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| Telarc 1812 revisited Raul, Most of your cartridges are very old, up to 30 yrs old, and you cannot possibly know whether the cartridges compliance and stylus tip are within the original specifications. The compliance could be lower, due to gummed up suspension, or high... | |
| Nude Turntable Project Ct051709-27-13: Ct0517I am now going fishing Henry. I will be using a Cordell CC Shad Green/Yellow to see if I can snag a lake troutThis pic is only a few days old The hit was real. The fight with 4lb pound line was real.The landing and pics are r... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hi Richardkrebs 10-03-13: RichardkrebsSecond thoughts....nope. I only want the mag wand and the sleeve/spindle. All other parts would be discarded. I imagine it might be a bit challenging producing these parts for a DIY enthusiast. Given you have ... | |
| VPI bearing oil/grease? Beware teflon additives and oils. A fully qualified engineer ( proper engineer, Imperial College London ) advised me that the teflon additives can attach to the metal surfaces and that metal particles can embed themselves in the teflon, resulting ... | |
| $9000 speaker Orangutan or speaker + amplifier 10-02-13: EssrandDover, Do you really think an upgrade on TT will be better than an upgrade on the speakers (going from VA Haydn to Harbeth) or an upgrade in amplifier (Aleph 3 to Coincident Dragon). Also I am new to Vinyl and this is my first ser... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Hi Richardkrebs,I was anticipating the presentation to the forum of your new arm which you were intending to build. Are you having second thoughts ? | |
| VTL Compact 80 Question I can confirm from the VTL documentation that I have is that the input impedance is 137k - there are 2 274k resistors in parallel at the input to ground. You can safely remove one of the resistors to increase the input impedance to 274k if you wis... | |
| installing the SME V tonearm in the Technics SP10 I have seen an SME V mounted on the obsidian plinth.Here is an example of an SME IV ...http://www.theanalogdept.com/k_mccarty1.htmAll he needs to do is make a template. Trace the SME mounting base, outline and hole, onto a piece of cardboard, cut ... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Trackability and MM vs MCThis discussion brings to mind the most common mistake I see in these forums.How often do we see the question asked "whats the best cartridge under $2000 for my Rega/Project/...?"The old maxim from the 80's analogue era "A... | |
| Your top 3 worst purchases ever One of my lemons was the Klyne System 7 phono.Based on all the reviews and praise this should have been very good.It was blown away in terms of the level of detail, soundstage transparency, speed and timing quite comprehensively by both my modifie... | |
| $9000 speaker Orangutan or speaker + amplifier As a reality check, given your current system, have you considered upgrading your turntable first. My view would be that you would get a more fundamental improvement by upgrading your front end rather than your speakers.Having said that, I have he... | |
| Nude Turntable Project 09-21-13: LewmThe Verdier is NOT "nude" by the original definition put forth by Halcro after Raul. (Please go back to the beginning of this thread.) Nude means or is a synonym for "no plinth". No plinth means that those who adopted the approach mo... | |
| Nude Turntable Project Ct051709-19-13: Ct0517Dover .... imo - if you truly understood how this table worked you would not have made this comment. I guess JC Verdier does not know what he is doing. If I recall you discussed a Verdier in the past on this forum and it requ... | |
| Nude Turntable Project 09-19-13: Ct0517My Verdier and my other hobby tables are compared against my Studer in my own room real time - switching between the two.So thats my Ground Zero Dover. Whats yours ? The origins of the term ground zero began with the Manhattan Proj... | |
| Nude Turntable Project 09-19-13: Ct0517DoverAn example of this is the Verdier, where the motor is not strong, and addressing this should be a prerequisite before converting to thread drive.imo - if you truly understood how this table worked you would not have made this ... |