johnnantais
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| Setting up Analog In a New Room From Scratch There is one easy fix for wall mounts, assuming you can mount the wall-mount close to your equipment. I used to own a Rega Planar 3 which I sited on a wall-mount with the same problem you have now. What was happening was that the shelf that came w... | |
| OL silver vs. Clearaudio Unify Twl,It's refreshing to hear from somebody who is so aware of the realities of physics in analogue: mass matching seems to be something of a forgotten art these days. This being so, I thought that some clarification of your point was necessary for ... | |
| OL silver vs. Clearaudio Unify Twl certainly knows what he's talking about when he speaks of matching mass to compliance, but the formula is not that simple. It is the total system mass - cartridge mass plus tonearm mass - which must be calculated in the formula, not just the t... | |
| Tonearm/Cartridge combo for Thorens TD 150 MkII Dougdeacon read my mind: as I was writing you the last info, I was thinking that you could later transfer the arm to your next 'table. Thorens has always made excellent bearings, though, and so you should get some enjoyment out of that rig for a w... | |
| goldring or grado? Eri,Hmmm, a Grado that sounds spitty and constricted, that doesn't sound right. Perhaps the cartridge was defective somehow. A better model would definitely be better, but perhaps there is a compatibility problem with your tonearm or your phono st... | |
| Tonearm/Cartridge combo for Thorens TD 150 MkII Runkster,With that setup you'd definitely hear great differences, and could upgrade your phono stage later, though the Dynaco stage is probably quite good (you could make a project of this as well). Probably, with all the tubes in your system, a C... | |
| Paradigm Studio 60 vs. PSB stratus silver i Your amp is a powerhouse, and smooth to boot. So I don't think that either amount of power or type (sound) of power is an issue with either of these speakers. Pick the one that puts a smile on your face when you listen and forget about audiophile ... | |
| goldring or grado? Eri,Both should work fine, so it comes down to what type of sound you like: the Grado is smooth and has a terrific midrange; the Goldring is punchy and detailed. Sometimes there are hum issues with the Grado, and it can "wobble" in the wrong tonea... | |
| Cartridge wars It sounds like you want a cartridge that's easy to listen to over the long haul, understated rather than overstated. There's two that come to mind that are both off your projected budget by a bit: the Sumiko Celebration at $1500 and the Shure V15M... | |
| Gram Phono Amps? If you go too high in quality, you'll expose the weaknesses of your set-up and not find it musical anymore. I'd go for the lower-end Gram phono amp, as it's said to major on musicality over details and such. There's also the new NAD phono stage, w... | |
| Tonearm/Cartridge combo for Thorens TD 150 MkII The problem is, you got your 'table too cheap: everything from here on in you buy will seem expensive. The Rega RB250 is the obvious choice, but costs a few hundred, unless you get it used, and even then... You could try to find an older arm, such... | |
| How do you know it's time for external phono stage E,The fact you heard such drastic differences between cartridges speaks volumes for the quality of your phono stage. It seems to me, having heard the possibilities, you've contracted "upgraditis", even though you're enjoying your system! Phono sta... | |
| How do you know it's time for external phono stage Classe has always made excellent phono stages. I'm not certain about the CAP-100, but apparently the CAP-151's phono stage is the same as that used in their top-of-the-line preamp. The best thing for you to do would be to contact Classe and get in... | |
| Subs for Mayware Formula 4 tonearm & FR1 MK3F cart The most obvious replacement for your Mayware tonearm, if you intend to keep the Rega turntable, is the Rega arm, either the Rega RB250 or the Rega RB300. The word on the street is that the cheaper Rega RB250 is actually the better tonearm, as it ... | |
| I'm scratching my records John,The last individual had it right: the problem is your antiskating force. Since the VPI tonearm doesn't have this feature, you must twist the tonearm wires in the direction opposite to the skating direction, clockwise if you're facing the fron... |