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| Rega P7 + Dynavector DV20X HO Maybe you can add weight to the one you already have? I'm pondering doing the same. With a 20XL on my RB300 the counterweight is all the way back. I'm wondering if a heavier one closer to the pivot would be better.If I ever find time, I might dril... | |
| Hawaii One of them on Nuuanu near Beretannia, I think. Is that the Hawaii Audio? Can't believe I haven't gotten there yet.jh | |
| Best head amp of the market ? I prefer, of course, the Piccolo. Graham Slee also makes one.jh | |
| Anyone use a hockey puck as a record weight? The table bearing quality and size and design will determine how much extra clamp weight it can handle. Also, sprung-loaded tables like an LP12 or old Duals will need to be adjusted for the new weight.As for a hockey puck, they drill quite nicely.... | |
| Anyone use a hockey puck as a record weight? I did it. Made me an experimental UFO-based record clamp by gluing a hockey puck to the bottom board. It's not a good thing sonically. Deadens the sound too much. Really take some of the life out of the LP. You can see it here:http://www.enjoythem... | |
| Gain and Loading Tfk, I think you're fine as-is. Just plug that cart into your phonostage. Likely you won't have to change a thing.jh | |
| Do tubes "burn in"? I've found that tubes don't really benefit much from burn-in. The first few hours might have a slight bump up in emission, but otherwise they don't seem to change much. And like the other guys said, it's a long road downhill from there. Fortunatel... | |
| recommend a step-up transformer for Sphinx amp Check out www.jameco.com. I'm sure a tranny is available somewhere.jh | |
| Transferring Vinyl to Digital Your sony might not be so bad. I think with a decent phonostage you can get some happy music out of it. jh | |
| Converting LP's and other analog media to CD's The masterlink works. You might also want to look at one of the newer USB and firewire 24-bit sound cards. Of course, you already need to have a phonostage. If not, look for an all-in-one solution like this.jh | |
| Converting tapes to digital Check out the EMU-0404.jh | |
| What Makes a Good RIAA or Line Stage? This circuit would produce 3 dB [20log(sqrt(2))] more noise than a single gain cell operating in identical conditionsExcept the signal is split between the two inputs! This is not the same as two amplifiers operating in parallel, whereupon you wou... | |
| What Makes a Good RIAA or Line Stage? >>since a cartridge is an inductive device<<Being inductive should have nothing to do with balance. The transducer could be capacitive (touch sensor) or resistive (thermistor). It's just a two-terminal device.>>there is in fact a... | |
| Best jitter free USB DAC Dbk,The "Chime" also deals with the USB jitter problem in a similar fashion to the empirical. Both approaches do their best with proper layout, decoupling, and power supplies to generate a decent output from USB. They then go the extra mile and do... | |
| Does anyone play 78 Rpm records? Getting warm sound isn't just about using a high distortion tube amp. It can be the phonostage as well. You have to get the front end right or nothing else downstream really matters.If you just want a vintage sound then I'd suggest buying vintage ... |