jyprez
Responses from jyprez
| Is Direct Drive Really Better? I would agree with Sean on this. The standard of 440Hz for A is a rather recent development as any performer of Early Music will tell you. But a minor third has always been a minor third, so it would seem (and here I risk the wrath of Raul) that p... | |
| ARTICLE -Teens say they prefe vinyl to CDs Like 4yanx I have actual evidence based on 2 kids who went out and bought analog systems on their own and regularly acquire vinyl (they also have cd's, ipods etc.). Mostly they acquire the real cheap stuff from used record stores but I was surpris... | |
| OJC lps RIP? Sorry to hear about the warped records. You should return them. The AS people are pretty good about this in my experience. I've bought many (perhaps 25 - 50) from AS with little or no problems. I'v bought a lot of non-OJC's (even so-called 180 and... | |
| At what point can you hear a Fast or Slow Table? C'mon Monk, aren't you being a bit hypercritical? After all - as all REAL JAZZ LISTENERS know, there is no such thing as as an absolutely correct pitch. You should be able to play KOB in any key whether it's a half step down or two steps up! | |
| OJC lps RIP? My understanding is that OJC has not been producing LP's for some time although there is an inventory out there. (I spoke with them a few years ago about this). I own several hundred and while I would agree that the original issue would be prefera... | |
| Seperate phono better than pre? I have owned both the Sonic Frontiers you mention and the CJ pre with phono that Sugarbrie mentions. The Sonic Frontiers was an improvement over the CJ but my current Plinius is better than either. The short answer, I think, is there is never a "b... | |
| Installing cartr.:slide it all the way to front? Very useful thread... and I always thought that the amount of alcohol consumption on the prior evening determined the overhang! ;-) | |
| whats the best fluid for long lasting Lps. I agree with Rushton that a good cleaning is all that is really needed. (But what constitutes a "good" cleaning is a whole other discussion!) The environment is inherently dirty with dust etc. so using a preservative will just "preserve" in the gr... | |
| A simple question from the new guy .... P.S. you also need a very effective record cleaning system or just forget about vinyl. It sometimes takes me 3 or 4 cleanings of old jazz records from the 50's before I get them to the point where there is acceptable noise ( vinyl is never perfect... | |
| A simple question from the new guy .... Where do you live? There are bound to be audiophiles with good vinyl setups near you who would be happy to share their experiences. Personally, I have not found the whole pop/click issue to be significant compared to the improved quality of vinyl ... | |
| Record Cleaning Fluids: RRL vs. L'Art du Son 4yanx, I agree that RRL seems to get into the grooves and then bead out. This is why I think it is so efective at getting that last bit of static and noise off a record but it is decidedly less effective at cleaning even modestly dirtier records. ... | |
| Schroeder arm mounting From the responses, it seems that few have had the unique pleasure of dealing with your probem. I myself would love to have a DPS, model 1 or reference to play with. What do you have? Giving more specifics may help elicit more responses to your qu... | |
| Record Cleaning Fluids: RRL vs. L'Art du Son I would try the Audio Intelligent Vinyl Solution (AIVS) if I were you. I have used, and still use, RRL solutions but have found them to be not nearly as effective at deep cleaning of LP's as AIVS but very good at that final rinse to remove the las... | |
| Help educate Analogue rookie I would agree with Onhwy61 that you really need to think about the cost of acquiring a good LP collection if you don't already have one. This is you're biggest issue. Good hardware is easily available. In fact, there are better turntables and cart... | |
| The end of LP collecting???? You may be right Opalchip, LP's at a few hundred dollars may not be a wise investment. When I pay that, or any amount for an LP it is to play it not to look at it as an investment. I can't comprehend spending hundreds for an LP just to think it is... |