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Speaker set up for more than 1 person
You have to change the toe-in, there is no single arrangement 'great' for either centered or slightly off center. It’s very doable if you are able to easily alter Toe-In for DBX Crossfield Setup when you have a guest.  excerpt from here "DBX Cr... 
About Koetsu Rosewood
serge8 Luckily you were able to hear/know it’s sound compared to your existing cartridges. IF it had sounded superior, obviously superior, no doubt you would have bought it. That leaves you wanting confirmation the stylus is indeed good and you h... 
Speaker set up for more than 1 person
I wrote this specifically for more than one listener, both 2 channel stereo music and 2/5.1 video with several people on a sofa https://www.audiogon.com/systems/11516  
JVC Victor Tonearm Counterweight Sag Repair
from Ortofon: either length 7045 or 7082 is considered MODERATE MASS Arm There are a few general "rules of thumb" that we need to consider: * A tonearm whose effective mass is rated at 10 grams or below is considered low mass (e.g. early SME’s, ... 
JVC Victor Tonearm Counterweight Sag Repair
I found an undocumented post about 7045 being effective mass of 14g (IF add 19% for 7082’s 37mm longer s/p distance/longer tube = 16.7g) "Re: UA-7045 effective mass Post by sebar65 » 13 Dec 2021 Hi, I read that the UA 7045 tonearm has an effec... 
JVC Victor Tonearm Counterweight Sag Repair
lewm I was just having fun, i’m done, never angry. I’m in love with my metal ruler and quite happy with my phone’s camera. When I joined in 2019, several others seemed to want to solve this problem for these tonearm models, which, when fixed, is... 
JVC Victor Tonearm Counterweight Sag Repair
lewm, others  for others, it would be good to add to this A. Set Screw Sizes 1. the size designation of the allen key _______? for the single set screw in the counterweight tube. Assuming someone has to buy one. I had one that fit, I don’t know... 
JVC Victor Tonearm Counterweight Sag Repair
Another Example of 'Expectation Bias' assume, wish it could say, I am an audiophile, so is the hardware store guy! put your glasses on: across from the marks ’00’ (not ’’OD’) (letters or numerals?) which in plumber speak is size # 00 which, as ... 
JVC Victor Tonearm Counterweight Sag Repair
from websters: 'audiophile', too smart for their own good.   
JVC Victor Tonearm Counterweight Sag Repair
lewm Can you clear up the question of Outer Diameter? "too smart for our own good", you have heard that I expect. If a washer could clearly SAY, then it would tell you the time hidden mystery contained in the codes clearly MARKED i.e. clearly m... 
Victor UA-7082 Arm, Rubber Washer at Rear Counterweight Tube: Sag/Repair/Fitting Damage.
lewm, others I posted full text and photos of the Tonearm Counterweight Sag Repair Procedure here: https://www.audiogon.com/systems/12014 This part from Home Depot is all you need    
Victor UA-7082 Arm OR Micro Seiki MA505L ...? (both fit my existing alternate 270mm hole)
lewm, others I posted full text and photos of the Tonearm Counterweight Sag Repair Procedure here: https://www.audiogon.com/systems/12014 This part from Home Depot is all you need    
Which amplifier
Of the two, I would go for the McIntosh.    
Can anyone verify that the Integra DRX 5.4 "Direct Mode" is indeed "Direct?
not closer as a characteristic, 'closer to', as-in 'truer' 'unmodified', bypassing any tone circuits, ignoring any pseudo surround added mysteriously, could be a very distant sound as 'originally' recorded/encoded. I often change my Sony AVR from... 
Fun with MM cartridge
here’s a find, NOS AT 155LC Line Contact on Beryllium Cantilever $300. https://www.ebay.com/itm/267214434353?mkevt=1&mkcid=1&mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&campid=5338381866&toolid=10001&customid=00efe2de-16d7-11f0-8967-353463386630 ...