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| Garrard 301 tonearm build...thoughts? What IS the cost of those chosen components? If one knew that, then one might suggest options that don't exceed your budget. I personally find the ensemble to be suitably vintage to match the 301 but not perhaps the best with respect to sound qua... | |
| Progress at londondecca.com Not so in my experience with Expert Stylus Repair. As I mentioned elsewhere it was 3 weeks round trip for a new stylus only on my Koetsu, and the results sound superb. SoundSmith is only ~150 miles from me, and they’ve never been as rapid, with du... | |
| Channel D Lino C vs. Sutherland Little Loco I forgot to mention that a transformer in lieu of a capacitor can also be used to block DC at the output or at the input of an amplifier. i have two complete systems. In one I alternate between an Atmasphere MP1 and an Essential 3160 Phonolinepre... | |
| Looking for a new phon cartridge I have a 14 year old Urushi. Last year I had it re-tipped by Expert Stylus in the UK. I had them replace only the stylus tip, not the cantilever. They were very professional. The whole transaction start to finish took less than 3 weeks, round tr... | |
| Humming sound on active speakers via Technics 1210 Mk5 Except the cause of the noise cannot possibly be turntable rumble, because he hears it by just lowering the stylus on a stationary LP. I think it may be the cartridge picking up EMI from the motor, which is idling when the platter is at idle, whic... | |
| Humming sound on active speakers via Technics 1210 Mk5 Both channels equally affected? Is this problem new to this system? Try unplugging the TTs. Then place stylus on LP surface. | |
| Rein in the winter static Bought the FMX003 on eBay. The cost varies per the vendors, but not more than $250, probably less than $200. Comes from China. Sorry, I did not originally notice that you also asked about price. There is an FMX004 that costs more, because it read... | |
| Rein in the winter static Zidon FMX003. | |
| Rein in the winter static I bought my Zerostat in 1972, but last year I bought a static charge meter to determine whether the zerostat still works. It does. | |
| "Cleaning" Vinyl Makes It Worse Not Better! Sokogear, Have you ever encountered an audiophile who exposed all of his LPs to room air, by removing them from their protective sleeves, and then proceeded to smoke for hours on end? I find it hard to believe that "smoke" damage is a significant ... | |
| Channel D Lino C vs. Sutherland Little Loco No it’s not “standard”. If there’s DC offset, it is generally blocked with a capacitor, but it’s possible to design especially a solid state preamp so there is no dc offset. Another method is to use a servo to cancel DC at the output. It’s always ... | |
| Rein in the winter static If you don’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on the CS Port or DS Audio gadgets, a Zerostat, used as directed, will remove the static electric charge from an LP surface just prior to playing,for much less money. Do not assume that any kind of de... | |
| Lounge Audio Should have written, "Such a cartridge works most efficiently into an impedance of 400 ohms or 10 times its internal R, or higher. " The higher you go above 400 ohms or a 1:10 ratio of impedances, the more you cover the gap between 92% (see later... | |
| Lounge Audio I think you probably have a Hana cartridge with an internal resistance of 40 ohms. Such a cartridge works most efficiently into an impedance of 400 ohms or 10 times its internal R. This is a “rule” for mating any two components in the audio chain.... | |
| Lounge Audio You have a 400 ohm Hana cartridge? And the lounge accepts input from MC cartridges with up to 300 ohm internal resistance? |