jollytinker
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| Will technology make records obsolete one day? I don't have the link, but I did read an article a few years back about an amazing archeological find. Someone had the presence of mind to play the side of an ancient pot as if it were an LP. They knew that the potter had made designs in the vesse... | |
| Recommendations on stuff to look at for upgrading a 300B SET amp Art Audio Jota? I've just started using mine with a pair of 96db horn speakers and the experience so far is extremely good. I've been using the Jota for about 4 yrs now with upgraded tubes and I think it's marvelous. other things have come and go... | |
| Audio Desk Systeme - Vinyl Cleaner – Repair of Water Pump Failure Make sure you use the AD unit relatively often, like once a week. Or empty the tank if not in use. If it sits a few weeks with water in it the pump gets unhappy and will eventually break. This is a problem with the first models more than the secon... | |
| Art Audio - anyone know what's up? Great to hear! thanks for posting @Verdant | |
| need turntable setup recommendation in New England +1 again on Goodwin’s. Jim is still there picking up repairs once a week, at least as of recently. If you want a professional job I think you can trust them. What kind of turntable do you have!? | |
| Turntable got absolutely crushed by CD Pardon me if I’m wrong, but is this whole discussion based on a test with a sample size of only one (the Sarah Mclachlan album)? If so, then we’ve really gotten ahead of ourselves here. You can’t make a global judgment about digital vs. analog bas... | |
| Old vs. new I’m always surprised at how good bop til you drop sounds, given that it’s supposedly the first digital LP. It doesn’t have that shimmery flourescent sound I associate with so much 80s era recording. Maybe a lot of the bad digital sound of the earl... | |
| Tonearms: Ripoff? Actually, @madavid0, the issue IS about whether you want to spend money on a high-end tonearm. you have a conspiratorial mindset in which anyone who disagrees with you must obviously be hiding an uncomfortable "truth" about tonearms and audio in ... | |
| Tonearms: Ripoff? c'mon folks, let's leave the media politics out of this. It's a rabbit hole even worse than debates about CDs and vinyl. | |
| Best MM? ... and apologies if I'm hijacking the thread - I promise to report back :_) | |
| Best MM? I'd love to try a MM cart myself but I always get stuck between my distrust for used cartridges, on the one hand, and the fact that NOS carts that have been sitting on a shelf for decades sound like a bad idea to me (dried up suspension rubber). ... | |
| NOS Grace F9E question thanks guys for the info on the voltage output. @chakster I was looking for info on the F9 and also the Level II cartridges. @rauliruegas thanks for that link - I had actually seen it before. it’s what made me wonder why it’s so hard to get simple... | |
| NOS Grace F9E question anyone know the voltage output of the Grace carts? I'm having a hard time finding that info. thanks in advance. | |
| Audio Desk Ultrasonic Record Cleaner Onwers? I use an Audio Desk machine and love it for the simplicity. I suppose I change the water every 70 LPs or so, mainly because I go slow these days and by that time it feels about right to make a change. A few points: I agree that the machine appears... | |
| Outer ring - who uses and what are your findings Count me as another user of the VPI peripheral ring along with a Stillpoints LPI. Very effective or I wouldn't use it. Like @lewm I mainly got it to add mass to the platter, but I can't help but think that if you like your platter mat then bondin... |