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| ATN160ml Beryllium MicroLine Stylus on AT150e body dover You are right of course, I'm not parting with it. IF anyone is ever tempted to try Beryllium, I can tell you, my memory is correct, it is definitely superior, and you get the added benefit of light tracking. No microscope photo, you just ... | |
| Is a Fluance RT 85 turntable worthy of a moderately priced moving coil cartridge? most re-tippers discuss the majority of stylus they replace are un-evenly worn, thus the alignment was not right and more likely the anti-skate was not set properly. do you have the few inexpensive tools and skills to change mount/align, set anti... | |
| Is a Fluance RT 85 turntable worthy of a moderately priced moving coil cartridge? I always encourage having an arm with a removable headshell like your Fluance to allow comparison and ready use of alternate cartridges, friend’s cartridges, alternate stylus shapes, cantilever materials, tracking forces, importantly a true mon... | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers is this version yours? or this earlier version? In either case, you would use the MC input, and mess with your load options, try 100, try 500, hear any differences, preference, you cannot hurt anything | |
| I'm new to Step Up Transformers Most SUTs, the gain and impedance load are inter-related, some SUTs have optional but not separate settings, like my Fidelity Research FRT-4, but the 4 optional choices are still inter-related, i.e. more gain = lower load. (Load = typical 47,000 o... | |
| Beware - FedEx Drivers are forging signatures for delivery confirmation thanks for letting us know, that is baaaadddd! | |
| Vinyl Alignment Solution - anyone used this? hudson hifi’s alignment lp is universal, the other blank smooth side is great for watching the arm’s inward skate movement while adjusting your anti-skate control https://www.amazon.com/Hudson-Hi-Fi-Turntable-Cartridge-Protractor/dp/B01MU6AD2E/re... | |
| New Amp Advice Also, I tried spikes, with my JSE Model II’s, heard no advantage, changed them to 3 wheels (more weight/per wheel than 4, and auto-level, no shims needed) (and anti-tipping blocks in the rear corners). It is far more important to maintain ability... | |
| New Amp Advice I’m at the airport, where do you live, I just invited myself over. I never heard your amp or speakers, but my instinct is to change the speakers, not the amp. The Stereophile review of that amp https://www.stereophile.com/content/rotel-michi-s5... | |
| Is it easier to sell mono blocks or stereo amp on the used market? I would select a stereo amp that can be bridged into mono, gives you or any future owner the ability to increase power should you/they need to. read the small print of whatever you consider: some impedance taps are unavailable when you change to ... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable Linn decided to make LPs to demonstrate what could be done properly I mailed in a coupon and received a free copy of Linn Records 1st issue, Blue Nile, Walk Across the Rooftops, heavy vinyl, dynamic, holy smokes, did you ever hear it? " The bir... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable did you ever see/hear a Thorens TD124. Mine was a gift that I restored, new mushrooms, idler wheel, ... including new rubber for the arm’s counter-weight section isolation. IF your floors are solid, oh my, she’s a ’handsome woman’. TD124, SME 30... | |
| Linn LP12 turntable I loved my Thorens TD124 TT: 9lb cast platter, Best BASS I ever got out of a TT (shure v15vxmr beryllium cantilever micro ridge, sme 3009II). HOWEVER, the main bearing of the TD124, a magnificent thing, is susceptible to vertical vibrations, and ... | |
| BEST SPEAKER THAT COMES TO LIFE AT LOW LISTENING LEVELS hifiguy42 yesterday I came across an old discussion, it mentioned 4 other maker’s devices that can add remote volume, various features, the Chase is the only one that has the automatic and progressive bass boost for low volume listening, and ... | |
| Some thoughts on dust covers The ARM, the arm, the arm(s), open to airborne contaminants, he ran screaming from the room. |