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| Tonearm Grounding Problems. First you should have a multimeter to test for signal continuity.Do you have MC or MM? And do you use a Naim phono card ?1) Assuming that the continuity for all the DIN to RCA is fine, check whether the center DIN (physical ground) is NOT connecte... | |
| LP12 Ekos/Helikon cartridge mounting Called the "Tags" in Linn speak. Or commonly known as cartridge leads, cartridge wire, headshell leads. http://www.needledoctor.com/showitem.cfm?catnum=3&parentcatnum=4&itemnum=409 | |
| Hovland Cable plugs The XLR actually has less effective mass, as the contact points are just 2 pins, compare that with the big center pin of RCA.It is true that I recommended using the cheapest, cheesy looking RadioShack Plastic RCA plugs on tone arm cables. One guy ... | |
| Superb PHONO Preamp ? The COTY award went to Connoisseur, but your reference to the ranking actually is the 'Best Buy' award, which meant to say the Linto was a better value than Connoisseur, not a surprise.The COTY is cost-no-object accolade, but it is also not exhaus... | |
| Superb PHONO Preamp ? My comment on Aesthetix is solely relative to other phono stages I heard. It is more noisy than Vendetta and other solid state and bigger/lusher than solid state should not be a surprise, but it doesn't mean that it is all gooey like a Jadis.But, ... | |
| SME V tonearm versus Rega tonearms on Michell Orbe I forgot to add that the anti-skating on the RB250 could never be adjusted to spot-on accuracy. Forget about putting any worthy cartridge on this arm, as it will be ruined after couple hundred hours, the cantilever would have slanted to one side, ... | |
| sub 1000 used cdp with balanced outs? Marantz CDR-620 puts lots of audiophile transport to sleep. | |
| SME V tonearm versus Rega tonearms on Michell Orbe The VTA and VTF with high-end cartridge needs precise setup to extract the best. The exactness makes the jump from good sound to magical transformation. OL or not, whether the RB250 is a good arm is meaningless when the cartridge cannot be set-up ... | |
| Superb PHONO Preamp ? My friend bought the Klyne 7. Listened to the unit: (1) On MC, it was strange for me that 100 Ohm did not sound better than 47K, the sound did change, but not conclusively one better than another settings. Theoretically, and on other phono stages,... | |
| lp12 w/ rega rb900 questions: all opinions, please Well, the RB250 is the best $200 arm, but if one wants to grow up, get a real arm with VTA adjust.Search archive all over the place, but simply stated, the Rega no matter how it is modified, or changed, cannot match a Linn Ekos, or SME 5. It is ju... | |
| 6692: what is the best upgrade to aim for? I have used 2 Amperex 7308's on the 1st stage, and 1 Amperex 6DJ8 Bugle boy. A bit noisey, but very musical. Upscale will not sell 6922 tubes unless you bought from them equipment.I have also used the 6H23n in place of Sovtek in the BAT5 preamp, b... | |
| Analysis Plus vs. Harmonic Technology Have not heard the HT, but AP is horrible. Just swapped out at a friend's home, his AP Silver into Stealth UR. He was complaining that he did not enjoy his turntable, well we found out the reason.The difference is night and day, literally, the AP ... | |
| Has anyone heard "The Grove" yet???? Hi,To make a short story long, my first expensive phono stage was invested in AI M3a + Goldboard, I didn't know what I was missing until I tried a ARC PH3, then I subsequently disposed the PH3 and tried Vendetta, Krell KPA, Pentagon (rare German),... | |
| Audio Research PH-2 Phono Stage It is very difficult to match the capacitors in the RIAA stage in order to achieve a fully differential and balanced configuration.Also, the cartridge loading will be a pain, as it would need 2 resistors to load each side, also, theorectically, it... | |
| LP 12 the Extreme Phono Way-First Impressions Do you like what you hear ? I am curious, as the Mana board is solely used for 'reflective' energy to enhance and tune the effect of glass.I found that the 'ting' of the Mana glass nearly = 440 Hz A tone. This can only be achieved with the proper ... |