elliottbnewcombjr
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| Vintage Japanese DD Consult and Suggestions Please OP My system and speakers are very revealing, but I don’t hear differences between each different TT or Tonearm once setup properly. At 76 years old, I can still hear differences in cartridges, thus the TT/Tonearm is out of the way enough, doing ... | |
| Vintage Japanese DD Consult and Suggestions Please I find this Micro Seiki a good combo of QLDD, separate power supply if you value that, and it has the Long Version of their 505L Arm. Check how the dust cover is wider than the plinth, only a small part rests on two fittings on the sides up front,... | |
| Vintage Japanese DD Consult and Suggestions Please Denon DP80 in a DK-300 Plinth is a simple solid option, there is enough availability/competition, a few people have chosen different arms, or you change to ......... I have only read about them. | |
| Vintage Japanese DD Consult and Suggestions Please A very nice QLDD option is Mitsubishi Linear Tracking, with auto start/stop or hands free manual features. LT-22, (other versions exist). Solidly built, I have the Vertical Version LT-5V in my office, it is belt drive, auto start/stop is a treat. ... | |
| Vintage Japanese DD Consult and Suggestions Please I helped my friend find/buy/install a Luxman PD-444, I became so impressed with it, I recently added info about it on this site. Option for a second arm, (one can be long), makes it a terrific choice if you have the extra width it needs. Dust cove... | |
| I should start with speakers. This I know. I’d like to establish a new system. this rare model 4 with 1 damaged tweeter might still be available seller says local pickup in Florida pair of dynaudio d28 tweeters Model II’s started with D21 tweeters, most were blown/replaced, several options exist, the D28 above was the t... | |
| I should start with speakers. This I know. I’d like to establish a new system. You will change whatever you start with, so make a start with used speakers, get listening, learn about the room. I don’t care how much money you have, I would start with this pair of JSE Infinite Slope Model II’s. Two unique patents make discern... | |
| Vinyl Lovers-- Cartridges!!!! Do you have a daily driver? If I was buying a new TT, or Cartridge, and wanted to go MM, (not MC yet or ever), this is only $299, an excellent sounding cartridge with the longest lasting MicroLine stylus tip on tapered aluminum, tracks 2.0g. https://www.audio-technica.com/e... | |
| Vinyl Lovers-- Cartridges!!!! Do you have a daily driver? I find you can get excellent imaging and wonderful sound, new, for below $1k, and I also take chances on used Vintage cartridges, both MC and MM. I asked advice here years ago, and finally chose a SUT FRT-4 and my 1st MC AT33/PTG/II $460. new eb... | |
| Removing stylus from Shure V15 Type III Shure MM Stylus are Very Easily Changed, they are entirely self-positioning: you just hold the front with your fingers (no tools needed) and pull them straight out at the angle of the bottom of the cartridge body, (as shown in the photos above) a... | |
| 12" Schick Armboard Specifications PLAN View: You draw an arc (305mm) and find where on the arc to drill: verify clearances of the counterweight section as it pivots; clearance within a dust cover during play and/or at least when the arm is parked, dust cover in place. Height: the... | |
| Ikeda 9tt retipping lewm, thanks, I was too lazy to look it up because any clever name, if part aluminum, it isn’t high on the hardness chart, mixed with ....well, now that you tell me copper, it isn’t light/stiff either, they talked about double wall duralumin tub... | |
| Choosing between 2 preamps I saw this right after I joined the forum https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/atma-sphere-ralph-karsten?highlight=ralph Ralph has replied in generous detail in many discussions I read, including to me when asking for advice here. | |
| Ikeda 9tt retipping Steve's Facebook Page https://www.facebook.com/VASnyinc/ | |
| Ikeda 9tt retipping I think you typoed/misspelled Ikeda, it's this cartridge, correct? https://www.artisanfidelity.com/phonocartridges/ikeda-9tt you might write Steve Leung owner of VAS and ask his advice, get price(s) even if you have someone else do the work. ht... |