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| Ultrasonic record cleaners drbond, You have a point about the fact that I do my cleaning in a conventional VPI RCM. And I guess I take the point of antinn that using 25% IP alcohol in a heated US cleaning tank might be dangerous, although that surprises me. However, the fac... | |
| Cartridge burn-in There’s absolutely no question in my mind that cartridges need break in when new or even when they’ve been out of service for a week or more. I use a Cardas test LP to bring mine back to life. Bands 2a, b, and c on side1. | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners Can it be cheaper than Magi Eraser? | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners Drbond, my only comments on your latest routine are (1) I would replace Photoflo with Triton X100 or Tween20, because Photoflo has some additives you don’t want, and (2) one ounce of isopropanol in 6L is not going to do anything, especially at 35 ... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? Although I question the notion that the Sussuro is naught but a low output version of the Voice, and PL probably would too (because Sussuro intro post dates the Voice by several years and because there’s a big price gap between the two populated b... | |
| Rolling Mullard 6DJ8 into GE 5670 Application I know I sound pedantic, but the 6SN7 and E88CC are very different tubes electronically, even if you can find an adapter to make a 6SN7 "work" in a socket wired for an E88CC. The E88CC is a high transconductance tube with a mu of 33. The 6SN7 is a... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? There’s no argument with your direct experience. I am a fan of MI but i don’t own any of the low output types. By now I’m surprised that other owners of Sussuro or other low output SS cartridges haven’t chimed in. | |
| Cartridge question for Thorens TD320 mkII If 17g includes the weight of the Grace plus mount hardware, an online calculator gives a resonant frequency of 7.7Hz, which is close enough to the ideal range. Don't fret; just try it. Even if you've left out the weight of the cartridge, addi... | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? doggie, You did not mention whether you ever went ABOVE 800 ohms for load R. Into an MM input, the problem may well have been lack of gain, rather than the load resistance. It would be worthwhile to try a high load resistance, e.g., 47K ohms WIT... | |
| Field coil dava cartridge Seriously, Mijo, do you think there exists a cartridge that is within 0.5db between 100 and 12khz, in actual practice in a home system? I don’t. | |
| What is the “World’s Best Cartridge”? For whomever it was that was dissatisfied with the Sussuro loaded at 800 ohms, I strongly recommend you try 47K ohms and then move down in increments. It might be that the Sussuro will bloom at higher load resistance. Although it has a low interna... | |
| how were copies of vinyl made in "third-party" countries Classical LPs pressed in the US under the Angel label were typically dreadful compared to UK equivalents. ECM LPs of course made in Germany are always technically superb. So I think you go on a case by case basis which is why I questioned the “thi... | |
| Ultrasonic record cleaners So maybe your US RCM is superior to the one I used for my little comparison. My VPI certainly removes a lot of gunk based on looking at the effluent from its waste tank. | |
| how were copies of vinyl made in "third-party" countries To add a bit to the cacophony, in the 60s, 70s, and 80s, where you sometimes had the same performance available on Decca, London, and/or Angel labels, one always knew to seek out the British pressing over the US pressing. Same went for EMI vs Capi... | |
| how were copies of vinyl made in "third-party" countries Why do you use the term “third party” with respect to Holland, Russia, Hungary, Yugoslavia? All those countries had great orchestras iand first rate recording and record manufacturing facilities in the 80s and beyond. |