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| Trans-fi Terminator T3PRO opinions please... Terry, Is your HiBlow a Japanese pump like this on eBay:http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hiblow-HP-40-Air-Pump-/251645407644?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PondsWaterFeatures_UK&hash=item3a973c319cYou have 2 surge tanks in a row, are they equal to each other ? | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Doron: I especially dislike the acrylic mat which sounds hard and lean to my ears and think that the groove isolator is a much better choice. Totally agree. My first Delphi, Mk IV had that hard mat and with that stiff (clumsy to be honest) suspens... | |
| Vintage DD turntables. Are we living dangerously? Doron, I understand exactly what you are talking about TTs ;-)I´m experienced too in Oracles (have had two IIs, one III and one IV since the late 80´s, the IIs were the best I never liked the stiffer suspensions of the later models). Oracle´s susp... | |
| Audio Additives vs Acoustic Sounds Digital Scale "Example: I use a MyWeigh scale of 50g capacity. My copper step weighs 23g. Adding the typical ~2g of downforce from a cartridge puts me at the midpoint, which should result in the most accurate/reliable readings."Very informative & very simpl... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? I see 2 rectangular objects like windows... well my computer is 4 years old. Actually I have never really trusted computers, that´s why I prefer analog :) | |
| Anyone into cassettes? In summer of 1974 I recorded MOUNTAIN Twin Peaks, Live in Osaka Koseinenkin Hall Japan, August 1973 from FM radio broadcast to my Philips radiorecorder. Now 40 years later in memory of Felix Pappalardi, the little big musician and great producer a... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Banquo, Congrats on the new preamp. Very interesting device.Let´s hope you´ll get it soon. Hardly can wait for your reviews. | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Thanks Halcro and Fleib. Great ! I followed Raul´s suggestion for higher impedance blindly and just recently let my hi-fi specialist change the input value from 47K to 100K. What a fool I was. The sound became considerably brighter and also somewh... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Dear Leon & Chris, I´m a man of peace & tranquility, that´s why I prefer solid TTs ;-) To be honest (and to my own embarrassment), I wasted nearly half my life on suspended decks. Well tuned suspension works on all environments but it is a... | |
| Who needs a MM cartridge type when we have MC? Lohanimal, your words was like fresh air in a hot summer day.Robert Green´s insight is something that I have experienced over the years, although my knowledge/experience on MCs is very limited. I have a handful of top of the line MMs and they all ... | |
| Best vinyl stereo press of Hendrix - Experienced? Back to square one... and beyond: What are the best vinyl pressings in terms of AUDIO QUALITY ? Are the Track UK pressings the very best really, and after UK then came the German pressings ? Thank you."Electric Ladyland" is the masterpiece. The fi... | |
| Trans-fi Terminator T3PRO opinions please... Congrats on your wise decision. I´ve been enjoying the Trans-Fi linear arm since the early days. I was so convinced of its audio quality that I never wanted any other arm. To my surprise I found that the setup is easier than with pivoted arms. But... | |
| Eminent Technology ET-2 Tonearm Owners Dear Leon, Firstly just get rid of the flimsy & unstable suspension of that Studio (it´s floating not hanging) and you´ll be facing hugely improved performance level of that great DD TT. You can also tame the springs but it would be better to ... | |
| Back to basics Islandmandan is right. Don´t waste your time & money on suspended decks (maybe except Oracle but it´s quite difficult to finetune). I wasted nearly thirty years with floating decks (lol).Worth trying is a vintage Japanese direct drive but not ... | |
| Why not magnetic tapes in stead of vinyl records? Totally agree with Atmasphere about tape storage. I have c-cassettes that are over 40 years old and most of them perform just fine. Furthermore I play cassettes in my car in hot summers and very cold winters (28 Celsius minus at lowest).Certain ca... |