ledoux1238
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| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @thekong I tend to agree with your view on a continuous platform for both motor and plinth. However, the platform would receive substantial different weight distribution between the two units. My thought was to use Townshend seismic pods with dif... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine Regarding footers, I too am in the camp of defeating the original spring footers. However, I cannot say that the change is a sea change, as @mr_gray has experienced. And once the platter is on rigid footers, then some form of pneumatic platforms ... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @mr_gray Regarding the speed controller part, I bought 10, so plenty left over. PM me, and I’ll send you a couple just in case.i know a tech who helps me with the replacement work. i am using a Chinese made replacement motor with a Micro Seiki ru... | |
| Analog Magic Question Hi Bill, I am reading the thread with interest. You wrote that adjusting the azimuth and zenith are the two parameters that made the most difference. Can you elaborate on that a bit more? Specifically what is the listening experience like before a... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @thekong Strength of magnets do diminish. And based on the metallurgy of the magnet, its rate of decline differ quite a bit. I read that neodymium loses its force steadily by 1% every decade. I’ve owned my La Platine for over twenty five years. I... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine @dover In the video, lichtenegger claims that the new TT is a straight copy of the original. He talked about the bearing being made from zamak, a soft alloy used in the original. Notwithstanding your concern about Pro-Ject’s own TTs, If the metall... | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine https://youtu.be/B8ANLxmPjTs Please go to 53:33 of the video. Fremer interviewed the owner of Pro-Ject Audio, Heinz Lichtenegger, and introduced the ‘new’ La Platine at this years Munich show. | |
| 2020 update : JC Verdier La Platine I stumbled upon this ad on the German audio-mart for a La Platine. This seller is a French audio reviewer and a neighbor of JC Verdier. He claims that his TT, bought directly from JC, has the original magnets from Holland. In his photo, the gap be... | |
| 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... |