johnnyb53
Responses from johnnyb53
| SDS question Start with the lube and proceed to the belt. I think keeping the bearing lubed may be the most overlooked "tweak" or maintenance procedure. Throwing a few drops of factory-approved oil in the bearing made my near-new Technics SL12x0 spin much nice... | |
| Best "P" mount cartridge? LP Gear has a broad anachronistic selection here. Note the Audio Technica ATC08 ($159), Grado Prestige Gold ($180), and Shure V15 V-P ($399--New Old Stock limited supply). | |
| Cartridge Limitations or Break In? The Shure seems to take up to 200 hrs to totally break in, but being that it's a very compliant cartidge to start with, it's more gradual than drastic. You should get most of the sound by 50 hours.The cartridge is pretty sensitive with high output... | |
| yet another KAB mod question On the one hand, I can't exactly say because I've only tried 3 carts on my Technics and they all worked well. On the other hand, I now have the KAB fluid damper and have played around with the compliance/effective mass equation to see what theoret... | |
| Is there a budget preamp that stands out? Sugarbrie sez:Places like Spearit Sound will ship it free as well.Also, Audio Advisor. | |
| yet another KAB mod question I bought the SL 1210 M5G to get the factory tonearm rewire. I was on a limited budget, so it was less up-front money to haggle an M5G at the local Guitar Center for $500 even. I have not compared it to the KAB Cardas upgrade, but I haven't felt co... | |
| Bought the new Oppo DVD981HD player... How good IS the 980 in audio? I have a Toshiba HD-D2 (A2) for HD DVD and upsampled regular DVD. I would like a player to handle CD, SACD, and DVD-A. | |
| Why are LCDs more popular than plasma? I'd say there are a couple of things that would attract consumers: LCD displays are generally brighter than plasmas, so they'll look more immediately impressive. Secondly, they don't fade over time and don't suffer burn-in. Not all consumer choice... | |
| Moving Magnet Vs. Moving Coil If you haggle, you can often get a really good price at Guitar Center. I got my SL1210 M5G (the Grandmaster, with upgraded tonearm wire) for $500 at my local GC. You can also mail order an SL1210 Mk2 from Musicians Friend for $399. It's the mail o... | |
| lp12 ekoes troika vrs technics 1200 rb300 $1000+ca thanx for all your input. I think your right about he technics inability to perform at a level that would be suitable to my ears after using an lp12 ekoes comboe. So now what??? If you put the Origin Live armboard on an SL1200, you're not limited ... | |
| Awaiting my Mayware F4 MKll , from england Other high compliance carts include the Ortofon OM series, Grado Prestige series, and Audio Technica AT440MLa. They have static compliances ranging from 25 to 40. | |
| ortofon VMS 20E and other carts Low compliance? Denon 103? Seems to be period-correct as well. | |
| budget Cables / Interconnects recommendations? Also check out Audio Advisor. They have an exclusive on a couple of interconnects from AudioQuest that I think are good values: The Scarlet Viper and the Blue Racer. The Viper is long-grain crystal copper at $35/meter pair and the Blue Racer is OC... | |
| Has anyone updated Senn HD650 cable? Are you thinking of upgrading to the Cardas replacements? I haven't convinced myself to pull the trigger on that one, but given the resolution level of the Sennheiser HD 580/600/650 series, I'd be surprised if you *didn't* hear an improvement. The... | |
| Need help buying a used turntable for $500 Back in the early 80's I owned a Technics direct drive turntable with an Audio Technica cartridge using a Kenwood 30 amp receiver. Sound was good but when the music was soft or during start up I could hear a hum. I've been living with an SL1210 fo... |