jtimothya
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| Which part reduces surface noise most? Similar topic in a thread from June... I thought Ralph's answer particularly insightful. tt surface noise reduce or tolerate Tim | |
| Warm copper speaker cables under $500 new That's easy ... Alpha Core Goertz MI2 meets your criteria - excellent value. | |
| ZeroDust still the best? Stylus gunk can embed in ME fibers and Zerodust gel, and microscopic ME fibers can embed in a camel hair brush. I suspect that whatever touches the stylus can transfer stuff from it or to it. I use all three along with liquid RRL stylus cleaner an... | |
| Does the Step 4 final rinse for Walker Prelude help? I was gonna make some comments about facts, evidence, and alcohol in record cleaners, but instead I am reminded of a delightful James Blish short story entitled 'Surface Tension'. Wherein breaking through that effect was likened unto gravitationa... | |
| Cartridge alignment channel balance measurements? Start with the Cardas Frequency Sweep test record for $24 from Acoustics Sounds (or whomever), along with a Voltmeter, then ... How to measure crosstalk | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions Wouldnt you be defeating the purpose of a custom protractor by changing the spindle to pivot distance as an adjustment?My admittedly limited and possibly flawed understanding is that pivot-to-spindle distance + overhang = a spot on the arc of a p... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions Smoffatt - the best way to get a cart aligned in an SME V, imo, is with a Wallytractor. I haven't seen the Mint, but if its the same design and quality as a Wally, then it will work as well. For me, the arc style protractor is much easier than a t... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions Tom - I'm probably gonna display my ignorance here so kindly bear with me regarding the SME, ... if the stylus perfectly traces the arc in a Wally or other arc-style protractor, why does it matter that you can't change the overhang because of no s... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions I concur with Palasr's account of first using the Feickert to obtain a highly accurate pivot to spindle distance and then using an arc protractor to get the overhang spot on. A protractor with a tonearm specific arc etched into a mirrored surface ... | |
| HELP Classically ignorant, need vinyl insight Welcome back to vinyl - we've been waiting for you.French Horn - Franz Danzi: Concerto for WaldhornStrauss: various Horn concertosTeleman: Horn Concertostandard horn joke: the difference between a French horn and a lawn mower is that you can tune... | |
| Transfiguration Orpheus, what step-up Congratulations on acquiring a really nice cartridge. The O needs a good 50-70 hours to begin revealing itself and mine took upward to 120 hours until I thought it well run-in. I don't use a step-up transformer, so I'm no help there. On several d... | |
| Feickert analogue protractor....Owners impressions The Feickert is a two-point tool and appears to be quite well made with a great ruler for measuring spindle-to-pivot distance. For a slightly different take (which includes a few comments on the Feickert), here is an interesting read on Arc Style ... | |
| What Cartridges to use with Triplanar IIV Tonearm? Ears I trust say the Transfiguration Orpheus works well with the Triplanar VII. I use one on an SME V. Feel to e-mail me.Tim | |
| Recommended 12au7/5814s for Atma-sphere MP-3 Isn't it great having gear low enough in distortion that even single tube changes are made transparently obvious. Now - if you have a phono section in your MP-3, just wait until you start rolling phono input load resistors. Thats as much fun and a... | |
| Recommended 12au7/5814s for Atma-sphere MP-3 I have an MP-1 which does not use the 12AU7 so I cannot compare the relative influence of those tubes with the 6SN7. In the MP-3 I believe the two sections of each channel's 6SN7 are part of its circlotron output with each cathode in a tube handli... |