dougdeacon
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| how do you set VTA onthe SME 309 tonearm? But isn't it more fun to visit a machine shop and DIY a wrench you already own? ;-) | |
| how do you set VTA onthe SME 309 tonearm? From the two pics posted, it looks like a standard hex wrench with a center-drilled hole to let it slip over the tamper-resisting post in the center of the bolt.If you can't find one online or from an SME dealer, worst case would be to DIY. You'd ... | |
| Ring Clamps. What do you think? Lohanimal,Thanks for your reply. I intended nothing personal and I didn't vilify you. What I wrote was in response to your (correct) quotations from the Ringmat website, which demonstrate that their marketing doesn't align with their product. They... | |
| Ring Clamps. What do you think? +1 to LewmNot only my platter, but my bearing, plinth, armboard and TT supports were all designed and built to dissipate/dampen vibrations. Clamping on this table is beneficial. My secondary TT is the just opposite, noisy motor and the platter rin... | |
| Ring Clamps. What do you think? Ever notice the interlocking joints on the pavement of a long bridge? The bridge needs to have some play or it will surely collapse. The interlocking joints on bridges protect the bridge from thermal expansion/contraction due to thermal extremes a... | |
| Ring Clamps. What do you think? The Ringmat, like many mats, is designed to ISOLATE the record from the platter. This is why it should be used unweighted.However, the Ringmat doesn't "channel energy away". It barely has any points of contact, so how could it channel anything? Wh... | |
| Ring Clamps. What do you think? On my main TT (85 lbs, including a 35 lb, lead-weighted cocobola platter), clamping the record makes a big sonic improvement. Center clamp helps. Ring clamp helps more. Both together help most. The biggest benefit is not warp flattening (though th... | |
| Records with words with the letter S are slurred +1 to Lewm's and Zd542's posts. Everyone else is just guessing. One or more of these guesses may be correct for your case, or not.As I previously posted and as these responses make clear, there are many possible causes. Which one(s) apply to your ... | |
| Records with words with the letter S are slurred ROFL Austinbob!Seriously, there's a host of reasons why sibilants ("S" sounds) may be distorted during vinyl playback. Most systems suffer from more than one of them, so nobody can provide a single, easy answer.This distortion is usually called "s... | |
| Do you let your vinyl rest after playing? That old chestnut's been whupped to death 1,000 times on this and every other vinyl forum. Search if you must, but I'm resting. ZZZZ.... | |
| Newb on the loose Lew,Harry B, Abraham L and I (if less eloquently) all borrowed from a prior source. See Matthew 7:24, Mark 3:25 and Luke 6:48. ;-) | |
| Advice on phono pre As Pbnaudio openly disclosed his affiliation, the OP can surely make up his own mind. Harping about it adds nothing of value to the OP's quest.No affiliation, don't even know him, etc. | |
| Newb on the loose +1 to Tketcham's post. Based on the OP's posts to date, recommending (or buying) different cartridges would be throwing the OP's money into the air without knowing what direction the wind is blowing.*** One other question, can you "over cart" the ... | |
| Cartridge/arm matching Actually, yes. ;-)The compliance Denon quotes for the DL-103 is based on a measurement at a 100Hz, which is not industry standard (or particularly useful). When measured at the industry standard (and more useful) 10Hz, the DL103's compliance works... | |
| Cartridge/arm matching The formula noted by Chakster is correct but it has a very limited purpose, viz., assuring that a particular cartridge/arm combination resonates somewhere around 8-15Hz. A resonance frequency in this range is presumed to avoid excitation by either... |