johnbrown
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| Garrard 301 or 401? I'd base the decision primarily on aesthetics-since they're basically the same design, you'd need to have a pretty nuanced ear to hear any difference between models. There will be a much greater differential for any given deck dependent on it's po... | |
| How much difference does a phono stage make? Frankleech-you were wise to pull in the reins on the lp 'archive' project while still using low-res digital storage. Copying LPs is a lot of work, and you really only want to do it once. Saying that, unless you have a really compelling reason to d... | |
| Good compatible carts for RS Labs A-1 tonearm? You can use threaded carts with the A1 arm, but the level of 'tightness' of cart body to head shell will be determined by how tightly you can hold the cart to the shell while turning the screw through the two threaded holes. i.e., as soon as the s... | |
| Single plinth for multiple table/motors Your idea would not allow each table to sound it's best due to compromises in design necessary for it to work, but even if it were practical, it would be more work for only two decks than simply building two plinths. i.e., if you had ten TT's to p... | |
| Bent Cant, Can't get azimuth right. Does it matter Well-yeah. Reproduction of music via a phonograph is based on various parameters at a very, very small level. Any of those parameters, singly and by themselves, may not seem particularly important, but they all combine into a whole that will, or w... | |
| Help Turntable too far from preamp Can you move your wall-mounted rack closer to the amp? If that will solve the problem, you don't need to depend on stud placement-use two horizontal, wooden cleats attached to two studs, cut to a length that will place your shelf at your desired l... | |
| Measure My Turntable Speed The 'Digistrobo' looks alarmingly similar to laser tachs available on the ebay for a lot less than 150.00, such as this one http://cgi.ebay.com/Non-Contact-Digital-Photo-Laser-Tachometer-RPM-Rotation_W0QQitemZ160352588438QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMeters_... | |
| Reel tapes recommendations Mitch4t-actually, a 'work-around' is available, as outlined in a post above: store the tapes 'tails-out', and when you want to play the tape, fast rewind, play, and again, store tails-out. Yes, you *do* need to listen to the entire tape, but you d... | |
| New Aluminum Platter from VPI Doug-one other thing. It was DD who warned me about the possibility of the 'cogging' of these motors coming through sonically via a tape drive, so when that occurred a bitter bile rose in my throat when I thought of all the work my VA machinist pa... | |
| New Aluminum Platter from VPI Doug-It's a custom pulley milled by a machinist on VA who was doing one for himself-and he kindly doubled the run so I could have one. Well, actually two-I (we) have one each for both 300rpm and 600rpm motors. I'd send a photo of the tape-drive se... | |
| New Aluminum Platter from VPI 'Gmuffley'-yes, apparently the 'Classic' is the VPI 'Everything You Know is Wrong' tt. Go figure. And btw, re. my previous post, I missed that 'Stanwal' is a former VPI dealer. Apologies. | |
| New Aluminum Platter from VPI ".... the Classic being the best VPI ever according to some quotes."Those quotes you refer to were from the original VPI ad copy, which I believe has since been modified. I've asked the same questions myself:*mounted motor vs. SAMA*belt drive vs. ... | |
| LP playback vs Reel tapes made from LP Ummm....since you've got the gear all ready to go, why not just record some LPs and hear for your self? It's unlikely that you'll exceed the sonics of the LP, but you may come close to equaling it, and who knows, any accompanying rolloffs on the t... | |
| LP playback vs Reel tapes made from LP 'Fm login'- " The LP at 45rpm has more promise but there was no good music cut on 45rpm."That's been incorrect for many years. 'Analogue Productions' and 'Music Matters' jazz reissues, just for a 'for instance'. Plus, many others. | |
| How to Increase Turntable Height on High WAF Rack Any platform you place your tt on will affect it's sound. Therefore, you should choose that platform on it's sonic interface with your rig, not on it's 'height potential'. If you have a mate who's willing to allow your hobby gear into-well, I'm no... |