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| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum The quoted spec is always DC resistance, even though we sometimes speak of the internal DC resistance as “impedance”. So if the factory spec is 1.4 ohms and 1.8 ohms was measured across the coils, that is a real deviation from the factory spec. Ho... | |
| New Hobby Ultrasonic Record Cleaning According to data sheet available on the internet, Ilfotol contains "5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazoline-3-one and 2-methyl-2H-isothiazol-3-one". So this is different from the nonionic detergents like Triton X100 or the Tergitols that have been disc... | |
| Vinyl Lovers jackster, In my experience felt causes static electric charge buldup on vinyl. So I would not use a felt brush or pad to keep dust away. Also, to ameliorate the static charge, you do not want a demagnetizer. You want a positive ion generator, a... | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? I did a little internet searching on the question of where most cartridges are manufactured. Ortofon is listed as the largest producer of cartridges, and so far as I can find out, all their cartridges are made in Denmark. I had previously assumed... | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? Herman, why are you so agitated? Maybe I’m wrong. So what? The statement is totally inconsequential. No need for conniptions. It would be hard to prove or disprove because many brands outsource their cartridges. If you want so badly to be right in... | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? And yet, the vast majority of all cartridges are made in Japan or elsewhere in Asia, and I wouldn't be so sure that Clearaudio cartridges are all made in Germany. | |
| I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil... There ARE some parameters to look for or measure, like resistance, inductance, and capacitance. The latter also affect “characteristic impedance”, which is defined as the square root of inductance divided by capacitance. This parameter is independ... | |
| I used to think pricey interconnects were snake oil... There ARE some parameters to look for or measure, like resistance, inductance, and capacitance. The latter also affect “characteristic impedance”, which is defined as the square root of inductance divided by capacitance. This parameter is independ... | |
| Anyone had a Sony PS-2251 turntable I would not know whether there’s anything special about shipping a 2251. If I were you I’d download the owners manual from Vinyl Engine or some other reliable source, and read about unpacking, which is the reverse of shipping. | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum Imagine you have opened a tiny box of styli, where you want to install one in a cantilever. And you sneeze. | |
| Help me select few vinyl LPs OMG! You say you are not sure what the guy likes, and you don't know what LPs he already owns. This cries out for a Gift Certificate. | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? 100V is no problem at all. You just use a 120V to 100V step down transformer. Those are cheap on eBay. I’ve got 2 turntables running off 100 V here in my listening room. Step down costs ~$50 each. I’ll keep in mind the other BIC for next visit. Th... | |
| TRAVELING TO JAPAN! Recommendations for shops for cartridges? dave, I went into the BIC that is near Yodibashi in Akihabara. I made a quick tour of every floor, but the emphasis is on "quick"; I might have missed something, but I saw no evidence that they were selling the TOTL gear of any well known manufac... | |
| Help me select few vinyl LPs Gift Certificate is your best bet. For example, to spend on Music Direct. Since he is in Europe, there may be a mail order seller with a base in the EU that would be more appropriate, but I can't name such a business. I do know that Sam's Recor... | |
| Anyone had a Sony PS-2251 turntable Same rules of shipping for any turntable: Remove the platter if possible. Remove the tonearm, if possible. Make sure any transit screws sometimes used to immobilize a motor that might be spring-loaded, are tightened down. Then use foam rubber,... |