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| phono cartridge help 1st, get rid of the TT if you cannot adjust arm height. I recommend a TT with an arm with a removable headshell, much easier to mount a cartridge, and option for multiple headshells with alternate cartridges, i.e. MC; MM; Mono in he future if you... | |
| Sound quality of new vinyl recordings. Probably nearly everyone here has a very revealing system, yours's too as you say. My recommendation: Don’t over think it. Go for affordable content with good engineering. If it's INVOLVING, done! Even if: this pressing, made in this plant, on t... | |
| Hello Guys, After a little reading, I chose this one (Sweetwater seems to always have the best price): It to my separate circuit, everything that counts into it, small, easy to find a place for it. | |
| 6SN7 vs 12SN7 I don't know about the 12's, but my Cayin integrated amp uses both 6sn7 and 6sl7, and they sound wonderful (brand specific as you say). If there is no great reviews for using that 12 type I would not change jumpers. having said that, how many tu... | |
| Best turntable under $4000 knollbrent Glad to hear that Chakster is doing well, I miss him here as well. He passed on his knowledge and experience gave me good advice. Say hi for me. | |
| TT Arm-base Unipivot vs Gimbal-base Designs... Steve at VAS has a BIG VPI setup, with a uni-pivot arm base, with a nearby shelf, with a collection of uni-pivot arm wands with various cartridges. He tests, and demonstrates cartridges he builds/re-builds there. It sounds terrific! The base has... | |
| Reel to Reel Machine for 15 ips playback Jason, 15ips 2 track stereo has to be awesome. I have only heard 15 ips 4 track (narrower tracks) OP has the budget, why not. That's why I mentioned two decks, one 2 track, other 4 track auto-reverse. I collected around 500 pre-recorded 4 track... | |
| What characteristics do you listen for when purchasing amps/preamps ? Amps, Speakers: I have several very familiar CD’s I bring with me: Duet: Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer, No More Tears (enough is enough). The blend and singularity of their voices is incredible (even if you don’t like them as artists), you he... | |
| Little Richard, Big Mama Thornton and BB King Can You Suggest Best Albums? Nearly anyone, I learned to start with the early stuff, when they made their reputations, and a bit after the best. i.e. BB King fell into a kind of caricature of himself: not playing much, not the whole song, a few short display intervals and l... | |
| Is my stylus miss-tracking? A final thought: Perhaps the tracking force is too little, and the stylus is jumping about in the groove only at high frequencies with the incredible amount of rapid movement high frequencies have. IF you set anti-skate, or have anti-skate activ... | |
| Reel to Reel Machine for 15 ips playback IF discogs is correct, then you need a deck with 2 track heads. I would verify with Acoustic Sounds directly. That is the professional/better sound setup. I just cannot imagine not saying so in the tape’s description. ............................... | |
| Reel to Reel Machine for 15 ips playback chauncey, I understand it is a 1/4" wide tape. the question is, how many tracks are recorded on the tape: 2 or 4? here's a listing: says 1/4" tape, does not specify 2 track forward or 4 track auto reverse, like a standard 4 track ster... | |
| Phono Pre Gain I always prefer to check the MC portion's signal boost (x factor), that is relative to the resultant impedance 'shown' to the MM stage. that AT cartridge is 0.2mv signal strength; 12 ohm coil. guidance for 'resultant impedance shown to MM stage'... | |
| Is my stylus miss-tracking? btw, I am assuming your TT is level, check it as close to the arm base as possible. Then check on the platter, rotate, good in all directions? IOW, verify the arm is correctly mounted, plinth/platter all properly parralel/vertical to each other ... | |
| Is my stylus miss-tracking? There is no physical change to stylus/groove/speed interaction relative to volume. I am going to presume: the noise is there at low volume, only readily apparent at loud volumes. Assuming the cartridge/stylus is undamaged, not worn out: My Gues... |