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TT, 12" Tonearm. Who tried and ended up preferring 12" arm?
DisasterDual Arm TT with tt81 and UA-7082 arm arrived from Canada severely damaged. Box was a mess outside, clearly had been dropped. I had driver note box condition, opened it.3 legs snapped off base, those plastic legs broken into pieces, two bi... 
Playing mono records properly without breaking the bank - a phono pre-amp question.
Mono LP's, Jazz, on my new Grado ME+ Mono cartridge ($150.)I am VERY GLAD I got this.Last night I played a collection of Jazz tunes, Chicago South Side Jazz, from 1927-1930.https://www.discogs.com/Various-Chicago-South-Side-Jazz-Vol-1/release/51... 
Whats on your turntable tonight?
Mono LP's, Jazz, on my new Grado ME+ Mono cartridge ($150.)I followed a thread here about mono that led me to this decision, I am VERY GLAD I got this.Last night I played a collection of Jazz tunes, Chicago South Side Jazz, from 1927-1930. https:... 
Vinyl cleaning and alcohol
I took a budget approach, the drying rack to clean 11 lps at once is making a big difference, https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GSSQ1MN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Now I can use my AT440ml microline stylus on old LP's... 
Best bass in Earth! Bass that just smells right...
never heard this, it must make my stereo pair of 15" woofers seem like a feather in the holland tunnel. 
Cartridge, Compliance, try what in my JVC UA-7082 Arm?
I never said original stylus.. I would not pay that much even if I found one as rare as that.My question remains. Is x_1IIe Body internals SAME as x-1II body???  
Break-In Unused Cartridge with Old Stylus? New Stylus in Old Body? Problems Encountered?
Thanks. How is Victor's old suspension 
Cartridge, Compliance, try what in my JVC UA-7082 Arm?
An original body, X-1IIe, throw away it's elliptical stylus, get a new Shibata stylus for it (one for x-1II).Is that frankenstein, or victor nirvana? 
Break-In Unused Cartridge with Old Stylus? New Stylus in Old Body? Problems Encountered?
Break-In of Old Unused Cartridge???? Old Stylus? New Stylus in Old Body??? Problems Encountered???The 2 separate considerations seem to be old stylus suspension, and body internals. ........................................problems encountered?a... 
Break-In Unused Cartridge with Old Stylus? New Stylus in Old Body? Problems Encountered?
I am asking about UN-USED Old Stock, being used after many idle years.Stylus: perhaps stylus suspension stiffening, rotting, dissolving? Body: cartridge internals changing? 
Cartridge, Compliance, try what in my JVC UA-7082 Arm?
chackster,You missed the fact that I never mentioned the Z series. I plan on moving to something better for the 7082 arm. (better than if I put a new Shibata in a Z-1S body).First considering JVC X-1II. Thinking a new Shibata stylus with old X bod... 
Cartridge, Compliance, try what in my JVC UA-7082 Arm?
chakster, anone who knows:ignoring Stylus,Is the X-1II and X-1IIE cartridge internal construction the same?Put a new Shibata in X-1IIE body essentially same as X-1II?thanks, Elliott 
Vinyl cleaning and alcohol
slaw thanks for letting us know about Versa-Cleanljgerens Any plasticizer concers with using this?Fisherbrand Versa-Clean comments from FisherScientific site https://www.fishersci.com/shop/products/fisherbrand-versa-clean-concentrate-2/p-84... 
Tonearm ...... Acos Lustre GST-801 ..... Yea/Nay
I should probably buy a new version of this one.Eric Burdon and WAR, mine has been played and played and played some more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Is_All_Around_(album)  
Whats playing on your system today?
SKY (instrumental)I had this in my collection, in near virgin shape, couldn't remember what/who it was. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_2_(album) I'm so glad I re-discovered it, wonderful musicians and compositions....................Liz Story...