gadfly
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| how tall is the Benz ACE? Actualy i posted the question to musicdirect.com and they replied that the ACE is 15mm tall.I use a 5mm thick mat with the 4mm spacer and a 18mm tall Denon DL-110 cart which is just level ... so I was just musing about fitting it all together corr... | |
| MMF-5: Cartridge upgrade or new table Just get a Denon Dl-110 and you will see a great improvement.For -$200!You can then think about changing the phono stage.There ARE differences to be had without buying a new table. | |
| Popping Sound From TT at van den Hu's site, he reccomends a small cup with bit of sponge and water to humidufiy the near field around the turntable. I put one at the back of my nad533 and it has caused a lot of low level pops and periodic suprising pops to cease to exi... | |
| Review: Rega Planar 3 Turntable Well, Seandtaylor99, Valvoline SAE 85W-140 synthetic blend gear oil is the ticket. Sure was funny buying that container of Valvoline knowing it was for a turntable. Seemed ham fisted when I was in Pep Boys, but ...I removed the blu-tac and tape fr... | |
| Review: Music Hall MMF-2.1 Turntable My experiences were exactly the same. Tonearm has the cheapest connectors - they snap so easily. I was amazed at how really really cheap that counterweight was! It was laughable. I turned the weight and it squeeked. It had a lot of wobble and how ... | |
| Review: Rega Planar 3 Turntable OK, I will re-oil the bearing. I have heard that Mobil 1 5/30w is the preferred.I surely like a tweek that costs nothing.Having said that, the stock subplatters are inferiorly machined. I can wee wobble in mine. My platter is the stock MDF. Adding... | |
| Review: Denon DL-110 Cartridge I have been very happy with the Denon DL-110 that I have been using. Gets smoother aka 'warmer' and more detailed with each improvement I make to my NAD533. I am thinking of getting the Channel Islands VPP-1 phono preamp (now using Cambridge 540p)... | |
| Review: Rega Planar 3 Turntable I would only say that people have put the subplatters and acrylic platters in place and have claimed that it made speed lock steady. Explanations of why things don't work in the face of reports from people who claim they do work, in real work prac... | |
| Review: Rega Planar 3 Turntable Thanks muchly for the review. I plan on addin the upgrades to my NAD533 and am glad to see them all in one review. I am convinced that the REGA and it's OEM models can make it to performance levels similar to the Scout, et al. [It's nice to have o... | |
| ASR Basis Exclusive and WHICH MC cartridge?? Try the Dynavector TE Kaitora Cartridge.Looks nice and how can it possibly sound bad.A very jaded ;-) | |
| Record-playing Rituals? Turn 'stereo' on and let warm up at least 15minutesTake our recordtake dust cover off NAD533put record platter and hit the powerdust record with carbon brush as it spinsput weight on recorddrop the needlei wet clean records when i get 'emdry clean... | |
| Rega P25, would it sound better than my CDP? You just have to listen to what you like to listen to. You make the choice. The debate over which medium is better is over for me. I like the sound of vinyl better. IS it better? Yes, because I like it better. WHY do I like it better? YOU have to ... | |
| cambridge audio phono stages I haved the Cambridge 540p and thought it might be thin and was considering the Jolida JD-9A. What is your impression of what the Cambridge lacks aginst the JoLida?Maybe I should just get a Benz ACE H w/ the Cambridge?But that phono stage's gain i... |