has2be
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| Questions to J.A. Michell turntable owners... @best-groove Delrin is simply Dupont’s propriety name for the material. If you haven’t already , research it. Carbon/vinyl-loaded acrylic...…. all Michell’s info ever says is "Michell makes the platter from a proprietary self-damping compound of c... | |
| Questions to J.A. Michell turntable owners... The platters don’t come "coated with a black substance ". They were aluminum first with aluminum bearing model , then delrin platter with an inverted bronze bearing. Delrin is like acrylic but closer to the composition of vinyl making it a better ... | |
| Questions to J.A. Michell turntable owners... I have owned Michell tables since the seventies and with my first Gyro around 84 . I have owned a couple DC units after that original AC motor unit including the current SE I sold a couple years back. Now have my second Orbe SE, the first with AC ... | |
| Turntable I can't see the benefits in this application for a turntable at all. The best lubricant for this purpose, a turntable bearing, is per the manufacturers recommendation and care to use oil with zero additives. Many of these additives were/are design... | |
| Why Isnt Techincs 1200 Considered Audiophile? Quote, "A true bargain (under $1200) is Technics EPA-100 and many more vintage Japanese tonearms made by SONY, JVC Victor, Denon, Micro Seiki, Audio Craft, SME etc, but people love to talk about some new ugly arms made in garage by some enthusia... | |
| Why Isnt Techincs 1200 Considered Audiophile? I always get a giggle at how sl1200 mk11 owners over sell the virtues of these tables. Sloppy arms , and too much rubber in the base sucking the life out of the analog sound and the noise from a lesser bearing mounted on a motor with all the elect... | |
| Michell Engineering TT users; Orbe or Gyro why Excellent over all of the rest? I've owned many different brands and drives of turntables in the last 5 decades and had owned more than 1 at a time since around 75 ish. About 1979 I owned a J A Michell turntable (Reference Electronic) which is still spinning records for my sist... | |
| Can you help me in my search for my first turntable? I wouldn’t get hung up on if a table is sprung or not. It boils down to the sound you prefer between the options. They have distinct differences and NO ONE can tell you what you like. That’s a recipe for someone else’s cake , that you put up the c... | |
| Is elliptical the best stylus profile Dear tzh21y, I think most of us would agree that cartridges bearing elliptical styli are less fussy to set up and enjoy, but that is not what the hobby is about, for most of us. Most audiophiles want "better". If X is good, then what is better? So... | |
| What is your favorite holiday song? I think with his passing last year, and this 40 year old memory ...I’ll pick this Bowie and Bing duet of Peace on Earth.... https://youtu.be/b_ReMi7tVWA | |
| Cartridges: Complete Scam? This is six of the Titles for the OP's threads initiated."Basis Turntables : Worth it Rip Off""Class D = Trash?""Rega and ProAc : Bad?""Anticables : Scam""Synergestic Research: Scam""Cart... | |
| Basis Turntables: Worth it or Ripoff? Then , please , tell us all what you yourself gauge against a product of Basis’ calibre from the base level on up, to even have a reason to ask , or more to the point and truth, make false innuendo in the first place with the term "rip off". What ... | |
| Why do turntables sound different? Dear @rauliruegas ,No offence, given or taken, but......I firmly stand by my statement and the reason for it. Wealth and ownership of anything in life , has nothing to do with gross, over generalized statements on/ about anything or anyone, period... | |
| Why do turntables sound different? "I think most manufacturers have no idea what they are doing and why? They buy some parts, think they are good enough because they get praise from people who also have no idea from anything"...@syntax Sorry, no offence, but.... IMHO.....That's the... | |
| Why do turntables sound different? "lubrication is made more effective as well on a smaller tighter tolerance contact also" ^^^ actually, I think I said that , in response to lewm on the first page... and the tighter tolerances in engines and lighter oils is actually one of the man... |