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| Did I do a good thing or not? So you like the Shure way better than the Acutex LPM320STR III? | |
| Did I do a good thing or not? Manual is readily available on Vinyl Engine and elsewhere. Dover, I set mine up per the markings. That’s pretty much according to the manual, but your added suggestion on how to check for balance by blowing on the wand was new to me. | |
| Reed 2G vs 3P…..Opinion please! Your choice of wood will have more effect on sonics than would the difference between those two designs. I’d decide what features are most important to you, and then choose accordingly. Or according to cost. | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum I just re-read your OP. The “dealer” is Music Direct, and the distributor is MoFi. Correct? Those are two big operations in audio world. Did you try taking your problem further up their chains of command? I would guess that one of those two entiti... | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum I was joking of course but my implication was that Brooklynites may occasionally be gruff but have hearts of gold. Also a cliche. | |
| Did I do a good thing or not? Dover, thanks for that tip. I’ve got two 505s and a mint 501. The owners manual is a bit vague on positioning that rear mounted puck shaped counter weight. | |
| Thoughts On Turntable Clamps And Weights Ok, so I neglected to mention the washer. Sue me. I don’t use it with flat LPs, and again I thought the discussion was about sonic effects of weights and clamps, not record warps. But inevitably it seems headed that way. There’s only about a dozen... | |
| A Story about a Defective Signature Platinum Cleeds, I guess you’ve never been in Brooklyn. | |
| Matching the cartridge to the phono stage The basis for my reasoning is as follows: First, we can group LOMC cartridges as having similar very low inductance in the 1 to 50 microHenry range. Typically more like about 10 uH for a very low output MC. So I would imagine that differences in ... | |
| Thoughts On Turntable Clamps And Weights We know, but weights and clamps typically contact only the label. What they otherwise do is push the LP into closer contact with the platter or the mat, and that’s where ideally you want delrin or graphite. | |
| Matching the cartridge to the phono stage I was meaning to speak in general terms of matching impedances between any two components but thanks for correcting me as regards an LOMC cartridge. I am very aware of the vast differences in inductance among the 3 major types of cartridge but did... | |
| Integrityhifi TRU-GLIDER Pendulum Tonearm And is the recommended pivot to spindle distance greater than the pivot to stylus distance? The Nasotec headshell is by itself a problematic product from what I’ve read. | |
| Thoughts On Turntable Clamps And Weights You don’t need a threaded spindle to use a clamp. The well regarded SOTA clamp is a simple reflex clamp that clamps the spindle and pulls itself against the label as you flip the clamping lever. It’s been around for decades. I’ve use it with 5 di... | |
| Thoughts On Turntable Clamps And Weights These are only opinions, but yes. You need to listen for yourself. In some cases, I can imagine that one might prefer no weight or clamp. | |
| UPS Driver Literally Drops Package with New Hana Umami Red I have a beautiful Quicksilver full function preamplifier that I have sold twice via Audiogon and which came back to me twice, both times because boutique capacitors that I had installed as very effective tweaks, to the benefit of the recipient, b... |