elliottbnewcombjr
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| Back in the vinyl saddle again. It’s well respected, belt drive, she may not be using it. Vlad has this manual/full auto JVC, removable headshell, I don’t know any more than his description Vlad has Pioneer with Long Arm with removable headshell | |
| Fun with MM cartridge I completely overhauled 3 systems beginning in 2019, and have been building a cartridge collection for my total of 5 tonearms, 3 with removable headshells. Main: I've been happily listening to a couple of LOMC for the past 4 years, AT33PTG/II ML ... | |
| Back in the vinyl saddle again. Change Cartridge, or OPTIONAL multiple arms? You need to think long, knowing your level of interest, you mentioned enough that I think you have or will have some excellent Mono content. Instantly ready to play Mono is vital to me. I went for a J... | |
| Tube amp/ preamp advice 35wpc seems a bit low to me in that large space McIntosh MC275 would give you 2 x 75wpc with 4/8/16 ohm taps (what impedance are your LaScala? future option for a second for a pair of 150 wpc mono blocks, (in case you change to less efficient sp... | |
| Back in the vinyl saddle again. back to listening, that’s exciting: I would 1st get the VPI working, ascertain after a few months how much you are using it before spending any real money. IF you stuck with it, Think Long: I would sell it, go for Quartz Locked Direct Drive, dus... | |
| How to find local audiophiles Audiogon needs to openly encourage optionally sharing contact information. I live in Plainfield, NJ 07062 and use private messages here to get my contact info to others, and have made several new friends from this site: J, J, S, R, D, R I trave... | |
| purchasing tubes not tubes yet, but I buy from Aliexpress and Temu, including successful returns/full refunds. you need to pay attention 1. pick ’local warehouse’, the item is already in your country so ship/return is local 2. keep eye on both cost and shippin... | |
| Do vacuum tube test values reflect sound quality? Have you heard differences between tube brands thru THAT unit? I would listen to the ones I bought, AFTER I break them in for 60 hours by simply leaving the unit on, no signal required, and if they sound great, expect many years of life. IF they... | |
| Stereo mode in phone stage going out Nice full featured receiver. Did you let the shop know the problem is back? They might have had a plan B you are unaware of. Some diagnosis ideas You have aux in, as well as two tape in, all could be used as line in, for the output of any Phono ... | |
| Rank choice of three turntables lewm My JVC Victor CL-P2 Plinth’s arm boards are special 5 layer composite, the plinth a similar 7 layer composite construction. Every time I handle them, I am impresssed by them, is this what you replaced? This composite construction fee... | |
| Rank choice of three turntables It’s about far more than ringing, I think the heavy and solid cast iron platter of my Thorens TD124 was one reason it produced the best bass I ever had, not just inertia for speed stability which is important in belt or idler wheel drive, but sol... | |
| Rank choice of three turntables I love the Acos Lustre GST-801, it is my favorite arm, I wish they made a long version. It is the only one I change both arm height and anti-skate while playing, it is that smooth. The headshell fitting allows a bit of twist when loose to adjust a... | |
| Rank choice of three turntables Actually, it just so happens I have some experience with all 3 brands Micro-Seiki I briefly played with a Micro-Seiki 1000 that was at VAS for customer pickup, picked it up, tapped it here and there, it seems quite solid, impressive, but that’s ... | |
| Rank choice of three turntables You might want to add Luxman PD-444 to your list https://www.audiogon.com/systems/11900 | |
| Rank choice of three turntables I am a big fan of multiple tonearms, and chose the JVC TT81 in a 2 arm JVC CL-P2 plinth, (my research leading me to avoid the TT101 and 801 as too prone to needing service, and too few sources for service). Those large plinths have dust covers, a ... |