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Responses from elliottbnewcombjr
| Hum mystery to me Developed Hum. Something changed, seemingly on it’s own. Always check your cartridge wires, remove, if off too easy, tighten them carefully and reattach. btw, after 70 years of not knowing this: I read on Ortofon’s site: the connector wires in ... | |
| I made a rookie mistake, don't do this the photos pindac found from VAS | |
| I made a rookie mistake, don't do this I made a Joke about dust mite crap, have a look at this short video | |
| I made a rookie mistake, don't do this pindac, "The images were quite something, almost extraterrestrial, the Crud and range of Colour in the particulate, was akin to viewing a terrain not seen on Earth." you get a literature prize for that one! | |
| I made a rookie mistake, don't do this OH, OH, Yeah, Yeah: The most important, the Sound Received Check your speakers and their placement in your specific space. Find best placement, toe-in, alternate toe-ins, and, if needed, electronic adjustment a simple sound pressure meter; tripo... | |
| I made a rookie mistake, don't do this OH, Yeah, simple inexpensive tools to check/align tonearm placement, cartridge overhang, two null points, azimuth, arm heights/vta, true tracking force, true anti-skate. The skills: give yourself a gift for life, try, practice, observe others, l... | |
| I made a rookie mistake, don't do this I, I, I .....let's talk averages. we are just a speck of the world. I am recommending ROUTINE maintenance and basic inexpensive tools. Ability for basic diagnostics, i.e. the tube tester, the lens cleaner. ability to rule something out easily fin... | |
| Can an unbalanced-to-balanced adaptor damage an amplifier? I use a set of 4 XLR/RCA adapters for a piece with only XLR in/out, then I use my existing RCA/RCA cable to the Preamp. I don’t hear any change/problems in the sound, and I cannot imagine how they could damage anything. ................... I b... | |
| I made a rookie mistake, don't do this pindac You take things to perfection, ultimate solutions, that’s great, for you and others. I go so far, then stop, not enjoying pursuing perfection any more. Three fundamentals I simply do not understand people not having. 1. TT, Have a Dust ... | |
| Considering Revising My Tonearms. Input On This Option Considered This VPI Avenger can fit 3 Tonearms. Start with 1, add 2nd, add 3rd when/if desired VPI Avenger, 1,2,3 Arms I would want a dust cover, it would be heavy unless using a dog blanket! | |
| Considering Revising My Tonearms. Input On This Option Considered I only mention equipment I have had experience or I make it clear I never saw one. I learned here, and bought the unique and wonderful Acos-Lustre GST-801 tracking and anti-skate are magnetically controlled, arm height adjustable by lever whil... | |
| Considering Revising My Tonearms. Input On This Option Considered If used is considered, the Micro-Seiki 505 is a great and affordable choice. S version is Silver Wire. Arm height by lever while playing. Fitting for removable headshell is adjustable to set azimuth. I installed a 9" and a 12" on my friend’s t... | |
| Considering Revising My Tonearms. Input On This Option Considered My friend just ordered and promptly received a Morch DP-6 with two armwands. I saw it unmounted, gorgeous looking. (their web site spells moersch.dk then the tonearm page spells Morch) morsch tonearm specs, many optional arm wands, they h... | |
| Considering Revising My Tonearms. Input On This Option Considered I had the same thought as lewm, put the Schroeder on the other TT just to learn something. Of course, you can put both on the other to learn more, if not too troublesome ... I would keep or replace the TT with 2 arm capability, and one arm would ... | |
| Subwoofer for music only ? btw, square rooms can be problematic, perhaps others here can tell us how they solved square rooms. and, for Video, Small Home Theater like mine, I use a single sub, just to get things like Jurassic Park Dinosaur Stomps, Black Hawk Down ,,,,, Roo... |