dougdeacon
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| Cleaning a old tonearm WD-40 leaves a gummy residue. I would not characterize it as a cleaning product and I would never use it on any piece of audio equipment.Q-tips and alchohol work for me. My used TriPlanar was not only dusty when I received it, it was coated from e... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Absolutely true. I dust the working side of ours before every side by holding my CF brush against it. I also dust the platter rim before each listening session. Simple but essential.The static potential buildup between belt and platter is a dust m... | |
| Teres Versus with Galibier/Redpoint? Santanaali, I assume you're going through belts quickly because the metallic backing is wearing thin. Read the thread Thom linked to for a notable improvement in both belt life and sonic performance.Note: the ever thoughtful Mosin suggested kapton... | |
| Teres Versus with Galibier/Redpoint? To my ears, a properly implemented tape drive on those tables is not simply "good enough". It's better.Others have reported differently of course and they prefer the Verus. Partly it's a matter of what music you listen to and what kinds of sounds ... | |
| Last 3rd of LP has High Feq. Distortion Doug I assume that you are either a dealer or a rep of Classic Records and if I offended you I am sorry but this is what I have found.Strange assumption. I'm not and you didn't. | |
| Last 3rd of LP has High Feq. Distortion I wouldn't necessarily agree that it's the pressings (though it might be). What exactly happened at this dealer? What did he do to demonstrate that it's the pressings? Many dealers these days lack the knowledge to properly set up and adjust a viny... | |
| Triplanar Problem Thom,That was one of the clearest, best written and most helpful posts I've ever seen. Thanks for so generously sharing the results of your experience mounting different TriPlanars. You provided a simple and sensible procedure that will work in al... | |
| Tone Arm Mass In the new days you can still get headshell weights. VPI offers them and online sellers like MusicDirect and Acoustic Sounds sell them. That said, it's probably still a better idea to chose a cartridge and tonearm that are well matched to begin wi... | |
| Triplanar Problem Hi Lew,We made the same qualification, just in different words. I said that 2.a (rotational position) is dependent on the correctness of 2.b (the jig and its use). You said it's dependent on the position of the mounting holes. Same idea.I don't se... | |
| Triplanar Problem "Does large bolt (or small grub screw underneath VTA tower) allow any lateral adjustments to move arm 3 inches laterally to a "normal" resting position?"Don't touch that, or at least not yet. First, it's not clear from the info you provided that t... | |
| lavish with the fluids - walker / loricraft Jazdoc,Now that's health care reform. Wish we all had access to your supply room.Can we Medevac our patients suffering from S.A.D. (Suctionary Artery Disorder) to your facility for this groundbreaking treatment? Publishing in this highly regarded,... | |
| lavish with the fluids - walker / loricraft 1. For maximum vacuum make sure all your seals are airtight. Coat each hose fitting with a thin layer of Vaseline and reinstall the tube. Do the same for the seal on the jar lid. When it gets old and dried out, replace it with a new, standard cann... | |
| Are you using anti-skating or not Are here also proponents who are fine tuning AS by means of hearing? --> Does this "setting AS by listening" work? Or is it only a joke?No joke. I've posted a simple and effective set-by-ear method several times: 1. Start with no AS and dial VT... | |
| How good are grado cartridges Do a Google search for "Grado dance", just to find out if this problem occurs on JMW tonearms. If it does, forget it. If it doesn't then there's no obvious mis-match and they should make music together, assuming a compatible phono stage. Beyond th... | |
| Spindle diameter - Marantz TT15 Agree with Richard. Even if you knew the spec, your spindle might deviate. Any deviation toward too large would make the Mint unuseable.When measuring, take multiple readings along different axes of the spindle, in case it has any irregularities. ... |