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| Tri-planar vs Graham Thom made the perfect response and Raul asked the key question which cuts to Thom's point: "What do you dislike on your Tri/Xv-1? or what are you loking for/ want to improve?"Well, Ian has never heard his new TriPlanar, not even for a minute. It's... | |
| What cartridge, what output? Technically, you must choose a cartridge that will:a) not be obviously incompatible with your tonearm, andb) not be obviously incompatible with your phono stage gain, andc) not be obviously incompatible with your phono stage input impedance.Regard... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Technically, what you're looking for isn't a "spindle", it's a "capstan". I used the proper term in my OP, but then we got lazy, hazy, crazy.... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Bob,Forgot you had that style of spindle, sorry. Maybe Socoaste can make you a new one from cocobolo. :-) The platter rim must be straight vertical and flat at belt height. The TT motor must be sufficiently quiet and non-cogging so that the sonic ... | |
| A decent set of beginner advice to care of vinyl Tfkaudio finally figured out the difference between Jaybo and me - he's a wiper, I'm a scrubber. I just knew hanging around here would pay off eventually.Bokonon42, I'd recommend what Tvad said, though cheaper brushes would be okay. Nothing wrong ... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Thanks, Dan. Wonder if Thom would drill me one to fit? (Hint!)I considered auto belt dressing 4-5 years ago, and was advised not to for the reason Dan just mentioned. I don't want residue building up on my table either, I have enough trouble contr... | |
| Has anyoe had problems using the mint LP tractor Having used a Turntablebasics protractor (also a mirror) for many years, I found adapting to the Mint very easy - "just" a matter of having good closeup vision and enough light, as several have said.As with most new tasks, understanding and improv... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt The embossed pattern itself is too fine to see. The only visible evidence is a blurry prismatic/rainbow effect when the light catches it at just the right angle.Good luck, let us know how it goes. | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Dan, I'm unfamiliar with a Galibier-like pulley, but if yours is straight while mine isn't, I think I understand.Frank,Glad to hear a second vote that non-convex works. Fully agree that very careful levelling is required. If one foot is off by eve... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Cool idea for the motor pulley. That would look nice.If you can, I've always been curious about how a pulley with flat sides (rather than convex/bowed) would work. I've no objection to the top and bottom lips, to keep the belt sliding off, but a p... | |
| Can anyone help identify this LP cleaning machine? Keith Monks, Loricraft and Albert's RCM Mk5 all use the same principle. Loricraft is the least expensive of the three, though still around $2K+ depending on the model. My PRC-3 is no-frills, but built like a tank and capable of cleaning dozens of ... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Socoaste,Apologies for a spot of fun. No assault on the Pacific was intended or implied, and none is countenanced. Apologies also for misquoting the tape price. We owe you the differential of $20.97, less the value of a single-user license for the... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Socoaste,Re-read point #5 in my original post.You've got a multi-thousand dollar vinyl rig and won't spend $5 for a roll of tape? Sorry, that's too cheap even for me. FWIW, my experiences with the shipping tape Zargon uses were less successful. Ev... | |
| SME V tonearm - abnormalities in alignment ? Dear Dertonarm,I suspected as much. :-) Still, your list of questions was so specific that it seemed useful to provide clear answers in a single list. Axelwahl or someone may find it useful, today or someday ... | |
| SME V tonearm - abnormalities in alignment ? 1. How can a cartridge be aligned to different arcs (Baerwald/lofgren, Loefgran, Bauer, Stevenson et al.) ? - It probably can't be, unless you modify the arm.2. Just be moving the base in the SME slide-frame?- How would that change the alignment a... |