ledoux1238
Responses from ledoux1238
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray I do have to acknowledge comments by @pindac above about his vinyl journey. But more importantly it is about your enthusiasm for the La Platine, in particular, and your joy on full display with vinyl playing in general. It is infectious... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray Your experience on the silk drive mirrors mine. It’s very quiet, though I have not done A/B with linen in a while. And holding speed on 45’s is a struggle with loose fit. I cheat and tighten up the tension on the silk thread. I tried... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray Enjoy your Delos, for 450 USD, you cannot do any better. I have a 450 USD cartridge that I cherish, an Audio Technica AT-170 ML mm vintage. Probably not as capable as a Delos, but shockingly good. i doubt you will hear the difference b... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray The previous arm on my La Platine was a SME V, a well regarded tonearm, and a popular pairing with the turntable. This was many years ago, my set up skills were, admittedly, very poor. I used the supplied protractor for cartridge alignme... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray Adjusting azimuth electrically involves measuring cross talk between the two channels of the cartridge. Typically you use a voltmeter and test record and measure the output of your cartridge with one channel suppressed. Then you do the s... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray You have an envious arsenal of high end gear. And you are right about good set up allowing the best gears to perform at their best. The level of care in setting up the TT / tonearm / cartridge has been at the center of attention for ... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray Which Silvercore SUT are you using? 1:10 ratio with the Delos? have been interested in this German brand for a while. I stumbled into a vinyl setup that is the opposite of yours regarding cartridge and phono stage choices, using entry... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray Having now owned cartridges from over $10,000 to vintage MM at $ 375, I, too, subscribe to HR’s approach, as you say a ‘ switch it up mindset’. The MM I have, Audio. Technica AT-170ML stylus in a AT-180ML body, was also TOTL during the 80... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine Lew, thanks for asking but I am not there yet. I rather entertain a second arm than tinker with the motor at this point. @mr_gray I think Herb Reichert recently had a very really positive write-up of the Delos. It’s funny how I lust for the ... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine It’s very interesting your comment of the La Platine vs TT3, the former being the more ‘neutral’ deck. I just read through a Safir thread on WBF ( 30 pages in all ), and it was mounted on more than four or five different La Platines. Please give ... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine I had to watch a video of Royal Trux as I was unfamiliar with the band. Your cartridge choice for the Safir is interesting, light and high compliance. But I remember Safir being a very heavy and stiff arm, so a heavier and low compliant cartri... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @charob I think between elastic rubber belts and thread, the consensus is that thread is better. I recently ordered an Original Live belt made for Micro Seiki TT to paired with a temporary motor while the original motor was being fixed. The thread... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @dover I found the custom footers that Magna Audio produced for you. I assume the existing spring footers have to be removed. Can you explain how that is done? Do I remove all the screws on the underside of the plinth, and the spring assembly just... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray As dedicated to the La Platine as I am, and curious about the differences between a Classic and a Granito, I’d leave this comparison to others. I did search on audio-mafkt for the granito, and it’s a nice one with grey stone inlays. | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray i have been looking for a second turntable. The choice range from nostalgia:TT I had e.g. Townshend or SOTA or TT I wished I had, e.g. Forsell, Simon Yorke…. Most recently I was looking for a Voyd, preferably a Reference. I think the AT... |