jschwenker

Responses from jschwenker

How best to eliminate LP warps
Hi Folks, Here's a guy 😉 who made some modifications to be able to use a VPI Periphery Ring clamp on a platter it wasn't designed for. Together with a center clamp, best warp solution I am aware of - and reduces LP surface resonance reactions fro... 
Turntable isolation platform Recommendations?
Here’s a 1 Hz isolation stage I built years ago. Wall mount provides excellent vertical direction solidity/isolation. Nine inch pendulum effect isolates TT from wall in/out motions.Cheers, JohnOne Hz isolating wall mount:https://www.audiocircle.co... 
Thiel Owners
Hi Jafant,Current goodies feeding the Thiels: VPI HW-19 Mk4 TNT, and SME IV.5i arm, both with various DIY hot rodding mods**; Soundsmith Strain Gage cartridge and pre-amp; Marantz CDR510 CD; Some HiRes digital files on the Mac, through JRiver Medi... 
Thiel Owners
Hi tmsrdg, all,I have two PXOs configured for the 3.7s. (running a pair of SS1s in my case) They worked well but in my room I decided many years ago to go with a Behringer DCX2496 (Ric Shultz EVS modified) to allow more customized crossover contro... 
Thiel Owners
Hi tomthiel,Yes, quite a few well regarded speakers over the years/decades have used/still use second order crossovers to the woofer. Given the nominal 180 degree phase delay, the most satisfactory results are generally gotten by inverting the rel... 
Thiel Owners
Hi y'all, Been enjoying semi-regular lurking on these pages.Maybe this is plain enough and not in the scope of the discussion about other creative ways one might get or get close to good SSx time alignments. I have a pair of 3.7s mated with a pair...