeness and dishonored him. You may disagree on technical grounds, but that does not justify personal insults. Hundreds of satisfied customers, i... | |
| Cartridge upgrade for VPI Scout Intelligent suggestion by Stringreen. A base like the Cloud might well darken the sound. In addition, before dropping money on a cartridge I'd try all of the following:- reduce VTF- reduce/eliminate anti-skating (if you use)- raise arm height- hig... | |
| Anybody use a turntable w/ Meridian digital gear? Assuming Hevac1's description of the G68ADV is correct, playing vinyl through it should give you the worst of all possible worlds: most of vinyl's distortions without most of its musical information. When playing analog sources this processor appa... | |
| Stylus Force Gauge Perhaps, that's the problem. Syntax doesn't understand high end cartridges like Ebm. LOL | |
| Rega P3-24 help required.Right Ch. Distortion Glad your problem was easily identified. Now it's time for a little research.QUESTION: why would you expect a marble slab to isolate a TT (or any object) from vibration? Would a car manufacturer install marble blocks as shock absorbers? How would ... | |
| Graham Phantom , simple tweak for improved sound Interesting, if partly counter-intuitive. On the face of it one prefers rigidity in an arm mount. All threads have free play, else they couldn't move, thus we have locking screws to prevent even slight movements which absorb dynamics and soften or... | |
| Replacing Ortofon MC20 looking for some recommends Yeah, but what about KISS? | |
| Koetsu Urushi: Blue Sky, Vermillion, Tsugaru Mallet or sledge, Urushi or Onyx, It matters not which assails my head,Oh! boundless joy when it stops. Just for Lew, and only because the OP did ask. ;-) | |
| TT cartridge question Agree with Audiofeil. If you're going to upgrade a vinyl front end, upgrade the table, arm and phono stage before spending more than a few hundred dollars on a cartridge.I use a $5K LOMC, but it's on a $7K table and $4K arm playing through an $8K ... | |
| Analog care -- what do we NEED What do vinyl players "need" to do? Only whatever each one finds useful for the level and kind of replay they're seeking. I know what I do and why I do it, but it would be impertinent to suggest that because I do a thing anyone else "needs" to. My... | |
| Stylus Force Gauge Sounds like it should be named "Canwrong". |