fsonicsmith
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| The best coupling caps in power amp ?? Mundorf, Infinicap ?? I upgraded the coupling caps on my NOS ARC VS110 (I believe they were WonderCaps) with TRT DynamiCaps. It took a good 200, maybe 400 hours for the new caps to fully settle in but I am very happy with the improvement. Are the TRT's the best to be h... | |
| LAT International A lot of the big value cable "manufacturers" are more aptly called cable craftsmen/cobblers. I started out many years ago with LAT and since then have bought Grover Huffman, Homegrown Audio (I believe now out of business), Clear Day, and my favori... | |
| VPI setup I know you solved your problem but can't help but add that it is always a good idea to make sure that your arm is properly centered on top of the spike. Just pick up the arm verticallya and set it back down and then carefully check to see that the... | |
| VPI Prime: Casual Review Great review and thanks for starting a thread on this. I've had mine for six months. In the modern era I've owned two Pro-Jects, a VPI Classic, and then the Prime. Despite employing every tool known to man (short of an oscilloscope), I could never... | |
| An impression of some phono stages The German made Violectric V600 is a giant-slayer IMHO. Should sell for about 600 Euro. | |
| Re-tipped cartridges It is difficult to fathom the degree of misinformation on fundamental things in this forum. Peter Lederman of SS will only keep the existing cantilever and bond a new stylus onto it at great additional expense, if he agrees to do it in the first p... | |
| where could I get an armboard custom made? James Campbell. Do a google search for solid birch plinths and "JEC" and you will find his contact information. He is great guy and does first rate work. He works with many different materials, including aluminum and slate. | |
| Zen Adagios...outriggers? "Can you tell me about your break-in experience with the Adagios? Mine is being schizophrenic as all heck...."Virtually anyone who has bought brand new Adagios, myself included, have experinced the same schizophrenic nature during break-in. It tak... | |
| Why use a super accurate cartridge protractor I only know that with a Mint and a USB microscope and a Fozgometer/Ultimate Analogue set up record and a lot of patience and chill, I am getting incredible sound out of a Benz Glider SLO mounted on a VPI Classic. If you want to enjoy vinyl to the ... | |
| HELP I Lost My Phono Preamp Transformer I recently replaced the wallwart psu to my Simaudio LP3 with a Wellbourne Labs power supply and the sound improved threefold. The WL PSUs go for about $100. Check out their website by googling. | |
| Replace wall wart to Simaudio LP3 The Wellborne Labs PSU I bought used from this site (Thanks Marc!) arrived yesterday in mint condition as described. The DC cord came with the same 2.1 mm male connector my Simaudio LP3 needed. Warmed up the trusty ARC VS110 and AudioPrism Mantiss... | |
| Heavy table on Target vw1 'pro'? I have a very similar fear, but with the VW-2. I have a VPI Classic on the top shelf with a two inch maple shelf in between. I am going to guess that is 60lbs alone. On the lower shelf I have a Simaudio LP5.3 and a fairly light headphone amp. The ... | |
| Replace wall wart to Simaudio LP3 "Just picking up a brand new phono stage and immediately thinking about replacing the power supply doesn't sound like much fun to me"Unnecessary implied criticism/negativity. To each his own. If you read my OP, you would have seen that I already h... | |
| Replace wall wart to Simaudio LP3 Well yeah, I guess. Arguably, the LP3 is very close in POTENTIAL to the LP5.3 with a very similar layout and parts choice but it is single ended only and it lacks a sophisticated power supply. I picked up the LP3 on close-out for $350. The LP5.3 h... | |
| New-prod high-compliance carts for SME 3009 I recently posted the same question. There are actually many options in current production. Ortofon made a high compliance cartridge, the 540 MkII, that is still available off of EBay (and I went with it). Apparently the 540 was among Ortofon's to... |