johnbrown
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| Clueless Analog Newbie, Looking to Buy No one said (or, at least I didn't) that a budget system can't be enjoyable. But let's not forget the ancillary stuff necessary for it to *be* enjoyable-especially relative to a ceedee reference. Stylus brush. VTF scale. Record cleaning brush. The... | |
| Clueless Analog Newbie, Looking to Buy Srwooten-I'll be the first to help out someone who is genuinely interested in enjoying the joys of analog, but I'm not seeing that here. All of the info that the OP received 18 months ago is applicable today. For whatever reason, he didn't pursue ... | |
| Clueless Analog Newbie, Looking to Buy Actually, no, things *haven't* changed in the year and a half since you last posted-at least in the world of vinyl. It's pretty much the same stuff available at your price point now as it was then. And since you still "know nothing" about it, even... | |
| Technics SP 10 Mk II a --Reliable? Repairable? What everyone else said, *plus* replacement power supplies are available from aftermarket vendors. | |
| Technics 1200MKII Burning Smell Next time it happens, pull the platter off and see (smell) if the odor is more obvious, or even if there's some smoke. At the same time, look for any obvious signs of something awry on the pc board.Unfortunately, you can't leave the platter 'on' w... | |
| New member w a Cleaning Question Agree with virtually everything said as to the value of a RCM for sonics and vinyl longevity. If you own a large collection of LPs you'll eventually want some type of motorized machine to help reduce the drudgery, but until that time just cut a sl... | |
| SME 3009 wood arm ?? The ultimate monetary value of *anything* is the amount someone will pay for it. I would auction it off either here or at ebay, with lots of promotion around the wooden arm. You'll probably get at least the going value of a 3009, which is about 30... | |
| The Blue Angel Mantis cartridge Member 'mosin' is very experienced with these carts, and thinks highly of them. You might look him up in 'members' and shoot him an email. Friendly guy-plus you can talk about the *very* high end idler tt he manufactures.Also, he posts on VA and O... | |
| Record Sleeve Recommendation I agree with the MOFIs-more expensive, but worth it. Never had any 'snagging' issues-not sure what you mean. The corners tend to fold over as you slide them into the jackets, but that's not really an issue.As for using paper sleeves on the chance ... | |
| Tripods as turntable or component base? "Since the tripod is the most stable base (ask any photographer or physicist)"Hmmm...you may be a photographer, but you're definitely not a physicist. And as for "All the best turntables..........now have 3 legs instead of 4"...., well, that remar... | |
| Help VPI SDS Issue Interesting question Tfkaudio-I've always just left the motor switch 'on', and turned the tt on with the sds.However, *for the sake of experimentaion*, I tried it as you described-motor switch off, turn on SDS-and the SDS almost *immediately* jump... | |
| Help VPI SDS Issue Tfkaudio-If I'm not mistaken, the only voltage adjustment available for the SDS is for the 'steady state' voltage, i.e. the SDS always starts at 115v (for maximum motor torque), and after a few seconds drops to whatever 'run', or 'steady state' vo... | |
| VPI turntable repairs The OP isn't giving enough info for anyone to give a reasoned reply. What model tt? What tonearm? Are the scratches on the arm board, or on the tonearm itself? Etc.Saying that, I'll guess at what's going on: You've got an HW-19 JR. These were ofte... | |
| Fremer/SSM w/Rim Drive "There are many other good turntables out there and it is unnecessary for users of any of them to disparage other good ones".Well said-would that Jean Nantais and his cronies at 'Home Despot' shared the same logic and knowledge.Good post. | |
| JMW tonearm repair? That sucks, but let's not get desperate.First, pull the tonearm and take a very, very close look at the tip of the vertical bearing post(with magnification if possible) -does it appear to be bent, blunted, or damaged in any way? If not, replace th... |