jasonbourne71
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| Record cleaning and realistic expectations @dmk_calgary : Tap water is bad for records! It is loaded with minerals! Use only steam distilled water! I buy mine at my nearby supermarket - $1.39 a gallon. About dogs - they shed not only hair but dandruff. It’s there even if not easily visible... | |
| Clearaudio Clarify Help Needed! Looking underneath the TT to adjust anti-skate is idiocy! What were the designers thinking? | |
| Clearaudio Clarify Help Needed! The knob at the shaft end is used to move the counterweight forward or backward after leveling the arm. This allows adjustment for the down force. | |
| Clearaudio Clarify Help Needed! I have never heard of looking underneath the turntable to adjust anti-skate! If so, then that Ckearaudio TT is a bad design! I wouldn't buy such a TT! | |
| Clearaudio Clarify Help Needed! @mijostyn : If that is for adjusting anti-skate then the OP must do that ONLY after setting the down force. Not before! | |
| Clearaudio Clarify Help Needed! You have to move the rear counterweight forward to increase the down force after you level the arm. Get a stylus force gauge. Set the down force to the cartridge's recommended value - 1 to 2 grams usually. Then tighten the set screw to lock in the... | |
| Clearaudio Clarify Help Needed! You don't have enough weight on the cartridge. Get a stylus force gauge and check to see if the down force is at least 1 gram. You can go higher for most cartridges. | |
| 300B, 2A3 experiances wanted A pentode like the 6C6 is better for driving a 300B than those small triodes. My SET45 amp uses one 6C6 per channel. | |
| ARC M300 MKII call for help Shame on Audio Research not wanting to service an older product! | |
| Next upgrade options Stick with what you have but consider different speakers like Revel Salon 2's. You certainly have spent plenty of money already! Speakers always make the biggest difference in any system! | |
| Acurus A150 Excellent amp, as most in its power class are! | |
| List Of Small Company Tube Amps Member autospec (Will Vincent) in Idaho makes excellent Dynaco ST70 -based tube amps for around $1500. I bought one of his SET amps. | |
| dCS Bartok Apex vs McIntosh DA2 - Trouble Hearing the Difference Yeah, $20K for "nuance and finesse"! LOL! | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used Member autospec (Will Vincent) in Idaho makes Dynaco ST70 - based tube amps for around $1500. I purchased one of his SET amps. His workmanship is top-notch! | |
| Need A 10-30 watt Tube Power Amp, Lower Heat Output, Which Sounds Great, Under $1500 Used Why not buy a Fosi V3? Only $120. Yes, it's Class D but I bet it will sound better than any tube amp! |