johnnantais
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| best threads out there? I prefer items from hardware stores myself, as Armani won't do very well at all in the Himalayas or on a pitching ship on the ocean. So I do my clothes shopping at Canadian Tire, next to the auto parts section. Like the Lenco which is the subject ... | |
| Motor and spindle bearing for DIY turntable Depending on how much of the turntable you want to build, the Lenco is a great project, and cheap to boot. However, it comes with its own main bearing and motor and drive system. It is an idler-wheel 'table, very quiet, and with unsurpassed speed ... | |
| Garrott P77 with Decca international arm? Actually, the Decca arm is slightly heavier than the Rega, so there will be no mismatching problem in this sense. Also, if you find the bass woolly, then try out the damping, adding thicker oil to deal with woolly bass, and thinner oil to deal wit... | |
| Shure V15Vmr or Ortofon OM20 Super? Great input, description and analysis from the pevious two, agree entirely, for what that's worth. If you find the Shure already lean, then definitely look at the Grados. In your budget range is also an NOS cartridge which appears quite often at y... | |
| Trying a turntable-it sounds crappy, what's up?? Hi Lkdog, to be somewhere near your budget used is the ticket, definitely. You could start with something that does perform incredibly well and has a lot of support: a Thorens TD160, right now there is a MKII going on Audiogon (don't know the sell... | |
| Speakers that work close to the back wall The larger Rega speakers are engineered to be used against the back wall, and being one of the best at rhythm (paper-cone woofer, transmission-line) would be perfect for jazz as well. Try a pair of Ela's, which sound absolutely superb with Class A... | |
| Happy Thanksgiving Nice sentiment and my regards to my thanks-giving neighbours to the south!P.S. Stop sending us your rain-storms and we'll see if we can halt the cold-air masses at the border. | |
| Decca cartridge experiences Don't give up on it Tobias, just get that tonearm/cartridge combo onto a better 'table! But given the Decca's incredible slam and speed, I am glad I have another 'table/tonearm/cartridge set up alongside for gentler moments! | |
| Decca cartridge experiences Well, I finally got the Decca to sound great and track as flawlessly as I have ever heard it by mounting it on a...Decca. That's right, a Decca International cheap plastic-ky tonearm. But the thing is about the Decca cartridge, that provided it is... | |
| Does vinyl outsell the hi rez formats? Vinyl IS a hi-rez format! As to whether it is outselling the digital formats, I doubt it, but it would be good news! | |
| Think i need a new cart, old audio technica? Hi Evan, I recently got an Audio Technica 13E with a vintage 'table I bought and I loved it: very detailed and neutral, but with much better bass than current A-T cartridges. I've also recently auditioned a TK7E, which was fabulous and musical and... | |
| Shure V15VxMR to be discontinued EEeeeekkkkk!!!! | |
| What do you do when nothing seems to get LP clean? I have to chime in here in the interest of music-lovers who understand the whole cleaning issue, but aren't particularly bothered by them. I find the two-answer list of Mr. Kidknow a mite harsh: Answer Three is don't worry about it, don't clean th... | |
| Building high-end 'tables at Home Depot: Photos Hi Mickey,I thought this particular thread was dead long ago!! Threw me for a loop. All the instructions are on the other Home Despot thread, and there are many links hidden in there. The simplest and easiest to follow with links to the others is ... | |
| Is the Teres a Thanks, Psychic, and thanks Doug: I may try Mylar tape on my Ariston RD11S, which like the Linn majors on PRaT while sacrifing information. But with excellent PRaT and a gorgeous sound (Grado-esque midrange), and let's face it, quite good detail r... |