dougdeacon
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| reserve vta solves issue on zyx, triplaner Could be other things too. The first thing I'd check is VTF. As UNIverses build playing hours they need less VTF. By less, I mean less than the manufacturer's recommended minimum of 1.70g. Since crossing the 1000 hour mark my UNIverse/TriPlanar pl... | |
| ZYX cartridges Lewm,If you go for an Atmos or UNI:- choose LO (if you don't have enough gain or can't get impedance between 100 and 200 ohms, don't waste your money on a HO Atmos or UNI - buy a better phono stage)- go for the SB (or GB if you're feeling flush), ... | |
| ZYX cartridges Lewm,The hierarchy of ZYX models (by price) is:UNIverseAtmosAiry 3Airy 2R100 FujiA zillion lower priced models you didn't ask about ;-)All of the above use the same microridge stylus (contrary to Dan_Ed's statement), as do all ZYX models above the... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Dgarretson,Palasr's response, based on more experience than mine, confirms my speculation. Yes, the mylar (especially tweaked as per this thread) will provide far more grip than any thread.***Stltrains,I won't say I'm surprised at your Atmos/UNIve... | |
| Record is noisier after cleaning: Schugh,It's great to see someone trying new things and asking good questions. Unfortunately, you missed some of the good advice given above, specifically by Albert Porter and Markd51.Regarding the MoFi (formerly RRL) Deep Cleaner and Super Vinyl W... | |
| How Should We Clean A New Record? Agree completely with Markd51. There are more effective fluids than VPI's (specifically, the two he named) and yes you should be rinsing after cleaning, with very pure water.Would you wash your dishes (or yourself) with soapy water and not rinse? ... | |
| high versus low output Tobias and Swampwalker described the reason why LO carts tend to be more responsive to groove modulations than HO carts. These differences are real and audible, provided you're comparing apples to apples (and not Benz's to Dyna's). They also hinte... | |
| Choice of turntable ,tone arm and cartridge Dan_Ed asked important questions regarding your musical and sonic priorities. Until we have some sense of those, 500 people could post their favorite table/arm/cartridge and after reading all 500 recommendations you'd be no wiser.Please come back ... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Dgarretson,Further thoughts on your implementation of a VPI idler wheel as a pulley for a 1/2" wide belt... Clearly this will necessitate running your motor at vastly reduced RPM's. Assuming your controller has the range to allow this, you still r... | |
| Mint Tractor SirSpeedy,I haven't seen/used the Phantom jig but I have used the one supplied with the 2.2. Besides having no parallax arrangement for sighting accuracy (as noted by Stiltskin) the flip-over piece sat at a different angle depending on the height ... | |
| Upgrade for users of 1/2" mylar belt Stltrains,Glad to hear you're all back together after the evacuation for the hurricane, and glad you're enjoying this upgrade like the others who've tried it. | |
| Mofi Cleaners Should I be using a different vacuum pick up tube for the SDC/SRW than the Enzyme/Pure?Yes, especially for the final rinse. | |
| Belt stretch If the speed measures stable with a strobe then what pitch related anomaly can be heard? 1. Any pitch-related anomaly whose time duration from delay through recovery is shorter than the time that passes between two marks on the strobe disc. This w... | |
| Has any of you tried this for Cartridge break in Stltrains,Sorry to hear about your disaster, but glad for you that Gustav went too far west to effect you much. Now you're watching Ike. Tough season.I agree with the other posters. The UNIverse and Atmos both sound great OOTB, and open up in a fa... | |
| Belt stretch Jean,You were doing okay until you said, "a rubber wheel grips without deformation". Pardon me, but that's nonsense. Rubber is an elastic material. Elastic materials ALWAYS deform under load, then rebound back toward their original shape when the ... |