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| What is the best knot for a thread drive belt ? In my NOS package of the Micro Seiki K-5 thread came a little piece of paper describing how, in Micro's opinion, to tie a knot for use with their turntables. It was in Japanese, so I had it translated by a friend. I posted both the Japanese and En... | |
| Reel to Reel decks I see Buconero has not bitten... ;-) | |
| Reel to Reel decks I have to respectfully disagree with Buonero's repeated promotion of Blu-ray discs holding the promise of better sonics than tape. I own a few now and there is simply no contest. In my experience, the analog magic, depth, dynamics and wonderful mu... | |
| Classics Clarity Vinyl Fromunda wrote:"These records already cost a small fortune. They will refund or exchange."Not true if you bought directly from Classic Records as I did--Troy Thompson refused to refund money as it is not "their policy." This is especially frustrat... | |
| Classics Clarity Vinyl I'm glad someone started this thread because my experience has been hit and miss, and VERY frustrating. I've come to believe the Clarity formulation is more hype and marketing than any science because while my Armstrong/Ellington sets are fine, my... | |
| Reel to Reel C1ferrari--I'm doing, fine, thanks! It looks like you are really enjoying your R2R, too.Mepearson--All the prerecorded 7.5 ips tapes I own are from the early days (1950s) and are 2-track only. As I said, they are very, very nice, but not as nice a... | |
| Reel to Reel My experience so far with my Studer A80 (OK, it's not a C-37 but it's not bad and I bet it lasts longer!) and prerecorded tapes is quite satisfying--however, while very good, the 7.5 ips tapes Dertonarm refers to do not hold a candle to 15 ips mat... | |
| Tape Project Tapes I completely, totally concur, C1ferrari! | |
| How good is vk-p3 phono? I believe the BAT plug-in module is absolutely as good or better than most separate phono stages in the $1000-$1500 range because I auditioned several before choosing it for my VK-31SE. In fact, and I know this is weird, but I think it even sounde... | |
| Continuum Caliburn - really the best TT on earth? Mikelavigne and Thuchan--I too spent some time listening (with my own vinyl I brought with me) to the Continuum at CES yesterday. I fully agree with Mike--I was hearing subtleties and cues I've never heard before, and with an absolutely rock-solid... | |
| An audio transformation - R2R The Studer A80 RC weighs close to 200 lbs. on its cart, whose casters make moving it around remarkably easy. It can accommodate up to 12-inch reels, and because of its fabled transport, it gently handles even 5-inch reels. Every A80 can do two spe... | |
| New LP's made from analog or digital masters Many new LP releases are made entirely in the analog domain, and clearly state so. For example, all the new Music Matters Blue Note reissues, many of which I have found sublime, are completely analog. I even spoke with Kevin Gray, one of the maste... | |
| Green light from spouse - now what Johnnyb53--yes, I think I will be able to, complete with non-parallel walls. | |
| Green light from spouse - now what Thank you for your terrific, on-topic suggestions, Dan_ed! I really appreciate it. The stout, antique furniture / table idea is resonating (pun intended) with the spouse! | |
| Green light from spouse - now what There is no need for concurrence on a dedicated room--I guess my original post was unclear in that I am definitely moving forward with that. The question was about what recommendations people had for table/surface areas for my turntable set up, wi... |