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| Tables That Feature Bearing Friction This is an interesting discussion, thanks to all. It seems to be the case that some other manufacturers take a quite different approach. Nottingham, for example utilizes an extremely low torque motor, so any kind of breaking is out of the question... | |
| Jazz at the Pawn Shop... I bought it when it first came out, and hve listened to it only about two times. The music/playing is mediocre and uninteresting. If one has no inclination to go to a club, but is interested in hearing what a dinner club performance sounds like (i... | |
| best value - record cleaning machine I like compact manual machines, like the cheapest Nitty Gritty (is this similar to the KAB). I actually prefer manual operation to automatic --I can scrub the records back and forth and control the speed of rotation better by hand. I also like the... | |
| New vs. old DACs - opinions? It is hard to generalize about old vs. new, but, the generalization that new means more advanced technology is certainly NOT the case.DAC manufacturers rely on microchip sets that come from a handful of manufacturers. Unless they stocked up on fav... | |
| Hard choice: Lyra Skala - Ortofon PW - Benz Ruby3 I haven't heard all of your selections in the same system, so I can only say that all of those cartridges are quite good. The Lyra would probably be the biggest change from the Grado (fast, detailed, and a lot leaner sounding than the Grado). The ... | |
| A great linestage/preamp "makes" a great system I don't necessarily agree that the linestage makes the most difference, but, I do agree that it is the electronic component that is most unpredictable in terms of compatibility. I've heard preamps and linestages that sounded really good in one sys... | |
| Seeking Headphone Reccomendation It is extremely difficult to effectively isolate a room. In particular, low frequencies move readily through structural features -- walls, beams, etc. act as sounding boards that transmit the sound. It is usually a big ticket item to isolate a roo... | |
| The correct internal-inductance of Windfeld cart.? According to the Ortofon specification sheet, the PW has an internal resistance of 4 ohms, and an output of .3mV. If you are trying to work out what kind of step up transformer will work for this cartridge, those numbers are what you need. These a... | |
| Phono Preamp Recommendation I personally favor tube phonostages (most are dead quiet, so noise is not an issue), though I can understand the need for convenience and something that fits available space. I've only heard briefly the Sutherland phonostages (battery powered, low... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... Yes, it does appear that many older tube varieties have very fragile printing on them. My telefunken ECC83/12AX7s barely have any markings left, just from handling. I am fairly careful handling the ECC803S which were never used (cam in very nice l... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... I don't what is meant by the statement that 12AX7s are "grainy." I sometimes wonder if "grainy" is sort of the opposite of "fluid" or "smooth." Sometimes, what some others describe as smooth or fluid, I think of as being "soft" and a bit "muddy." ... | |
| Rolled some 12ax7's recently... In my phonostage (Viva Fono) I've tried a number of different 12AX7 variants. The Mullards sounded a bit veiled (muddy) for my particular application. In a friend's Tron phonostage, Mullards actually sounded oddly phasey. I liked the sound of 5751... | |
| Anyone contrast Transfiguration with Allaerts? Hi Ed,I doubt that anyone can say definitively whether or not you have any sort of compatibility issue as far as the Allaert and the SUT in your phono stage. The following is a "guide" to SUT matching:http://www.vinylengine.com/step-ups-and-mc-car... | |
| Anyone contrast Transfiguration with Allaerts? To me, the Benz Glider is a little bit on the brighter side of the spectrum, and is a touch "rough" and edgy sounding, though I like the speed and detail. If it is neutral sounding to you, then you have a pretty wide range of cartridges that will ... | |
| Anyone contrast Transfiguration with Allaerts? I have not heard both side-by-side. One model of Allaert that I head (cost something like $15,000) in a friend's system did not work well at all IN THAT SYSTEM. He uses the Boulder phonostage and Boulder linestage. He simply does not have enough g... |