jeff_jones
Responses from jeff_jones
| VPI Aries 2 platter is creating hum Byfo - Haven't got your email yet. But anyway the answer is that I bought & installed the platter, ring clamp, and a new cartridge all at the same time. Ended up with a better sound but I can't estimate the effect of individual components. | |
| VPI Aries 2 platter is creating hum You might be able to play with a sheet of aluminum foil to see if you are getting electromagnetic interference from somewhere, it should act as a barrier to the em source. FWIW, made the same upgrade & did not get any ill effects. | |
| foreign lyrics -------do you care? :) Tried to get some friends to listen to Buena Vista Social Club a couple weeks ago. Didn't work out, I think maybe it is an audiophile thing to put emphasis on the quality of the instrumentals and tonal context of the lyrics. | |
| Phono Pre-amp for Analog Newbie Lots of good stuff above, imho.How does the scoutmaster price out against a used HRX is a question I'd be pondering.I've enjoyed the dynavector 20xh & the Lyra Helicon sl on my Aries, depending upon how much cash you want to throw at it. (I al... | |
| VPI Scoutmaster or Nottingham Space Deck...? FWIW. Whether or not a person wants to use the 'torture test' tracks is something to chew on. I've done it on three tables and cartridges and I'm not sure it tells anything that is related to sonic performance under reasonable or typical operating... | |
| VPI Scoutmaster or Nottingham Space Deck...? 4yanx - No fussing intended. I thought better documentation might be a helpful suggestion for anyone who conversed with Mr. Fletcher. Sometimes vendors appreciate constructive feedback. If you found the documentation to be thorough (Sp?) and appro... | |
| VPI Scoutmaster or Nottingham Space Deck...? 4yanx - For what it is worth. Maybe someone could talk Tom Fletcher into putting out a little bit more documentation? Seems like it would be easy & would help sales & help folks enjoy the product.Judy426 - "A serious analog discussion cann... | |
| VPI Scoutmaster or Nottingham Space Deck...? I had a spacedeck/spacearm and liked the sound, but be warned that the instructions for set up are the worst I've ever seen & to me the design of the arm was cheesy and made tweaking a real pain in the butt. A spacedeck with a quality arm from... | |
| Alon/Nola drivers FWIW. Alon/Nola does not support their speakers after sale on some spare parts (e.g. cabnitrey repairs & replacement cloth for mine). To each their own but I'm fed up with them and wouldn't give them another nickle under any circumstances.Anyo... | |
| What makes a $20,000 cd player cost 20,000? Sanity checked. Thanks folks, a couple or three options to check out and some interesting philosophical input to boot. Can't beat that at K-mart! | |
| what causes the sss in words like 'thisss'? CD players. | |
| Help me pick a digital cable Avguygeorge- AOK.Tobias - If you ever do fiddle with this, it would be neat to hear from you. It is a bit exciting in a nurdy way to start to prove whether something is fact or fiction. You probably won't be immortalized by the scientific communit... | |
| BAT to BAT - What's Best? Based on what you said about the Cardas NR & the MIT Mag 3, I'd look at Acoustic Zen's best copper I.C.. That ain't based on the hardware as you asked, but it is based upon playing with the same three cables in different locations in my system... | |
| Help me pick a digital cable Tobias - think my last note was submitted before your note was posted, certainly didn't mean not honest as in not truthful.Anyway, there is an old saying that I like, "In God we trust, everyone else needs data".An honest blind test would be someth... | |
| Help me pick a digital cable Agreed, but was wondering if any of you had done an honest blind test to verify that there is a difference. The mind plays tricks on us all, and that is in no way intended to be insulting. Really just am very very curious if anyone has done a legi... |